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Vietnam urgently strengthens information security on mobile devices
Information security on smart devices is a global critical matter as there are more and more people using these devices for their daily operations. In Vietnam, as citizens are gradually accustomed to using smart devices for online shopping, distance working and learning, online public services, ...
Thanh Tam
Vietnam issues national plan on aquaculture development for 2021-2030
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision to promulgate a national plan on aquaculture development in the 2021 – 2030 period. The scheme’s overall aims is to develop aquaculture sustainably in response to climate change. Tasks set for the sector to press ahead include ...
HCMC sinks by 2cm per year: study
Land in Ho Chi Minh City sinks by an average two to five centimeters a year, resulting in more frequent urban flooding, according to new study.Vietnam’s largest city has constantly sunk since 1990, with the accumulated subsidence level until now estimated at 100 centimeters, Japan ...
Thu Hang
HCMC launches online land data platform
Citizens and businesses can now see data on zoning and land use purposes across Ho Chi Minh City via an online platform.The platform comprises the two websites geodata-stnmt.tphcm.gov.vn and esb-stnmt.tphcm.gov.vn to store a total 450 resource and environmental data files of the whole city, including information on subdivision, land ...
Thu Hang
'Rice bowl' responsibility robs Mekong Delta of growth opportunities: report
With an annual rice output of 24 million tons a year, or half of Vietnam’s total, the Mekong Delta has been given the responsibility of ensuring food security for the country over several decades, which is both a “destiny” and a “tragedy,” according to a ...
Vien Thong
Restoration of wetland forest ecosystems
The downside of promoting economic development in the Mekong Delta with high intensity has caused many consequences for natural forests, especially mangroves, melaleuca forests, and protected forests. The conservation and regeneration of the wetland forest ecosystem help people improve their livelihoods and adapt to climate ...
US supports law enforcement training for Vietnamese forest rangers
The Forest Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collaboration with the United States Forest Service (USFS), held a workshop on building a law enforcement curriculum for forest rangers in Vietnam on June 30 in the central province of Khanh Hoa.Cooperation ...
UNDP helps Vietnam develop grassroots telemedicine
Grassroots telemedicine solution using 4.0 technology has helped address geographical distance, enabling commune health staff in mountainous areas to seek consultation from their colleagues at the district and higher levels.This enhances people’s access to quality health diagnosis and treatment right at the commune health station ...
ASEAN, IFRC sign MoU to strengthen community resilience in Southeast Asia
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN ) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have inked a memoradum of understanding(MoU) to promote and develop their engagement in disaster management.The document aims to strengthen community resilience at regional, national and local ...
Mekong Delta Resilient Business Network debuts in Vietnam
The Mekong Delta Resilient Business Network (MRBN), the first aggregation of businesses adapting to climate change in Vietnam, made its debut in Can Tho City, part of the Mekong Delta in the southern region, on Thursday.The network, sponsored by the UPS Group, is a non-profit ...
Vinh Tho - Chi Quoc