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Politburo’s resolution boosts development in Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta is to become a region of comprehensive development, modern and uniform infrastructure system, and dynamic economic growth under the Poliburo’s resolution on the region’s socioeconomic development to 2045.In its planning, Long An set the target to become a dynamic economic hub in ...
PISA 2022: Vietnamese students experience a decline in performance rankings
The recently unveiled Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 results from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reveal a decline in rankings for Vietnamese students when compared to the most recent assessment in 2018 and the two preceding evaluations.The OECD findings show that ...
Forestry digitization helps to locate every tree, keep track of every animal
The forestry sector is moving ahead with digital transformation in management. High technology is being used to create a large database of information about every tree and animal in the forest.Nguyen Duc Thanh from the Vietnam Academy of Forest Sciences (VAFS) said the forestry industry ...
Tam An
Smart city development in VN faces challenges
Building smart cities in VN faces many challenges, although technology businesses have tried their best to accompany localities in orientation, planning and building, heard attendees at the VN-Asia Smart City Summit 2023.According to Trương Gia Bình, Chairman of VINASA’s Founding Council, the biggest challenge for ...
Labor productivity rate on the rise but still too low
The Vietnamese labor productivity rate has been increasing in both value and speed, thus helping boost growth. However, there is still a big gap between Vietnam and developed economies.The 2022 National Statistical Yearbook released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) showed that in 2021, when ...
Manh Ha
National anti-corruption strategy issued
The Government has issued Resolution 168/NQ-CP on the national strategy on corruption and negative phenomena prevention and control until 2030, highlighting five major groups of tasks and solutions to enhance the efficiency of the work.The solutions include completing policy and legal regulations regarding socio-economic management ...
The aging problem in VN: the pressures of the 'sandwich generation’
The forecast of the General Statistics Office (GSO) for 2019-2069 and the measurement of the United Nations show that in 13 years, or by 2036, Vietnam will end its aging period and begin its old population period, which means there will be one person aged ...
Vo Thu
National energy master plan for 2021-2030 approved
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has freshly signed a decision to approve the national energy master plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.The overall objective of the plan is to ensure the country’s energy security, meet the requirements of economic and ...
Drought in the wetland
The Mekong Delta region has previously endured two severe seasonal droughts caused by El Niño in 2015-2016 and 2019-2020. However, experts are now predicting the likelihood of a “super” El Niño occurring this year, which could lead to even more severe drought, saltwater intrusion, and ...
Ha Giang’s fee proposal for Dong Van Geopark raises controversy
The management board of Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark said since 2011 experts at the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network (GGN) have discussed entry fee collection and financial autonomy for the tourism site. A report showed that about 65 percent of travelers to the province would visit ...
Linh Trang
