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National e-Document Exchange Platform launched
Việt Nam is a step close to a digital government and economy. The Government Office has launched the National e-Document Exchange Platform, a move towards a new-look and modern government. The launch of the platform is an important breakthrough in the sending and receipt of ...
VNS Reporter
VN to reduce number of districts, communes
The National Assembly Standing Committee approved a resolution on Wednesday, creating legal foundations for reduction of administrative units at district and communal levels. At present, Viet Nam’s administration is devided into central, provincial, district and communal levels. Keep reading ...
Minh Duyen
Việt Nam makes strides to ensure gender equality
Việt Nam had made progress in ensuring gender equality, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung said on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) which is taking place in New York from ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam introduces meth de-addiction regimen as use becomes widespread
Vietnam has created its first regimen for treating synthetic drug addicts, and it combines medication with psychological support. The addiction in Vietnam is being treated solely with psychological methods, but the new regimen by the Health Ministry suggests that it should go along with using ...
Le Nga
Water shortages require more investment in protection projects
The water shortage in Vietnam is becoming serious, requiring management agencies to strengthen water sources protection. According to Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Le Cong Thanh, 63 percent of total water reserves comes from outside the territory.Keep reading ...
Nam Mai
Hanoi’s air pollution ranked second in Southeast Asia
Hanoi stood second in Southeast Asia in terms of air pollution just behind Jakarta, according to a 2018 World Air Quality Report jointly conducted by Greenpeace and IQAir AirVisual. The report was made following data from dozens of air quality monitoring stations across the world. Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Fake news on social networks must be strictly handled: official
Nguyen Huy Ngoc, Chief of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, has urged competent agencies to strictly handle fake social network accounts in the names of agencies and individuals to post false information. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Vietnam says investigating cause of boat's sinking in contested waters
Vietnam is seeking clarification of how a fishing boat came to sink this week in the contested South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, days after a local rescue agency said it was rammed by a Chinese vessel. Keep reading ...
James Pearson
Vietnam shares achievements in promoting civil and political rights
United Nations Human Rights Commission holds a meeting to review Vietnam’s third national report on the implementation of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)VNA correspondent in Geneva reported on March 11, in Geneva (Switzerland), the United Nations Human Rights Commission held a ...
Health insurance card holders reach 82.7 million
The number of health insurance card holders in Vietnam reached 82.7 million as of February 28, 2019, according to the Vietnam Social Security. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter