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Vietnam jumps two places in UN e-government rankings
Vietnam climbed two positions to stand at number 86 amongst 193 countries in the e-government development index (EDGI) rankings, as compiled by the United Nations.Over the past six years, Vietnam has been moving up the rankings, from number 99 in 2014 to 89 in 2016 ...
Diphtheria outbreak: Two more cases detected, 1,200 in quarantine
Two more local people in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have been diagnosed with bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheria as the outbreak is spreading in the region, the provincial Centre of Diseases Control said on July 12.Local medical workers disinfected the two patients’ houses and ...
General Statistics Office announces employment data
As many as 1.2 million people have been laid off in the first six months of this year due to Covid-19 pandemic. Statistics from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam showed that the number of employed people in the first six months of the year ...
Renewable energy has not met potential: conference
The development of wind and solar power has not reached its great potential, especially in the central and southern region, experts have said.Speaking at a conference on renewable energy and roof-top solar power held yesterday in HCM City, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoàng Quốc ...
SEAΔ Program 2020-2021: Calls for application
SEAΔ is a program co-created by Mekong Cultural Hub and British Council which creates space for cultural practitioners to reflect on how their work in arts and culture can contribute to sustainable development within South East Asia through their individual and collective leadership.Each year we will select 10 ...
Việt Nam effectively curbs impacts of drought, saline intrusion in Mekong Delta
Mekong Delta provinces have experienced the most severe drought and saline intrusion ever in the dry season 2019-2020 but the negative impacts on agriculture production and daily life were minimised significantly thanks to effective measures, a top official has said.About 96,000 households had their water supply ...
Environmentally-friendly production and consumption to enhanced
The production and use of environmentally-friendly and recycled products will be encouraged in economic development plans for the 2021-30 period.In 2021-2025, laws and policies on sustainable production and consumption will be employed, including regulations, technical standards of sustainable production, ecological designs, designs for reusing and recycling ...
Drought in Mekong Delta worsens due to hydropower, water diversion
Since countries in the upper course of the Mekong River have diverted water, problems related to drought, saline intrusion and landslides in Mekong Delta have become worse.The development of hydropower dams in the Mekong upper course has had an adverse impact on the Mekong Delta. ...
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Microfinance helps rural women start businesses
For years, German’s Federal Ministry of Economic Co-operation and Development, Savings Banks Foundation for International Co-operation have helped the Việt Nam Women’s Association and TYM with microfinance activities.Under a regional project strengthening regional microfinance networks in former Indochina and Myanmar, German helped Tình thương One ...
Vietnam ready to carry out REDD+
A meeting was held in Hanoi on June 26 to review the project on support for preparing the readiness to carry out the international framework “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD+) in Vietnam Phase 2 (FCPF-2).The FCPF-2 project aims to assist relevant agencies ...