Vietnam National University – Hà Nội up 216 spots in world ranking
Vietnam National University – Hà Nội (VNU) retained its top spot in the Vietnamese rankings and was in 1090th place globally, up 216 steps from the last ranking announced in August 2018.In the first Webometrics rankings of world universities in 2019, announced yesterday by the ...
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Vietnam wins first place at ASEAN Data Science Explorers competition
Team Catfish comprising Phung Tran Dieu Hoa and Nguyen Truong Thinh from RMIT University Vietnam were crowned the champions of ASEAN DSE 2020. Their presentation focused on “People with Disabilities: Unblocking the Economic Bottleneck”.To date, ASEAN DSE has empowered up to 16,309 students and 1,420 ...
World Water Week opens in Stockholm with a call for more nature-based solutions
Poor water management and stressed ecosystems cause poverty and violent conflicts. To avoid a global water crisis, more nature-based solutions are urgently needed. These were key themes during the inauguration of World Water Week 2018, which has brought World leaders, water experts, development professionals and ...
ITU Digital World 2020 to open next week on digital transformation in management
ITU Digital World 2020 will open in Hanoi on October 20, with one of the focuses being the transformation of management activities in the digital environment.Also, key discussions at the event will be how digital nation strategies have been changing in the COVID-19 pandemic; the ...
Various environmental activities to be held during Vietnam Seas and Island Week 2019
A wide range of environmental protection activities are to be held during Vietnam Seas and Island Week 2019, scheduled for early next month, announced the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) on May 20.Accordingly, for the first time, the ministry will combine a series ...
Taking Stock : Digital Vietnam – The Path to Tomorrow
The report titled “Taking Stock: Digital Vietnam – The Path to Tomorrow” was developed by World Bank and published on 24/08/2021.The report reviews the recent developments in the Vietnamese economy and discusses the economy’s short- to medium-term prospects, highlighting domestic and external risks associated to ...
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First Vietnamese honored with world’s top environment prize
A Vietnamese woman has been recognized for her outstanding contribution in curbing coal pollution in Vietnam by the U.S.-based goldman Environmental Foundation. Nguy Thi Khanh, director of green Innovation and Development Center (greenID), has become the first Vietnamese to receive the goldman prize, the world’s ...
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Politburo’s resolution boosts development in Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta is to become a region of comprehensive development, modern and uniform infrastructure system, and dynamic economic growth under the Poliburo’s resolution on the region’s socioeconomic development to 2045.In its planning, Long An set the target to become a dynamic economic hub in ...
Ethnic miniority traditional festivals
A story map represents 17 typical ethnic minority traditional festivals in Vietnam recognized as national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.Keep readingThai ladies dancing stalls at “Xen ban, Xen muong” festival Photo from dantocmiennui.vn ...
Vietnam Ethnic group Profile
Vietnam is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world, given its 54 recognized ethnic groups cohabiting in a relatively small landmass. Only seven of these groups—Kinh, Tay, Thai, H’mong, Muong, Nung, and Khmer—have populations over one million, while up to 12 ethnic ...
Report on digital transformation 2023 launched
The annual Report on Digital Transformation 2023 was launched by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the german Agency for International Cooperation (gIZ) at a press conference in Hanoi on April 9, providing enterprises with an insight into the twin green and digital ...
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 ...
Green growth in Vietnam
The global pursuit of green growth has transformed into an essential agenda in a world grappling with escalating environmental degradation, climate change, and the depletion of finite resources. This concept strives to balance prosperity and ecological sustainability by decoupling economic growth from resource consumption and ...
WB helps develop urban infrastructure in Vietnam’s provinces
The World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors has approved a 194.36 million USD credit package to help four secondary cities in Vietnam build critically-needed municipal infrastructure and strengthen urban planning, the WB said on June 12.Approximately 200,000 residents are expected to benefit directly from ...
Women storytelling project
“Women are the most important members in the community to preserve, transmit and protect cultural values.” Mr. Hoang Vu Nguyen – CSDMThe Center for Sustainable Development in Mountainous Areas (CSDM), in cooperation with ODV, had worked with four ethnic miniority communities to preserve their stores, ...
JICA, World Bank support Vietnam to meet aging population’s needs
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the World Bank have jointly launched a knowledge-sharing programme to assist Vietnam to develop new models of elderly care services. The programme was announced at a workshop on August 7 at a time when Vietnam’s population is ageing at ...
Parliamentary Field Visit in Vietnam
The Parliamentary Network will hold its upcoming parliamentary field visit in Vietnam from March 5-8 2017. The programme will include working sessions with local parliamentarians and officials from government, the IMF and World Bank experts in Vietnam, civil society and private sector representatives, as well ...
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