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HCMC’s vocational courses to provide workforces for smart agri-production
In the coming time, Ho Chi Minh City will open vocational courses to train high-quality human resources for smart agricultural production and digital transformation in agriculture. After more than 10 years of implementation of the Project on Vocational Training for Rural Workers approved by the ...
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Applying digital technology in forest management and protection
In the Government’s National Digital Transformation Programme to 2025, with a vision to 2030, agriculture is identified as one of the priority sectors. For the forestry sector, digital transformation has brought unification and simplified administrative procedures and contributed effectively to forest management, protection, and development.SMART ...
Vietnam to consider downgrading COVID-19 to flu-like status
Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan has said that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh would chair a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control this weekend to deliberate the downgrading of COVID-19 from its current placement in Class A infectious diseases ...
Improving FDI quality, quantity crucial for Vietnam: Insiders
Amid the slowing down of the global investment flows, experts held that improving both quality and number of foreign investment projects is a heavy task for Vietnam, requiring great efforts from the Vietnamese Government to fulfil the “dual targets”.According to the Foreign Investment Agency under ...
Seminar spotlights connecting, sharing data in digital government
A seminar on data connecting and sharing serving digital government and governance took place in Hanoi on May 25 as part of the Vietnam – Asia DX Summit 2023.According to Nguyen Phu Tien, deputy head of the Authority of Information Technology Application under the Ministry ...
Workshop discusses solutions to minimise gender-based violence
At a workshop held in Hanoi on May 25, delegates exchanged insights and suggested initiatives aimed at enhancing the performance and service quality of the pioneering one-stop service center model, specifically designed to aid women and girls affected by domestic violence. The workshop was co-hosted ...
Draft revised Law on Water Resources submitted to parliament
The draft revised Law on Water Resources was submitted to legislators at the ongoing fifth session of the 15th National Assembly on May 25 afternoon. According to Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh, the draft removes overlaps, clarifies responsibilities for managing water ...
MOLISA proposes 12.5 percent increase in pension and allowance
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has suggested the Government increase pensions and social insurance benefits, and monthly allowances.In its draft decree submitted to the Government, the ministry suggested a 15.5 percent increase in pensions, social insurance benefits, and monthly, starting from ...
Solutions for sustainable urban cooling in Vietnam discussed
A workshop themed “Solutions for sustainable urban cooling in Vietnam” took place in Hanoi on May 17.Jointly organised by the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Global Green Growth Institute ...
Vietnam ranks high in digitalisation: research
Companies in Vietnam ranked higher than the global average in taking a strategic, consistent or radical approach to digitalising customer experience and engagement, said Singapore-based financial services group DBS.The research said that about 63% of Vietnamese companies were satisfied that digital transformation was helping them achieve overall profitability, followed ...
