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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 ...
Vietnam Personal Data Protection
The Vietnamese government recently promulgated Decree 13/2023/ND-CP on the protection of personal data (VPDP Decree), which takes effect on 1 July 2023. VPDP Decree is the primary legislation governing personal data protection in Vietnam, applying to both domestic and overseas entities directly involved in or related to ...
UN Women: Publishing report on “Figures on Ethnic Minority Women and Men in Viet Nam 2015-2019" and "Policy Brief: Gender issues of ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam"
This report is launched by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), with financial support from the Embassy of Ireland in Viet Nam, and in coordination with the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs under the Ministry ...
UN Women
Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) for 2023 announced
The northeastern province of Quang Ninh has topped the 2023 Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) drawn up by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) for a seventh time in a row, the chamber announced on May 9. The 2023 report on PCI and Provincial ...
Call for Proposals: Justice Initiatives Facilitation Fund
Justice Initiatives Facilitation Fund (EU JULE JIFF), one component of the EU Justice and Legal Empowerment Program in Vietnam (EU JULE) funded by EU, would like to invite social organizations in Vietnam to submit proposals on enhancing access to justice for vulnerable groups, particularly women, ...
Oxfam in Vietnam
Religions of Ethnic minorities in Vietnam
With 54 different ethnic groups coexisting, Vietnam is a multiethnic nation. Kinh people, the majority, who comprise 82 million people or 85.4% of the country’s population, and the remaining 53 groups of – ethnic minority (EM) people make up the remaining 14.12 million, or 14.6%.1 ...
Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights
The Vietnamese Government recognizes 53 ethnic minorities. Other counts suggest the existence of more than 90 groups, amounting to approximately 10 million people, or nearly 10% of Vietnam’s population. Most ethnic minorities inhabit remote areas of Vietnam and have their own belief systems which are heavily tied ...
Call for National Researchers
Call for national researchers for the Global Data Barometer – Asia RegionDeadline for appliCation for researchers (individuals and institutions) has been extended to February 28, 2021.Open Data for Development Asia Hub (D4DAsia) is currently seeking independent, country-level researchers for the following 14 countries:Indonesia; Philippines; Singapore; ...
The 2020 Fall YSEALI Professional Fellows Program
The YSEALI Professional Fellows Program provides emerging leaders ages 25-35 the opportunity to spend five weeks in the United States, including four weeks working directly with American counterparts in individually tailored work placements with relevant private and/or public sector organizations. During these placements, Fellows build their ...
U.S. Mission to ASEAN
Highlights on Gender and Ethnic minority in Vietnam
Gender disaprity within and between 53 ethnic minority groups and the majority Kinh people persists in almost all socio-economic aspects in Vietnam. Social norms for ethnic minority cultures typically value women and girls less than men and boys. Unpaid household tasks and duties are assigned, ...
Disasters
Vietnam is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. S-shaped with a 3,440 km coastline, its unique geographic location in the monsoon belt of Southeast Asia and diverse topography means that Vietnam suffers from many different types of natural hazards, including typhoons, tropical ...
Vietnam's first low-emission rice product launches in August
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) recently held an inauguration ceremony for the Office of the Steering Committee for the Sustainable Development Project of 1 million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice cultivation in the Mekong Delta. The project will establish and develop large-scale, ...
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Women in Open Data
What keeps Mekong women from accessing open data?Mekong Women in Data: Understanding barriers to women’s access to open data in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and VietnamPhoto by Mimi Thian on Unsplash. Licensed freely on Unsplash.Gender inequality underscores the lives of women all over the world. ...
Agriculture and Fishing
The agriculture sector plays a crucial role in Vietnam’s economy and society. In Vietnam, the sector includes crop production, livestock, fisheries, and forestry. Vietnam’s tropical climate, fertile soil, abundant water supply and rich biodiversity means that after 40 years of Doi Moi economic reforms, the ...
Vietnam’s civil society and ethnic minorities
In Vietnam, ethnic minorities are supported by a network of non-governmental organizations, known as “civil society”. Civil society includes international non-governmental organizations, Vietnamese mass organizations, Vietnamese umbrella organizations, Vietnamese NGOs, community-based organizations, and professional organizations, although professional organizations work rarely related to ethnic minority issues. ...
Vietnam Energy Overview
In 2020, 82.97% of Vietnam’s energy consumption came from fossil fuels. Vietnam relies primarily on coal to meet its energy needs, with coal making 51.4% of energy consumption. Because it is known that energy production and consumption from fossil fuels is the leading cause of ...
Humans increasingly settling in high-risk flood zones, study warns
Humans are increasingly settling in areas highly exposed to dangerous flooding, particularly in China, Vietnam and Bangladesh, a study warned Wednesday (4/10). The research, led by a World Bank economist, warns that settlement growth in flood zones has vastly outpaced growth in safe areas since ...
Forest policy and administration
Key Laws: Circular No. 34/2009 / TT-BNNPTNT on the criteria for determining and classifying forests (2009); Decree No.117/2010/ND-CP on Organization and Management of the Special-Use Forest System (2010); Land Law (2013); Law on Forestry (2017)—replaced Law on Forest Protection and Development (2004). All land and the ...
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 ...