Sustainable Development Goals
35th ASEAN Summit: Plenary session officially opens
The plenary session of the 35th ASEAN Summit officially opened in Thailand in the evening of November 2.The session is focusing on security issues, sustainable development, the environment and ocean waste. The 35th ASEAN Summit and related meetings are expected to discuss measures to intensify the building of ...
Technologies crucial to curbing emissions from coal combustion: workshop
The 14th Multi-Pollutant Emissions from Coal Workshop, held in Hà Nội on Monday, gathered international experts, scientists and policy makers, who stressed the significance of advanced technologies to control mercury and multi-pollutant emissions from coal combustion.In recent years, Asian nations have worked to boost the production ...
Vietnam targets increased competitiveness by innovative start-ups
The innovative start-up ecosystem in Vietnam has grown strongly and achieved positive results, contributing a vital role in improving the efficiency and competitiveness of the economy.According to experts, the development of national innovative start-up ecosystem as well as the growth of start-ups needs to be ...
Kick-off meeting on social work held
A regional kick-off meeting on Development of “ASEAN Declaration on Promotion of Social Work” took place in Hanoi on October 28.At the meeting, many delegates agreed that in Southeast Asiaregion, social work has not been recognised as a professional job by law. Many countries have ...
Seminar discusses ways to improve tertiary education quality
A seminar was held in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, on October 25 to look into shortcomings at tertiary education establishments and ways to address them amid the urgent demand for better quality in higher education.Participants in the seminar focused on ...
Vietnam lags far behind in setting healthy work hours: lawmakers
Vietnam is 80 years behind developed countries in approving a 40-hour work week law, which is needed to ensure workers’ quality of life, lawmakers say. On another proposal from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to increase overtime cap from 300 hours a year to 400, ...
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Vietnam joins 19th meeting of ASEAN telecommunication chiefs
Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 19th ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers Meeting (TELMIN 19) that opened in Vientiane on October 24.The annual event aims to strengthen ICT cooperation among the ASEAN member countries ...
Experts propose solutions to limit plastic waste
Experts gathered at a seminar held by the Vietnam Association for Community Health Education (VACHE) in Hanoi on October 22 to discuss measures to promote public awareness on plastic waste. Nguyen An Thai from the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute said that there have been significant improvements ...
Seminar seeks measures to promote women’s economic empowerment
The Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the Australian Chamber of Commerce (AusCham) organised a seminar on October 22 to seek measures to enhance economic empowerment of women and promote gender equality.The Consul General pointed out that in Vietnam, women earn, on ...
Sustainable development key to joining global chain
Sustainable supplies of goods and production were key areas for Vietnamese businesses to focus on in order to join the global supply chain, Director General of the Foreign Trade Association (Amfori) Christian Ewert said at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on October ...
