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EU-funded programme helps improve Vietnam’s health sector
A budget support programme for Vietnam’s health sector funded by the European Union (EU) was reviewed in a ceremony held by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Hanoi on May 8. Speaking at the event, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Viet Tien highlighted the significant outcomes of ...
Asia-Pacific conference talks tertiary education
The 13th plenary session of the CONFRASIE (Regional Conference of Rectors of the member universities of the University Agency of the French-speaking world (AUF) in Asia-Pacific) took place in Ho Chi Minh City on May 7.Representatives from 88 universities and educational and research organisations from ...
16th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebration on way
Heads of State, Buddhist leaders and scholars, and Buddhists from some 100 countries and territories around the world will count among the 1,650 attendees at the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebration, to take place from May 12 to 14 at Tam Chuc Pagoda ...
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National population database to be connected this year
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has issued a plan to implement a project on simplifying administrative procedures, citizen papers and databases related to population management in 2019.The collection of citizen information has reached about 86 percent, of which 16 localities have completed collecting population ...
Pacific Partnership programme 2019 opens
The Pacific Partnership programme 2019 (PP19) kicked off in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province, on May 6.PP19 is taking place in Phu Yen province from May 6 to 18, with 117 activities, such as medical examinations and treatment for local people, professional exchanges in ...
Ministry issues official code of conduct for teachers and students
The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued a circular on code of conduct for teachers, students and parents from preschool to high school level nation-wide.The code aims to remind teachers, students as well as parents that they should follow ethical standards to build ...
Hanoi launches U=U campaign to control HIV/AIDS cases
The Undetectable=Untransmittable or K=K (Khong phat hien=Khong lay truyen) campaign was launched in Hanoi on May 3, with a training course on communications work for the campaign.The communications work will focus on helping healthcare staff to understand the campaign so to enable them to support ...
Balancing the scales: Using gender impact assessment in hydropower development
Oxfam Mekong Regional Water Governance program developed Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) manual Balancing the scales: Using gender impact assessment in hydropower development.The GIA manual is designed for use by hydropower and consulting companies involved in social and environmental impact assessments on dams.It is a resource ...
Projects to revive fishery resources in central provinces launched
The Prime Minister has instructed authorities of the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue to carry out fishery projects using compensation from the Taiwanese-invested Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation.The projects are expected to improve logistics and services ...
Vietnam sets to have 50% of businesses operating on digital platforms by 2025
A draft project on national digital transformation has set a target to have 50% of businesses operating on a digital basis by 2025.Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung announced the plan at a seminar on completing institutions and fundamental conditions for developing ...
