Sustainable Development Goals
Mobile banking project launched for low income people, women
The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) on September 6 officially launched the project “Mobile Banking – Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowerment for Low-Income People and Women in Vietnam” – Phase 2 (Mobile Banking 2).The project is funded by the Australian Foreign Affairs and Trade ...
Heat inversion worsens air pollution in Hà Nội: report
Many studies in Hà Nội have shown that heat inversion is one of the main causes for recent sharp rises in pollutants, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).In a report released on Wednesday, the MoNRE said that in order to comprehensively ...
Mekong countries bolster cooperation in traditional medicine
The ninth meeting on traditional medicine and folk medicine in the greater Mekong basin began in Hanoi on September 5, with the participation of nearly 500 international delegates.Vietnam is currently home to 65 public hospitals and 12,000 private clinics of traditional medicine. Each year, about ...
UNICEF poll discloses many young people being a victim of online bullying
One in three young people said they have been a victim of online bullying, with one in five reporting having skipped school due to cyber-bullying and violence, in a new poll released today by UNICEF and the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on ...
Plan to boost conservation, sustainable exploitation of aquatic resources
A plan is being built by the Directorate of Fisheries with a view to promoting the conservation, development and sustainable exploitation of aquatic resources.This plan will assess the current protection, conservation, rehabilitate, development and exploitation of aquatic resources; fishery logistics services; along with the situation ...
Hanoi to host Control - Automation Conference & Exhibition
The fifth Vietnam International Conference and Exhibition on Control and Automation (VCCA 2019) will take place from September 4 to 7 at the Friendship Palace, 91 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.With the theme “Automation in the Industrial Revolution 4.0”, the event will include ...
Le Diem
Young people not interested in agricultural studies
The agriculture, forestry and fishery sector lacks high-qualified human resources but few young people want to work in the sector despite the abundant job opportunities.In recent months, colleges and universities have run job consultancy campaigns, but few young people have been swayed to study in ...
Vietnam’s labour productivity needs to catch up with ASEAN
Vietnam’s labour productivity has improved but is still low in comparison with other ASEAN members, according to a report by the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The report shows that Vietnam’s labour productivity index reached 102.2 million VND (4,400 USD) per labourer in 2018, nearly double ...
Workshop promotes private-sector engagement in Việt Nam's HIV response
Representatives from the health ministry, international NGOs, donors, private-sectors companies and social enterprises discussed the private sector’s role in financing efforts against HIV in Việt Nam at a workshop on Friday (30/8) in Hà Nội.At the event, participants heard that the significant reduction in external donor funding ...
Thanh Hai
Workshop discusses climate change in Vietnam, Taiwan
An international workshop, titled ‘Climate Change and Agriculture: Status, Impact, Adaptation, Insurance in Vietnam and Taiwan’ has been held in Hanoi. The workshop announced an important product of the project – an English monograph titled “Climate Change and Agriculture: Status, Impact, Adaptation, Insurance in the Mekong ...
