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Trade turns growth engine for globalizing Vietnam

Vietnam’s trade as a percentage of GDP topped 200 percent last year, highest for any country with over 50 million people. This data, compiled by the World Bank, shows that the country is reaping the benefits of an open economy at a time that protectionism ...

Dat Nguyen

Sorting garbage is key to treatment

The fact that waste is not classified at source was the biggest challenge to treating it in Việt Nam, experts said.Keep reading ...

VNS Reporter

Breakthroughs made in marine resource management

Vietnam has built a system of policies and laws on seas and islands during the 10-year implementation of the Maritime Strategy. The system covers laws in service of integrated management and laws and planning schemes for coastal areas and sectors. Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

Vietnam’s Party chief Trong presented as presidential candidate

The Party’s Central Committee has nominated General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to be the country’s next president. The committee voted on Wednesday to introduce Trong as a candidate for the head of state post to Vietnam’s legislative National Assembly, which will be in sesssion between ...

Viet Tuan

Ministry sets stricter emission standards, old cars to disappear from circulation

By mid-2018, Vietnam had more than 184,120 vehicles over 20 years old, of which 2,613 passenger vehicles with over nine seats had expired. Keep reading ...

Thanh Lich

Malware affects 71 percent of computers, mobile devices

Up to 71.38 percent of computers and mobile devices in Vietnam are getting infected with malicious viruses, but only 11 percent of the users are aware they have been victims of cyber-attacks.Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

Rational strategies needed in response to ageing population: Deputy Minister

Sound strategies should be put in place in response to Vietnam’s ageing population, which has one of the fastest rates in the world, according to Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Le Tan Dung.Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

Vietnam performs int’l humanitarian mission through UN peacekeeping operations

Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations holds great international humanitarian significance and helps promote its image as a responsible member of the international community. Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

Vietnam imprisons another 15 for SEZ law protest violations

A group of 15 protesters will be jailed for attacking police officers and vandalizing a fire police station last June. A court in the south central province of Binh Thuan Wednesday sentenced Pham Thanh, 31, to four years and six months in prison for disrupting ...

Tu Huynh

Traffic accidents cause 50 trillion VND in losses to Vietnam a year

Losses caused by traffic accidents in Vietnam amount to 50 trillion VND (over 2.12 billion USD) each year, equivalent to 30 percent of budget spending on education, or 1. 5 million people going without income for the whole year. Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

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