Sustainable Development Goals

Vietnam has made considerable progress in promoting gender equality over the past years, and the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) has been applying itself to this work, said VWU Vice President Nguyen Thi Minh Huong.Huong cited the UNDP’s Human Development Report as saying that in 2022, ...

In Vietnam, the agricultural sector accounts for about 30% of the total greenhouse gas emissions nationwide, mainly concentrated in two areas: rice cultivation, and livestock farming. Therefore, reducing greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural production is a major orientation that Quang Binh Province is implementing through ...

Spatial data infrastructure (SDI) has been leveraged in administrative reforms for socio-economic development, environment protection and ultimately e-Government management. Multiple Vietnamese state agencies and departments have been carrying out projects to establish their SDI and geographic information systems (GIS).Việt Nam has developed important policies and ...

Many green buildings are being constructed in Hà Nội and across the country to minimise environmental impacts, protect human health and provide top-quality living conditions. However, the number of green buildings remains relatively modest. Experts have identified several obstacles and recommended solutions to promote green ...

The ASEAN Plus Three countries – 10 ASEAN member states, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea – shared their experience in digital transformation in the civil service sector at an online international workshop held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs on October 11. ...

Green export is an irreversible trend and businesses are forced to grasp this trend to maintain growth rate and market share to participate in the “game” globally.Nguyen Cam Trang, Deputy Director of the Import-Export Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), said that ...

The annual National Digital Transformation Day (October 10) has been actively responded to by all localities, contributing to strongly and rapidly promoting the digital transformation process and creating a new momentum for Vietnam’s development. This year, the event is themed universalising digital infrastructure and innovating ...

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) organised a conference in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ on October 9 to launch the Capacity Building for Sustainable and Low-Carbon Rice Innovations in Southeast Asia (CABIN) project. The aim is to promote rice straw management in Southeast ...

During the past 30 years of participating in the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Vietnam has made efforts to synchronously implement various mechanisms, policies and solutions to manage and eliminate ...

The draft law allocates Chapter 6 to the regulations for artificial intelligence (AI), recognizing it as one of the most fundamental digital technologies.Within the framework of the 38th session of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee held yesterday, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung ...