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Vietnam suggests gender equality solutions at ASGP’s session
Secretary General of the Vietnamese National Assembly Bui Van Cuong delivered a speech on gender equality in parliaments at the plenary session of the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (ASGP) in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain on March 13 (local time). The Vietnamese ...
2023 National Press Festival to open this month
As the biggest festival in the press circle, the event is expected to bring together 63 journalists’ associations of cities and provinces and 60 central and local press agencies, with 87 booths displaying outstanding publications in 2022 and the first quarter of this year.The festival ...
Annual report on foreign investment for 2022 released in Vietnam
The 2022 annual report of foreign investment in Vietnam was announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 10.The report is authored by Prof., Dr. Nguyen Mai – President of Vietnam’s Association of Foreign-Invested Enterprises (VAFIE), with reference to documents of many prestigious international organisations ...
As many people quit Vietnam's social security system as were joining it
An increasing number of people have quit Vietnam’s social security system in recent years, raising concerns about the state budget having to take care for old people without pension.More than 4.25 million people joined the system between 2016 and 2021. However, 4.06 million people quit ...
Hong Chieu
White book on religion, religious policies in Việt Nam released
A comprehensive white book exploring religion and religious policies in Việt Nam was unveiled at a monthly conference hosted by the Authority of Foreign Information Service, a division of the Ministry of Information and Communication dedicated to providing foreign-related information in Hà Nội on Thursday ...
More needs to be done to meet mandate of disclosing information online: study
Despite an improvement in the online disclosure of district-level land use plans and provincial-level land pricing frameworks, the difference between the reviews in 2021 and 2022 was not significant, according to recent research findings. The findings were shared at a thematic discussion jointly organised by ...
Health Ministry, AstraZeneca Vietnam cooperate in building sustainable health system
The Ministry of Health and AstraZeneca Vietnam on March 8 signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation under which they will work with partners to promote existing and new programmes to improve public awareness of diseases, prevention, and early detection.Vietnam’s health system has been heavily affected ...
Decade-long general planning scheme for Cuu Long river basin approved
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a decision to approve the general planning scheme of the Cuu Long (Mekong) river basin for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.The planning scheme aims to ensure water security in the river basin, and reserve, ...
ASEAN integrated river management project launched
A five-year regional project on Reducing Pollution and Preserving Environmental Flows in East Asian Seas Through the Implementation of Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) was launched in Manila, the Philippines on February 16.Supported by Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), ...
Thuy Dung
Vietnam aims to have 1,800 vocational education facilities by 2025
Vietnam has set a target to have 1,800 vocational education facilities by 2025, including three national high-quality vocational training centres and six regional centres. Such figures are part of a national plan for a network of vocational education facilities during the 2021-2030 period, with a ...
