Social development
Vietnam takes steps towards net zero emissions
The issuance of the national plan on the implementation of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use is another step taken by the Vietnamese Government towards achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Under the plan, the area of downgrading natural forests restored and upgraded ...
Vietnam always takes care of and ensures rights of ethnic groups
For many years, Vietnam has been a consistently active and responsible member of the international community, while seriously implementing the contents of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Vietnam successfully defended the National Report on the implementation of ...
Poverty alleviation undertaken in southern ethnic minority areas
Efforts to enable poverty reduction in the southern region are to be pushed ahead in the coming time to help better the lives of ethnic minority groups in the area.Though the south has fared better than other regions nationwide, including the northern mountainous, central and ...
Digital transformation for workforce through enhanced vocational education
The online learning platform congdanso.edu.vn has attracted more than 15,100 people since its launch, and nearly 3,000 students and workers in industrial zones are guided in learning on the platform.They are parts of the results of the project “Supporting the Government of Việt Nam in ...
Master sheme on social support facility network approved
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Decision 966/QD-TTg, dated August 17, 2023, approving a master scheme on social support facility network in the 2021-2030 period with a vision towards 2050.The scheme targets that at least 90 percent of people with especially disadvantaged living conditions ...
Kim Anh
OP-ED: Central Highlands development: Sustainable livelihoods to ward off instability risks
The Central Highlands, home to nearly 6 million people, needs thorough solutions to issues related to land use, agro-forestry-fisheries development, and ecological environment protection in order to deal with risks of instability in security and order.According to Secretary of the Party Committee of Dak Lak ...
The aging problem in VN: the pressures of the 'sandwich generation’
The forecast of the General Statistics Office (GSO) for 2019-2069 and the measurement of the United Nations show that in 13 years, or by 2036, Vietnam will end its aging period and begin its old population period, which means there will be one person aged ...
Vo Thu
Da Nang to provide free schooling for next year
The People’s Council of central Da Nang city has approved free schooling for students from kindergarten to high school in the 2023-2024 academic year with a budget of 408 billion VND (16.3 million USD). The decision was ratified at the council’s working session earlier this ...
Vietnam must train people in agriculture to improve productivity, competitiveness
Vietnam considers human resource development the key to improving competitiveness in the agricultural sector, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said at a conference held on in Hanoi on July 11.Agriculture, forestry, irrigation, and fisheries students accounted for less than 2% of ...
Youngsters’ role in implementing SDGs in Vietnam highlighted
A conference was held in Hanoi on July 5 to discuss the role of the youth in the implementation of sustainable development goals in Vietnam. A survey released by ActionAid Vietnam and partners showed that nearly 57% the of youngsters held that a lack of ...
