Sustainable Development Goals

Viet Nam ranks 44th out of 133 countries and economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024 report, up two notches compared to the 2023 ranking. The WIPO report shows Viet Nam is among the middle-income economies with the fastest in the GII ranking since ...

The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ACMW) has been held in Luang Prabang, Laos, under the chair of Lylayphong Sisomvang, Director General of Planning and International ...

The circular economy is pivotal to achieving green growth, a green economy, and ultimately, sustainable development goals, said an expert. The draft National Action Plan for implementing the circular economy, currently prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, proposes five key objectives and ...

In the recently released 2024 E-Government Development Index (EGDI) report by the United Nations, Vietnam has made its debut in the category of nations with high development in e-government. Vietnam has achieved a significant advancement in the global digital governance arena, rising 15 places in the ...

Vietnam has been making serious efforts to realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amid its current socio-economic situation, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long told the first meeting of the National Council for Sustainable Development in Hanoi on September 25.Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment ...

The recent Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath caused severe devastation across many northern provinces and cities of Việt Nam. To mitigate and adapt to natural disasters such as storms and floods, it is crucial for localities to restore forest ecosystems and identify landslide-prone areas to ...

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on September 21 signed Decision No. 1017/QD-TTg approving a programme on developing human resources for the semiconductor industry until 2030 with a vision to 2050. Under the decision, Vietnam aims to train and develop high quality human resources for ...

The Ministry of Construction reports that the nation presently possesses over 400 green buildings, with a total floor space of almost 10 million square meters. The number of green buildings in the country is roughly on par with other nations in the ASEAN region; however, ...

Việt Nam’s plan to cultivate one million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice in the Mekong Delta has yielded some early success. A comparison between project and non-project fields also reveals a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The former emits about 12 tonnes less CO2 equivalent ...

A conference held in HCM City on September 19 discussed the importance and application of digital transformation in urban management, especially traffic.The local Department of Information and Technology said the city is working towards launching several technology solutions to optimise data collection for decision making, ...