Sustainable Development Goals
Vietnamese youth most committed to lifelong learning in SE Asia: WEF
Young Vietnamese show stronger commitment to lifelong learning than their regional peers, an essential factor for future success, the WEF says.The World Economic Forum report titled “ASEAN Youth: Technology, skills and the future of work,” released in Hanoi on Friday, surveyed 56,000 people aged 15-35 ...
Seminar discuss application of science and technology in natural disaster prevention
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has highlighted the significance of taking groups of measures associated with science and technology (S&T) application and utilising the mankind’s S&T achievements in natural disaster response and adaptation. During the seminar, delegates affirmed the necessity of applying ...
Government officials hold dialogue with children
A dialogue between 169 children and leaders of the government, ministries and agencies responsible for children’s affairs took place on August 17 as part of the 6th National Children’s Forum. The participating children were divided into six groups to present various issues such as violence and ...
More efforts taken to push back tuberculosis
Delegates at a conference in Hanoi on August 15 discussed measures to complete tuberculosis (TB) treatment facilities in 15 provinces that have yet to build special hospitals for this disease. The conference was held in the context that Vietnam is ranked 16 among 30 countries worldwide ...
Sharing economy project approved
A sharing economy project was approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday (12/8) to ensure an equal business environment among enterprises in the sharing economic model and traditional companies. According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), a sharing economy is a new ...
More professionals seek foreign assignments
Increasing numbers of professionals are choosing to work abroad, especially in Southeast Asia, drawn by higher salaries, better growth opportunities.According to a survey in 2018 by JobStreet, one of the largest employment portals in Southeast Asia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand were the most popular Southeast ...
Hung Le
Vietnam upgrades premium healthcare to attract high-spending patients
Vietnam is planning premium healthcare upgrades to allure high-spending patients who spend billions of US dollars a year on overseas treatment.The Ministry of Health is drafting a proposal to have the cost of premium hospital rooms in public hospitals go up 37 percent from VND2.5 ...
Le Nga
Action plan for marine debris reduction to be built
The Government has assigned the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Vietnam Administration of Sea and Islands to design a national action plan on reducing marine debris towards 2030. The draft plan of actions sets seven major tasks, including strengthening communications to enhance public ...
5.6 percent of VN children face risk of human trafficking: research
About 5.6 percent of Vietnamese children are at risk of trafficking, and only 2.8 percent of them confirmed they were victims of human trafficking, according to the latest research announced on August 13 by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ Institute of Labour ...
Vietnam's first online drug bank launched
Vietnam’s first online drug bank was officially launched on August 12 by the Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health at www.drugbank.vn, with the goal of offering a database to support drug management in the country. Aiming to facilitate the development of pharmaceutical companies ...