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Hydropower dams endangering aquatic resources on Serepok River
The rich aquatic resources on Serepok River are in danger as more hydropower dams are being built on the mainstream, leading to changes in the water current and environment. Serepok has a basin area of 12,030 square kilometers in Vietnam and mainstream total length of 290 ...
Thien Nhien
Millennial shoppers to drive future of Vietnam’s e-commerce market
Defined as those born between 1980 and 2000, the millennial generation is shaping up to become the largest age group of online shoppers in Vietnam. This expanding millennial group has prompted e-commerce platforms in Vietnam to alter strategies to cater to the younger generation.Keep reading ...
Thanh Van
Innovations in Education and Training: Empowering Your Staff and Your Children
Apollo Education & Training and EuroCham’s Human Resources and Training Sector Committee will organize an interactive talk titled “Innovations in Education and Training: Empowering Your Staff and Your Children”. The talk will address some of the practical ways that technology is transforming staff training and ...
EuroCham
50,000 people living with HIV not know their condition
Some 50,000 people living with HIV across the country do not know they are affected with the virus, making up 20 per cent of the total number of people living with HIV. The information was released by Võ Hải Sơn, an expert from the Việt ...
VNS Reporter
1.5 million students still not covered by health insurance
Around 1.5 million students nationwide, or 7.5 per cent of all students, have not joined the national health insurance scheme, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Land disputes remain complicated - chief inspector
Complaints and denunciations related to land have eased this year but land disputes are as complicated as ever, Government chief inspector Le Minh Khai told the National Assembly on November 7. Khai said the number of complainants coming to State administrative agencies in 2017 has ...
Hung Le
IP considerations in technology transfer to Vietnam and South-East Asia
South-East Asia is enjoying a shift in interest with respect to innovative investment. While the last 30-40 years have seen China and Taiwan receive the benefit of innovative investment by way of technology transfers, companies are now looking to the South-East Asia region in general, ...
Eurocham
New policy encourages CBU car imports, rather than assembling
While the Ministry of Finance (MOF) believes that the tentative policy on reducing the tariff conditionally on car part imports will help boost the domestic automobile industry, automobile joint ventures believe the policy will encourage them to import CBU cars instead of assembling cars domestically.Keep ...
VietnamNet Reporter
UNICEF Issues Statement on Impact of Typhoon Damrey on Children in Viet Nam
Typhoon Damrey that has battered Viet Nam is likely to be one of the worst storms to strike the country’s central southern coastal region in years. According to the latest report from Vietnamese authorities, at least 4 children died and 2 are still missing.Keep reading ...
UNICEF Viet Nam
Where Is Vietnam’s Economy Headed as It Hosts APEC?
Outlook appears generally positive as Hanoi gears up for the meeting, but uncertainties still remain. Later this week, Vietnam will host regional leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting (APEC) in Danang. Keep reading ...
Luke Hunt