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Vietnam's overseas investment increases by 2.3 times in first five months of 2025
Vietnam’s overseas investment reached $317.3 million in the first five months, a 130% increase y/y. Vietnamese investors have primarily focused on the production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam, and air conditioning, which accounted for 35% of total outbound investment. This was followed ...
Health ministry proposes heavier fines to curb gender-selective practices
The Ministry of Health proposes raising fines for gender-selective practices to curb gender imbalance at birth. The draft law suggests up to 100 million VND fines and regular provincial classification.Read more ...
Vietnam embraces circular economy with national action plan till 2035
Between now and 2030, Vietnam is committed to reducing the extraction and use of non-renewable and water resources, while simultaneously enhancing the efficiency of resource, material and energy usage. The plan spans key sectors, including agro-forestry-fisheries, energy, mineral extraction and processing; manufacturing and processing, chemicals, construction, ...
Vietnam, UNDP strengthen coastal resilience to climate change
Over 25,000 Vietnamese residents in seven coastal localities are now safeguarded by storm-and flood-resistant homes thanks to a project on improving resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change in Vietnam. The project, which runs from 2017 to 2024, also restored 4,028 ha of mangrove ...
Programme supports businesses in practicing ESG
A programme was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on January 16 to support businesses in Vietnam in measuring and implementing comprehensive ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) practices in human resources management to improve their competitive edge in the global supply chain.The GEARS@VIETNAM programme is ...
Policy reform – paramount in Vietnam’s plastic waste reduction: experts
Dr Nguyen Trung Thang and a research team from the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment have proposed a three-pronged approach that combines policy reform, market incentives and public awareness improvement to combat Vietnam’s growing plastic waste crisis.Through the ministry’s project ...
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 ...
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 ...
Frequency of labour accidents decreases by 6-7% on annual basis
Labour accidents in 2024 have continued to decline, with the frequency brought under controll at about 6-7%, according to Deputy Director of the Department of Work Safety under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Khanh Long.In the first half of 2024, more ...
Vietnam aims high with global education integration scheme until 2030
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has signed a decision approving a scheme on global integration in education and training until 2030, aimed at fostering socio-economic development, people-to-people diplomacy and international cooperation across various sectors. The scheme targets having at least 10 administrative units join ...
