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Finland helps Vietnam build forestry database
Vietnam has set up a fully integrated forestry information database under a project funded by the Finnish Government, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said at a recent conference in Hanoi. Data from forests across the country and more than 1.4 million forest ...
Bich Hong
Informal workers wary of opt-in social insurance
Farmers and workers in the informal sector are often reluctant to buy voluntary social insurance because they do not understand its benefits and lack knowledge about the programme.[]As of the end of last year, the country had 221,000 holders of voluntary social insurance cards.Keep reading ...
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Labour productivity critical for Vietnam’s GDP growth
Decreasees in labour productivity have deterred Vietnam’s economic growth, especially during 2003-2013. Improving labour productivity is now critical to boost the country’s GDP and helps Vietnam to become an industrialised and upper-middle income nation in the near future.Keep reading ...
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Vietnam proactive in cutting GHG emissions: Deputy PM
Vietnam has been a proactive and responsible nation, committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung during a reception for Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Hoesung Lee in Hanoi on October 10.Keep reading ...
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Ministry sounds warning against diseases in south
The Ministry of Health has called on authorities and hospitals in the south to strengthen preventive measures to control the spread of measles and hand-foot-mouth disease. The number of HFM infections has increased steadily in the region, with nearly 4,800 cases reported so far this year, ...
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Vietnam strives to reduce sex imbalances at birth
A ceremony was held in the north central province of Thanh Hoa on October 9 in response to International Day of the Girl Child (October 11), focusing on the theme of no sex discrimination and no selection of unborn babies. []Statistics show that sex imbalances at ...
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Disaster prevention needs to be included socio-economic development plans
Vietnam is witnessing natural disasters hitting all of its regions throughout the year, with strong intensity, wide coverage and increasing extremity and abnormality. Economic damage caused by natural disasters to Vietnam has increased in recent years, to an estimated 1-1.5 percent of annual gross domestic ...
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Nearly 20 trillion VND invested in solar power projects in Tay Ninh
The southern province of Tay Ninh lured nearly 20 trillion VND (858 million USD) from eight investors to implement 10 solar power projects with a combined capacity of 808 MW by the end of September.Keep reading ...
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Breakthroughs made in marine resource management
Vietnam has built a system of policies and laws on seas and islands during the 10-year implementation of the Maritime Strategy. The system covers laws in service of integrated management and laws and planning schemes for coastal areas and sectors. Keep reading ...
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Malware affects 71 percent of computers, mobile devices
Up to 71.38 percent of computers and mobile devices in Vietnam are getting infected with malicious viruses, but only 11 percent of the users are aware they have been victims of cyber-attacks.Keep reading ...
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