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ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ retreat discuss 2020 plan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh on Friday presided over a retreat of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries (AMM Retreat), with the participation of the foreign ministers and the bloc’s Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi.This was ...
Vietnam aims to ensure water security
By 2050, 60 percent of farming areas in Vietnam will be equipped with water-saving irrigation systems, according to the country’s Water Management Strategy, which was recently approved by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.The strategy aims to foster innovations and build action plans to ensure ...
2nd national ethnic minority congress slated for April
The second national congress of ethnic minority groups is scheduled to take place from April 17-19 in Hanoi with the participation of 1,600 delegates, according to a recently approved plan.The congress aims to spotlight and recognise contributions by ethnic minority communities in poverty reduction, new-style rural area ...
Vietnamese women increase their 'power' in business: report
The proportion of women-owned businesses has tended to increase over recent years, from about 21% in 2011 to 24% in 2018, according to a survey report on private enterprises by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).The above data shows the similarities with the ...
Việt Nam's nationwide GPS stations debut
Việt Nam’s nationwide network of stations that constantly log and process satellite-based GPS data for better mapping and surveys, was officially launched Friday in Hà Nội. The network is expected to vastly modernise the country’s mapping and surveying technologies and deliver accurate and timely information.The ...
Investment in agricultural sector remains modest
The Government and the banking sector are paying more attention in enabling those involved in the agricultural sector to obtain loans from the bank, but the number of farmers and agricultural cooperatives to get access to bank loans remains modest, experts said at a seminar ...
The Fulbright Vietnamese Student Scholarship Program for academic year 2021-2022
The U.S. Mission in Vietnam is pleased to announce the Fulbright Vietnamese Student Scholarship Program for academic year 2021-2022. Established in 1946 and funded by the U.S. government, the Fulbright Program aims at achieving mutual understanding through academic and cultural exchange. Who can apply? Competition is open ...
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40% of localities to set up child-friendly investigation rooms in 2020-2025 period
Child-friendly investigation rooms will be established in 40% of cities and provinces nationwide in the 2020-2025 period, which is set as one of key targets of the Prime Minister-approved national action plan to prevent and combat violence against children and child sexual abuse in the ...
Young ASEAN Leaders Policy Initiative (YALPI) 2020
Young ASEAN Leaders Policy Initiative (YALPI) is an international forum which gathers and empowers youths to solve current social issues from the bottom-up aspect. Our goal is to create policy recommendations and Youth Outlook on the Future of ASEAN to influence the shaping of socio-political ...
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Vietnam’s only scientific journal listed in SCIE
The Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices (JSAMD) has become the first Vietnamese journal to be put forward in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) via the Web of Science which features the world’s leading citation databases.JSAMD focuses on publishing research works related to ...