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INVITATION to #CountdownPlastic
Upon the occasion on the World Environment Day, the France Embassy in Vietnam discloses invitation to #CountdownPlastic event.The event will be held at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, on Monday [4 June 2018] from 9 to 11.30 a.m, with the following details:– Signing Ceremony of the Code of Conduct ...
Vietnam works to tackle alarming smoking issues
Support hotlines have been set up and a tax hike has been mooted to tackle smoking in Vietnam, where more than 100 people are killed by smoking-related diseases per day.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
No new health insurance cards next year: VSI
No new health insurance cards will be issued from 2019, according to Việt Nam Social Insurance (VSI). Nguyễn Hoàng Phương, deputy director of the Information Technology Centre at VSI, said at a press conference on Wednesday that the VSI system would continue to update participants’ data without the ...
VNS Reporter
Việt Nam slips in childhood index
Việt Nam has outperformed some ASEAN neighbours including Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines in keeping children safe and happy, but inequality is holding its poorest children back, a report revealed.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
High housing prices: unaffordable for Y generation
The Y-generation, or those aged 20-30, are important clients as they account for 35 percent of the country’s total population. However, only a modest proportion of the clients own housing.Keep reading ...
Thanh Lich
Foreign investors rush to Vietnamese plastics market
Vietnamese plastic firms are under big pressure to make restructure to be able to compete against foreign counterparts, who have made many mergers and acquisitions of domestic firms in the past few years.Keep reading ...
Thao Le
Central city calls for PPP waste treatment project
Waste incineration, gasification, and refuse-derived fuel technologies are sustainable solutions in dealing with Đà Nẵng’s future waste treatment, as it looks to become a ‘green’ city by 2025.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam condemns China for live-fire drills in Paracels
Vietnam on Thursday sent a strong condemnation against China’s conducting live-fire drills in its Paracels (Hoang Sa) Islands earlier this month. The action was a gross violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty, the ministry’s spokesperson, Le Thi Thu Hang, said at a press briefing in Hanoi. Keep reading ...
Khanh Lynh
Government issues warning on router-hacking virus
The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications’ Authority of Information Security on Tuesday warned that routers and storages in Việt Nam have been exposed to the VPNFilter virus. The virus has affected over 500,000 routers and storages in many countries, including Việt Nam, it said.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Embassies, int’l organisations join in preventing plastic pollution in VN
Twenty-two embassies and international organisations in Vietnam will sign a code of conduct on plastic pollution prevention on June 4 to mark World Environment Day (June 5), according to the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam. Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
