Sustainable Development Goals
Decree on Personal Data Protection promulgated
The Government on April 17 issued Decree on Personal Data Protection which specifies measures and conditions to ensure the work.Under the document, which will take effect from July 1, 2023, those to protect personal data include management and technical measures implemented by organisations and individuals ...
2022 PAPI report reveals poverty as top concern in Vietnam
The 2022 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index – PAPI Report on Việt Nam was released on Wednesday, highlighting that poverty remains the primary concern in Việt Nam, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s PAPI report reflected public optimism about ...
First Provincial Green Index announced
The Provincial Green Index (PGI) was jointly released for the first time on April 11 by the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).PGI evaluates and ranks environmental quality in 63 provinces and cities from ...
Kim Loan
Circular economy for plastics needs consensus of stakeholders: seminar
To promote the circular economy for plastics, it requires a consensus of all stakeholders, from plastic producers and plastic waste management companies to the community, heard a seminar in Hanoi on April 12.The participants looked into the current situation of plastic waste in Vietnam, and ...
Waste-to-energy projects help curb greenhouse gas emissions
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Industry and Trade and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly organised a conference on technology and finance for waste-to-energy projects on April 11.Le Van Tam, Deputy Director of the Vietnam ...
Students offer innovative solutions to global problems
Students from engineering technology universities in Vietnam have developed innovative projects following the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) model to provide engineering solutions for real world problems, including supporting the vulnerable, sustainability, agricultural productivity, plastic recycling, reducing CO2 emission and green energy.Keep reading ...
Strategy for digital transformation in journalism approved
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on April 6 signed a decision approving the strategy for digital transformation in journalism by 2025, with a vision to 2030.This strategy targets that by 2030, all press agencies will have published their content on digital platforms, with priority ...
No shortcuts for CBT
Developing community-based tourism (CBT) is a long journey, requiring sustainable cooperation among many sides to either create livelihoods for the local community or generate profits for businesses and make the destinations attractive without harming the local culture and environment.Keep reading ...
Nhan Tam
Gov't chief approves program to build one million social housing apartments
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Decision 338/QD-TTg approving a program to build 1,062,200 social housing apartments for low-income earners and workers in industrial parks and processing zones in the 2021-2030 period.In Viet Nam, social housing sells at VND15 million per square meter on ...
Khanh Phuong
4th MRC International Conference of Stakeholders opens in Vientiane
The 4th Mekong River Commission (MRC) International Conference of Stakeholders was opened on April 2 in Vientiane, Laos with the theme ‘Innovation and Cooperation for a Water Secure and Sustainable Mekong’. During the two-day conference, representatives of the parties and regional and global experts will ...