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Vietnam promotes circular economy in waste recycling
Many businesses in Vietnam have developed circular economy models, focusing on waste-to-energy and producing building materials from the ash and slag of thermal power plants.Regarding difficulty in the development of a circular economy, experts said Vietnam is confronted with many challenges relating to institutional capacity ...
Viet Nam targets to have 5 cities of international stature by 2050
Viet Nam strives to develop at least five cities of international stature by 2050, serving as focal points for enhancing linkages and development with regional and international networks.Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a Decision approving the master plan for urban and rural ...
Healthcare sector to speed up use of AI for better service
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging diagnostics helps doctors reduce working time and make decisions faster with higher accuracy, Dr Mai Hong Son from the Military Hospital 108 shared at a medical conference in Da Nang city on the weekend.Vietnam now has ...
Viet Nam contributes towards a zero-emission Asia
Viet Nam joined ten other member countries of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) at the second AZEC Ministerial Meeting held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 21. The event aims to discuss countries’ efforts to pursue net zero emissions targets. AZEC members include: Indonesia, Thailand, ...
Thuy Dung
Viet Nam guarantees rights of ethnic minorities
The Ministry of Information and Communications held a conference in Ha Noi on August 22 to provide an update on Viet Nam’s implementation of recommendations from the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).The Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs is developing a comprehensive action ...
KIm Loan
Social policy credit plays significant role in multidimensional poverty reduction
Social policy credit capital has played a significant role in reducing multidimensional poverty rate, from 14.2 percent in 2011 to 2.93 percent by the end of 2023.The above finding was released at a teleconference to review 10-year implementation of Directive No. 40-CT/TW of the 11th ...
Thuy Dung
Progress of a World Bank-funded Climate Resilience Project under review
A meeting on the progress of the World Bank-funded Mekong Delta Climate Resilience and Integrated Transformation Project (MERIT – WB11), which costs more than VND17.75 trillion (approximately $741 million) was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 12 under the chair ...
Vân Nguyễn
Law amendments aim to promote development of science and technology: Official
The amendments to the Law on Science and Technology are expected to create a smoother legal corridor for Vietnam to catch up with the global science and technology trend, according to Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy. He said that the revised Law ...
Challenges from labor quality
Vietnam’s continued development needs to be matched by the skills and knowledge of its workforceskills and knowledge of its workforce.Vietnam’s labor market faces several major limitations, including the quality of its workforce being largely inadequate and failing to meet the demands of a modern, flexible, ...
Vietnam gears up for fourth wave of FDI inflows
As Vietnam enters its 37th year of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), the country is on the cusp of a significant new phase.From a regulatory agency’s perspective, Director of the MPI’s Foreign Investment Agency Do Nhat Hoang noted a burgeoning new wave of investment into ...