Facebook fixed map wrongfully depicting Việt Nam’s territory as Chinese
Facebook fixed a map wrongfully depicting Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelagoes as Chinese territory after the Vietnamese Government complained about the error on Sunday.Keep reading ...
Viet Tuan
Vietnam conducts tsunami warning exercise
The standing office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, in collaboration with the Institute of Geophysics, conducted an exercise on the operational mechanism of disaster warning systems in case of a tsunami, in Hanoi on December 26.The Prime Minister issued ...
Nguyen Minh
Google helps train digital skills for SMEs
The Ministry of Industry and Trade and Google on August 15 officially established strategic partnership on expanding Google’s Digital 4.0 Program, which aims to train digital skills for 500,000 workers working for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within three years.Google’s Digital 4.0 Program, an initiative ...
Vietnam's first tissue bank opens in Hanoi
Vietnam has opened its first ever tissue bank for medical diagnosis, education and research in Viet Duc Hospital. The Tissue Bank, licensed by the Ministry of Health, would receive, store and transport tissue samples.Keep reading ...
Le Nga
Vietnam jumps 14 places in ease of doing business: World Bank
According to the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report, Vietnam climbed 14 places from from the 82nd to the 68th place out of 190 economies.Keep reading ...
Ha Thu
Vietnam makes progress in human development, poverty reduction
Vietnam can be proud to have helped 6 million people escape poverty from 2012 to 2016 under national multidimensional poverty standards, according to Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen. Keep reading ...
New Hanoi Reporter
Hanoi prioritises Japanese technology in waste treatment projects
Hanoi will prioritise the use of Japanese technology in waste treatment projects in the future, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at a reception for Japanese Vice Minister of the Environment Takaaki Katsumata in Hanoi on January 10.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Urbanisation process a driving force for rapid, sustainable socio-economic development
The process of urbanisation is an important driving force for rapid and sustainable socio-economic development in the future, with urban areas slated to form a greater part of the country’s economy in the next few years.On January 24, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW on ...
Vietnam sets up command center for cyberspace defense
Vietnam announced on Monday the creation of a cyberspace operations command to protect its sovereignty on the Internet, with prime minister citing risks related to the disputed South China Sea and complex regional and global situations.Keep reading ...
QDND Online Reporter
Vietnam discloses cybersecurity draft decree
The Ministry of Public Security has publicized a long-waited draft decree providing guidelines to implement a cybersecurity law. The draft required firms providing a range of services, including email or social media, to set up offices in Vietnam.Keep reading ...
Ba Do
Vietnam establishes national association for animal protection
The Vietnam Animal Welfare Association (VAWA) was officially established during a ceremony in the central city of Da Nang on SaturDay, following the decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs.Keep reading ...
Duy Khang
APEC: Discussing practical issues with the business community
During the APEC 2017 Summit held in Da Nang City, on November 9, the APEC Business Summit 2017 (CEO Summit 2017) entered the second working Day.Keep reading ...
Nguyen Hong Diep
Vietnam to increase environment tax on fuel
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee decided at a meeting Thursday to hike the environment tax on fuel from next year. Starting January 1 the tax on petrol will increase from VND3,000 (13 cents) per liter to VND4,000 (17 cents), and on diesel from VND1,500 to ...
Nguyen Hoai
Vietnam jails another 10 SEZ law protestors for blocking traffic
A court in the central province of Binh Thuan sentenced Pham Sang, 26, to three years and six months in jail on Monday for disturbing public order during protests that broke out against the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) draft law on June 10 and 11. ...
Tu Huynh
Vietnam, Japan building satellite for natural disaster prevention
Vietnamese and Japanese engineers are building a satellite that will aid Vietnam’s disaster prevention efforts when launched in a few years. They have begun preparatory steps in Japan to produce LOTUSat-1 as part of the Natural Disaster and Climate Change Prevention project undertaken by the ...
Bich Ngoc
ViEF - Vietnam Economic Forum
ViEF – Vietnam Economic Forum is a national and international economic forum which aims to discuss key issues and strategy regarding Vietnam’s macroeconomy. At the same time, the forum maintains constructive dialogues on public and private policies between the private sector, the government and stakeholders. The forum ...
VIEF
Confronting COVID-19 second waves: How “big data for good” can inform policy in Vietnam
Initially undertaking full-fledged national lockdowns, governments are increasingly seeking more selective and localized public health interventions. Notable amongst these countries are Australia (Melbourne), Spain (Cataluña), and China (Beijing) with their recent focus on highly targeted interventions. Can such an approach be effective in controlling the ...
Delayed urban project leaves thousands miserable on Ho Chi Minh City peninsula
Residents of the Thanh Da peninsula in Ho Chi Minh City have been waiting in the past 26 years for the completion of a development plan that has been negatively impacting their lives and limiting their ownership over local land and houses.Keep reading ...
Duy Khang