Vietnam speeds up digital conversion race
Vietnam has made concrete steps to seize opportunities from digital conversion, which has become the main development trend around the world thanks to great advantages in technologies and creativity.Over the past few years, Vietnamese living in big cities have gradually formed an online shopping habit. A ...
Vietnam to pilot carbon credit trade from 2025
A seminar on opportunities for developing a carbon market in Vietnam took place in Hanoi on April 20.Jointly hosted by Giao thong (Transport) Newspaper and Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID), the event focused on roadmaps for developing the domestic carbon market, and policy recommendations ...
VN Reform and Development Forum 2019 slated for September 19
The Viet Nam Reform and Development Forum (VRDF) 2019 will be jointly held by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the World Bank (WB) in Ha Noi on September 19 under the theme “Viet Nam: Desire for Prosperity – Priorities and Actions”.According to ...
Việt Nam urged to build legal corridor for AI industry
Việt Nam needs a policy on artificial intelligence (AI) to help this industry develop strongly, while minimising risks, according to insiders. In the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 127/QD-TTg dated January 26, 2021 promulgating the national strategy on research, development and application of AI by 2030, ...
Why Asia's Typhoon Season Targeted Vietnam This Year
You probably heard about Hurricane Maria as it killed hundreds of people across the Caribbean Sea in September and Hurricane Harvey’s flooding in the U.S. city of Houston a month earlier.But do you know about Kirogi, a tropical storm of near-typhoon proportions that made landfall ...
Ralph Jennings
Vietnam wants to be top 15 organic farming countries
The agriculture ministry seeks to turn Vietnam into one of world’s top 15 organic farming countries by 2030, and has its sights on the EU market given trade deals.Under a draft proposal it will submit to the prime minister in the fourth quarter, the Ministry ...
Dat Nguyen
Hanoi’s forum discusses challenges and opportunities of ageing population
An inter-generational forum was held in Hanoi on September 30 on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons (October 1), showing a positive view of an ageing population in turning challenges into opportunities and to strengthen the understanding of the dynamics of an ...
More administrative procedures to go online: Minister
The Government of Vietnam wants the business community to provide feedback and input to help improve the National Public Service Portal, heard a conference held by the Prime Minister’s Council on Administrative Reform and the World Bank in Hanoi on May 19.The national public service ...
With jobs lost to Covid-19, Vietnamese struggle to make ends meet
Hundreds of thousands of people who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic are struggling to pay their bills. Though Vietnam has been among the earliest countries in the world to contain the virus and revive its economy, people are struggling to find jobs ...
Network of pioneering businesses for renewable energy makes debut
A network of pioneering businesses for renewable energy was announced at the Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum 2020 in Hanoi on December 10, in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.The initiative has been jointly launched by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Vietnam ...
Blending welfare into pursuit of prosperity
In its efforts to become a more affluent nation by 2035, Vietnam has made significant improvements in improving its Human Capital Index.Vietnam is experiencing rapid demographic and social change. Today, 70 percent of the population is under 35 years of age, with a life expectancy ...
Thanh Thu
The disillusionment about FDI and the middle-income trap
In order to avoid the middle-income trap, Vietnam needs to change its strategy on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). FDI attraction over the last 30 years hasn’t succeeded as expected.As of the end of 2021, Vietnam had attracted $408 billion worth of FDI, ranked 18th ...
Tran Thuy
$4 billion investment in climate change response announced at COP26 Summit
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a major new initiative led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United States (US) with the support of over 30 governments, officially launched on 02 November. This includes $4 billion in investments to accelerate innovation ...
Vietnam pays to fortify local production of cashews
The Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) gave the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture a $66,000 grant late last week to support cashew production in the Kingdom, according to ministry officials. According to Hean Vanhan, director general at General Directorate of Agriculture, the grant will go toward enacting ...
Cheng Sokhorng
Marine plastic waste an urgent issue in coastal Vietnam
Vietnam needs to carry out practical measures to manage and reduce marine plastic waste to ensure sustainable development of the fishery industry, according to experts at a workshop held in Hanoi on Wednesday.The workshop was held by the Vietnam’s Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning and ...
Workshop looks to build action plan on marine plastic waste management
The first international consultation workshop on building a national action plan on marine plastic debris management was jointly held in Hanoi on December 10, by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam.At the event, experts from Canada, the Republic ...
Teacher brings borderless classroom to ethnic students
An English language high school teacher in the northern province of Phú Thọ has been employing a “borderless classroom model” to connect her students with their international peers via Skype.29-year-old Hà Ánh Phượng from Hương Cần High School encourages her students to sign up for ...
Vietnam likely to become super-aging country by 2050: deputy minister
Vietnam entered an “aging phase” in 2011 and remains among the most rapidly aging countries in the world and, as such, might become a super-aging country by 2050, stated Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong.Naomi Kitahara, head of the United Nations Population Fund in ...
More needs to be done in Asia to fully unleash its renewable energy potential: MoNRE
The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment on Wednesday sent a message, highlighting seven focus points to fully unleash Asia’s potential for renewable energy development.Climate and fossil fuel crises present us with a new growth opportunity by transforming the development model, shifting from fossil fuels ...
Vietnam to lift pre-entry COVID-19 test requirements for entrants on May 15
Vietnam will remove the pre-entry COVID-19 test requirements for all foreign arrivals starting Sunday, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed. The direction, effective at 0:00 on May 15, comes as the numbers of COVID-19 infections and deaths drop both in Vietnam and around the ...
