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UNICEF calls for building climate-smart social services to cope climate-related shocks
UNICEF is calling for urgent action from governments, businesses and donors, to invest in building climate-smart social services including education, healthcare and water supply and sanitation, early warning systems, and climate-responsive social protection such as cash transfers.UNICEF has conducted surveys on possibilities of solar rooftop ...
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 ...
Vietnam will run carbon trade exchange in 2028
Vietnam will officially run a carbon trade exchange in 2028, according to a draft project on the development of a carbon market in Vietnam conducted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. According to the draft, Vietnam will pilot the operation of this carbon ...
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 ...
Ca Mau's largest freshwater lake to provide clean water for 11,000 families
Construction of the Mekong Delta’s Ca Mau Province’s largest freshwater lake, which will provide clean water for over 11,000 families, is now 70% complete. The lake, spanning 102 ha and costing VND184 billion ($7.84 million), is capable of holding 3.85 million cubic meters of water, ...
An Minh
Early warning of disaster risks means better response and prevention
Hoàng Đức Cường, Deputy Director of the General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, talks to the Vietnam News Agency about the importance of establishing an early warning system associated with impact forecasting.Impact-based forecasting focuses on potential impacts, ...
UK helps boost access to quality education for Southeast Asian girls, women
The United Kingdom (UK) launched a Girls’ Education and Skills Program following the UK-ASEAN Plan of Action at the 2023 Education World Forum.The new program targets to offer some of the most marginalized women and girls in Southeast Asia a better future by boosting access ...
Thuy Dung
Measures for education advancement in Mekong Delta
At a conference on Education and Training Development in the Mekong Delta region, data on school and classroom networks have shown stability in the development of educational and training activities in the region.According to the Annual Economic Report of Mekong Delta in 2022, published by ...
Tây Ninh Province makes sure ethnic people do not fall through the cracks
The south-eastern province of Tây Ninh has implemented a number of policies to improve the lives of ethnic peoples. It has 21 ethnic groups with 21,410 people, who account for 1.71 percent of its total population.To improve the lives of the ethnic people, the province ...
