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Vietnam reconsiders north-south high-speed railway project
On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung tasked the Ministry of Transport, in coordination with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and relevant agencies, with appraising the pre-feasibility report regarding a north-to-south express railway project.Keep reading ...
Duy Khang
Vietnam’s population to reach 94.7 million in 2018
Vietnam’s population will rise by one million, its life expectancy will hit 73.7, and the infant sex ratio will be 112.8 boys/100 girls in 2018, according to the Vietnam General Office for Population-Family Planning (GOPFP).Keep reading ...
Trong Nhan
Discussion On Nationalism Through Philosophical Lens
A topic-based discussion on nationalism through a philosophical lens will be held on Wednesday [February 7, 2018].This discussion, led by Arthur Non and Nguyễn Đỗ Công, will focus on the sections ‘Introduction’ and ‘Origin of National Consciousness’ from Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson, and the ...
Hanoi Philosophy Forum
Youth survey on sustainable development goals released
The first-ever Youth Survey on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was released during a ceremony in Hanoi on February 2. The event was co-hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI)’s Sustainable Development Office and the Centre for Sustainable ...
VNA Reporter
Ministry steps up efforts to ease patient overload in hospitals
The Ministry of Health has synchronously implemented measures to ease patient overload in hospitals over the past five years, contributing to improving the quality of health check-ups and treatment, said Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
“Wikipedia Workshop 101: How to edit Wikipedia”
“Wikipedia Workshop 101: How to edit Wikipedia” workshop will be organized by the Wikimedia, in conjunction with Wikimedia India and the Mekong Research Center, together with Saigon Compass Hub.The workshop is limited to 30 places. Registration will close on 3rd Feb 2018.– Time: Sunday 10:00 ...
Mekong Research Center
Measures sought to make effective use of waste from thermal power plants
Making effective use of waste from thermal power plants to save natural resources and protect the environment is urgent given Vietnam’s increasing demand for electricity.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Nat’l reforms make teachers redundant
There will be more than 40,260 redundant teachers when the new national curriculum for general education is implemented from 2019, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Hanoi targets all HIV carriers with health insurance
Hanoi set to expand health insurance coverage to 100 percent of HIV carriers in 2018, heard a recent conference on HIV/AIDS prevention hosted by the municipal Department of Health. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
2017 set new labour exports record
Vietnam had 134,751 guest workers employed abroad last year, exceeding the set target by 28.3% and equivalent to 106.7% of 2016’s figure. 2017 set a record as the fourth consecutive year that Vietnam has had more than 100,000 workers in foreign job markets.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
