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New statistical criteria for sustainable development released
The Government News has quoted Circular No. 02/2025/TT-BKHDT, dated January 3, 2025, issued by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, as regulating statistical indicators for sustainable development in Vietnam. Under the Circular, there are 145 statistical indicators which shall be used to evaluate the realization of ...
Phạm Long
84 percent of national highways decentralized to local authorities
The Vietnam Road Administration has announced a significant policy shift, commencing in 2025, with the decentralization of road management authority to provincial People’s Committees. This initiative will encompass approximately 84 percent of the national highway network, approximately 19,000 kilometers.After the decentralization takes effect, provincial people’s ...
Translated By Anh Quan
Digital transformation and digital society: Shaping Vietnam's future
The advent of digital transformation and the emergence of a digital society constitute inevitable trends and represent crucial requirements for Vietnam to achieve substantial progress in the contemporary era. Embracing these developments is essential for enhancing national competitiveness, fostering socio-economic development, and ensuring the robust ...
Translated By Anh Quan
Taking advantage of golden population structure for new era
Vietnam’s population has officially surpassed the 100 million mark and is in the golden population structure phase. This is an opportunity for the country to maintain growth and development. However, policies to improve the quality of human resources, in terms of knowledge, health, and skills, ...
Thanh Mai
Efforts exerted to help all people access to quality health care services
The health facility network planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, has identified the goal of developing a health facility network in the direction of equity, efficiency, development and international integration. Accordingly, developing a system of modern medical examination and treatment facilities ...
Healthcare administrative reform can’t be done overnight: investor
In a complex field like healthcare, where every procedure and policy directly impacts the health and quality of life of citizens, administrative reform cannot be resolved overnight.A recent Government Inspectorate report has identified shortcomings and violations in 20 administrative procedures and five sets of documentation ...
Nguyen Van De
Vietnam introduces legal framework for cloud computing and new telecom services
Decree 163, detailing the implementation of the Telecommunications Law, establishes a comprehensive legal framework for three new telecommunications services: data center services, cloud computing, and basic telecommunications services over the Internet.Issued by the government, Decree 163 includes seven chapters and 86 articles, applying to Vietnamese ...
Van Anh
Centre to apply AI to tropical cyclone forecasting
The Hanoi University of Science and Technology’s Institute for Research and Application of Artificial Intelligence, alongside relevant units, has been told to work closely with the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the forecasting of tropical cyclones ahead of ...
Digital technology is changing health care in Vietnam
Thanks to digital transformation, patients can make an appointment with a doctor without having to see the doctor directly and without needing to have a special connection with hospital officers to get priority to receive medical treatment.Dr Nguyen Ba Viet, director of Quang Ninh General ...
Vo Thu
Central steering committee established to lead innovation, digital transformation
The Politburo has announced the establishment of the Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation, aiming to achieve a digital economy contributing at least 30% of GDP by 2030 and 50% of GDP by 2045. This initiative seeks to ...