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City develops use of robots to treat diseases
Centres specialising in using robots to treat diseases and cancers are being developed in HCM City in order to treat people throughout the country and foreign tourists, according to HCM City Department of Health. Keep reading ...
Climate change exposes HCMC to extreme weather
Extreme weather, especially abnormally heavy rain, has been increasingly frequent in HCMC this year as a result of climate change, according to the HCMC Steering Center of the Urban Flood Control Program (SCFC).Keep reading ...
Van Nam
VN to set up population database
A database to store, standardise and manage the basic information of all Vietnamese citizens will be put in use by early 2019, the Ministry of Public Security said, with the aim of simplifying administrative procedures.Keep reading ...
Vietnam Internet Forum
Vietnam Internet Forum will discuss Internet’s contribution to an open, sustainable and innovative society. Focus is on Internet accessibility and digital solutions for social impact under the theme #DigitalforGood. VIF17 is a platform for inter-sectoral discussion and interaction. It will be taking place on 27-28 ...
Vietnam Internet Forum
National database on natural resources, environment monitoring to be set up
The PM has approved a plan on the establishment of national database on natural resources and environment monitoring. Keep reading ...
Thuy Dung
Gov’t set socioeconomic goals for 2018
The Vietnamese Government sets growth goal of 6.5 – 6.7% for 2018 amid encouraging socio-economic signals in 2017, according to a report presented by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the opening ceremony of the Legislature’s ongoing 4th session. Keep reading ...
VGP
Vietnam to run out of sand in 5 years, say experts
Vietnamese authorities are looking at producing artificial sand amid warnings by experts that the country could run out of sand within five years due to over-exploitation of the natural product, local media reported. Keep reading ...
Strait Times News Staff
Energy efficiency turns SMEs into success story
Amid the spiralling ramifications of climate change in Vietnam, energy-saving and CO2-reducing technologies have proven an inevitable trend for small- and medium-sized enterprises. Keep reading ...
Vietnam Investment Review
Vietnam will not bolster economic growth at any cost: NA Central Inspection Commission
At the discussion session on October 24, the National Assembly’s deputies are calling for a sustainable economic growth, instead of at-any-cost growth. Keep reading ...
Tư Hoàng
Titanium mining puts environment at stake
Titanium mining and processing projects in central coast provinces have left negative impact on other economic sectors and put the environment at risk of severe pollution. Keep reading ...
Van Nam
