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Online public service portals still not used by majority of users
More and more people and businesses are using public service portals to follow administrative procedures, but the percentage remains low. This is the conclusion of a report on assessing public service portals at the provincial level in 2024 released at a seminar held by IPS ...
Public hospitals need to adopt international standards for quality improvement: official
Vietnamese public hospitals need to adopt international standards to enhance their quality and meet the increasing demands of the population, said an official from the Ministry of Health on August 30.Presentations at the conference focused on topics such as current challenges to hospital management, challenges and ...
Better cybersecurity needed to protect data
The recent increase in personal data theft and fake websites has caused property damage to individuals, businesses and even websites managed by state agencies and organisations. Personal data, including biometric and financial information, relationship and health status and personal history, has been leaked and posted ...
Experts discuss low-emissions rice project
Experts have gathered in a seminar held on August 26 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development focusing on advancing sustainable development and green growth in the Mekong Delta region through a significant rice cultivation project. The initiative aims to enhance rice production while ...
Vietnam makes efforts to promote responsible AI development
Eyeing great opportunities to make full use of artificial intelligence (AI) for promoting economic growth and deal with social issues, Vietnam is striving to develop and apply AI in a responsible manner.In June, 2024, the MoST issued Decision No. 1290/QD-BKHCN on a number of principles ...
Experts urge actions to address low fertility rate
An international policy consultation workshop held in Hanoi on August 28 sounded the alarm on Vietnam’s declining fertility rate, with experts highlighting the linkage between education level, economic conditions and birth rates.The hybrid event, co-hosted by the Ministry of Health’s Vietnam Population Authority (VPA) and ...
Viet Nam ranks second in disaster preparedness worldwide
Viet Nam is ranked second among the top four countries in the world in natural disaster preparedness.According to a global survey conducted by global analytics firm Gallup which has been released recently, 83 percent of households in Viet Nam said they had plans in response ...
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New policy promotes green banking development in Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is pushing all credit institutions to go green in terms of banking and credit. They have issued a decision (Decision No 1663/QD-NHNN) aimed at making it easier to access green capital for green projects and the SBV requires all ...
Low wages, high costs force tough family decisions
According to a survey conducted by the Institute for Workers and Trade Unions (under the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour – VGCL) in 2023, wages are a key factor in marriage and childbirth decisions, at 53.7 per cent and 72 per cent respectively. Meanwhile, ...
Vietnam promotes circular economy in waste recycling
Many businesses in Vietnam have developed circular economy models, focusing on waste-to-energy and producing building materials from the ash and slag of thermal power plants.Regarding difficulty in the development of a circular economy, experts said Vietnam is confronted with many challenges relating to institutional capacity ...
