Sustainable Development Goals
Green export: Change or exit the “game”?
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 ...
Ha Anh
Digital transformation creates new momentum for national development
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 ...
Capacity project promotes sustainable, low-carbon rice production in SE Asia
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 ...
Vietnam joins global community in protecting ozone layer
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 ...
Vietnam to legalize regulations on artificial intelligence
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 ...
Translated By Anh Quan
Can Tho to host int’l forum on sustainable development of Mekong Delta
The People’s Committee of Can Tho city has announced a plan to hold an international forum on the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta (SDMD) on November 29 – 30. The event, to be organised in coordination with the Can Tho University, will focus on ...
Vietnam’s forestry sector leads in achieving net negative emissions
Forestry is now the only sector capable of achieving net negative emissions, thanks to the Government’s forestry development policies, including the closure of natural forests, forest protection and development, coupled with international sponsorship, said Director of the Forestry Department Tran Quang Bao.Ha Cong Tuan, former ...
E-health and judicial records provided via VNeID nationwide
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is Chairman of the National Committee for Digital Transformation, chaired an online conference to implement the expansion of the electronic health record system and the issuance of judicial record certificates via the app VNeID nationwide. These online services via ...
Potential of digital applications in healthcare sector
The Ministry of Health has required all first-class hospitals across the country must apply electronic medical records (EMR) by 2025. The second and third-class hospitals have been asked for the EMR application by 2027.The “Digital Transformation Ecosystem in the Healthcare Sector” project developed by elSAGA ...
Translated by Kim Khanh
Aging population: transforming demographic challenges into opportunities
Population aging is an irreversible global trend and has a strong impact on all areas of society. The challenges that population aging brings to economic growth, politics, and social security issues are directly affecting the elderly.Vietnam is currently in the group of 15 countries with ...
