U.S.-China trade war hurts Vietnam's rubber exports
The U.S. president’s decision on imposing tariffs on $189 billion worth of imports from China, including wood furniture and auto spare parts, will cause a lot of difficulties to Vietnam’s rubber sector, according to the Vietnam Rubber Association.Keep reading ...
KH.V
Ministerial meeting discusses transboundary haze pollution in Mekong sub-region
The 12th Meeting of the Sub-regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution in the Mekong Sub-region took place in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang city on November 30.With the participation of representatives of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, the ...
Seminar discusses ways to improve tertiary education quality
A seminar was held in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, on October 25 to look into shortcomings at tertiary education establishments and ways to address them amid the urgent demand for better quality in higher education.Participants in the seminar focused on ...
ASEM agreed on promoting economic and social inclusion
On May 16, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Conference on “Promoting Economic and Social Inclusion in Asia and Europe” was taken place in Nha Trang city. The conference was co-hosted by the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and ...
Manh Hung - Tuan Anh
Find the engine of economic growth: Embracing too much work, the economy suffered
The common problems faced by enterprises in the preparation and implementation of investment projects are largely due to the fact that many ministries and sectors are too busy and lack coordination.Keep reading ...
Large-antlered muntjac recorded by camera trap in Quang Nam
Two rare large-antlered muntjac have been photographed in a forest in Quảng Nam Province, providing hope for the future of the species. Scientists and conservationists of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Vietnam captured the images of ...
Le Khanh
Vietnam officially launches food safety management system
The Ministry of Health’s Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety have announced the official operation of a comprehensive food safety management system in Vietnam on March 7.The announcement was the outcome of an ODA project between ...
“Community space design contest, for an exciting Ha Noi” The final round
The Final Round of “Community Space Design Contest, for an Exciting Ha Noi” will take place at 2:00PM – 5:30PM on Saturday, November 25th at Conference room C1-C2, Green One UN House, 304 Kim Ma Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi with the present of Hoan ...
United Nations
Will hydro-power plants cause more floods in Vietnam?
If there were no hydroelectric dams, floods would still occur, even at a higher level. In many cases, without hydropower reservoirs, floods would be more serious.VietNamNet introduces an article by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Thanh ca, lecturer at the Hanoi University of Natural Resources and ...
Vu Thanh Ca
Eight coastal localities get more support in forestry modernisation
The 4,040 hectares of forests planted and restored in the first phase of the World Bank (WB)-funded Forest Sector Modernisation and Coastal Resilience Enhancement Project will receive further care, as Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a decision on the adjustment of the project ...
Phạm Thu Hương
CALL FOR PROPOSAL – NARROW THE GAP PROGRAM ROUND 2 - 2019
Narrow The Gap Program and LIN Center for Community Development would like to inform all our NPOs that currently run projects in Ho Chi Minh City and other Southern Region (From Binh Thuan to Ca Mau) about the round 2 of grants.Grant Budget: Maximum of ...
Mekong Delta province declares state of emergency as waves erode embankment
With its coastal embankment threatened by collapse, Ca Mau Province is seeking urgent solutions to save residential areas and farmland.The province entered a state of emergency Thursday to respond to any damage occurring as a three kilometer (1.86 miles) coastal embankment along its western coast ...
Trung Dung
No-contract, informal workers don’t enjoy social welfare policies
As many as 76.7 per cent of informal workers do not have a contract of employment and do not enjoy social welfare policies. []The country had 40 million informal labourers, including 18 million people doing non-agricultural jobs (no-contract workers at construction sites, household-scaled production, small traders) ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam spends US$14 million per day paying interest on loans
Vietnam saw a budget surplus of VND2.5 trillion (US$107.58 million) in the first six months this year, indicating a sharp improvement from the budget deficit of VND20 trillion (US$860.5 million) from the same period of last year, according to the Ministry of Finance. During the ...
Ngoc Thuy
Agriculture ministry wants to sell 5.9 million tons more of carbon dioxide
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has reported to the government about the signing of documents on transferring 10.3 million tons of CO2 to the World Bank which will bring turnover of VND1.25 trillion.In the report to the Prime Minister on the implementation ...
Tam An
Multidimensional poverty in Vietnam: Reducing poverty in all its dimensions to ensure a good life for all
This Report is a joint research product of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), General Statistics Office (GSO), Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) and the United Nations Development Programme in Viet Nam (UNDP Viet Nam). ...
State of Knowledge: Women and Rivers in the Mekong Region
The State of Knowledge: Women and Rivers in the Mekong Region highlights women’s contributions—both actual and potential—to better governance, social, and environmental outcomes for rivers in the Mekong region. The report spotlights women’s achievements in water decision-making and river governance, but also the major barriers ...
Oxfarm
VN getting ready for the fourth FDI boom
FDI has been a major growth driver for the Vietnamese economy and is expected to continue the upward trend in the context of rising demand for diversifying the supply chain of multinational manufacturers, in which Việt Nam has increasing appeal with stable macro-economic conditions, and ...
