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Vietnam has been immersed in a golden period of urbanisation with a growing number of city development projects. This period is predicted to continue after 2050 but could prove challenging.Keep reading ...

Multidimensional poverty is a well-used concept in identifying multiple types of deprivation, including health, education, and living standards. In Vietnam, migrants flocking to big cities, with dreams of making a better life for themselves and their family, are also vulnerable to multidimensional poverty.Keep reading ...

Việt Nam ranked ninth out of 20 economies in the Sustainable Trade Index 2018 released by the Hinrich Foundation last week, up up two points in comparison with 2016’s result. The report was developed by the non-profit foundation Hinrich Foundation and British research and analysis firm The Economist ...

Vietnam is drawing closer to the target of raising the ­education system to advanced regional level by 2030, and ­accomplishing the tasks set out by a government resolution on regulating comprehensive reforms in education five years ago.Keep reading ...

All households and commercial establishments in HCM City have to segregate their solid waste at source into organic and other wastes from Saturday. The rubbish has in fact to be classified into three types – organic, recyclable and other wastes.Keep reading ...

Construction of a Japan-built metro line in Ho Chi Minh City might have to be halted after the end of 2018 as unpaid contractors’ wage has amounted to more than US$100 million, the Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam said in a letter.Keep reading ...

Joint oil exploration between China and Philippines in the South China Sea (called East Sea by Việt Nam) can only be conducted in waters over which the two have sovereignty and sovereign rights as per international law.Keep reading ...

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s two largest cities, will invest some VND4.2 trillion ($180 million) and VND1.2 trillion ($51.4 million), respectively, in a School Milk Program at all kindergartens and primary schools from 2018 to 2020. Nearly 4 million kids in Hanoi and ...

Taiwan’s action is a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. It is also threat to peace, stability, safety and maritime security in the South China Sea, it added.Keep reading ...

As many as 89 percent of HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral drug (ARV) treatment in Vietnam have signed up for health insurance cards so far, with the figure expected to exceed 90 percent by the end of this year. Keep reading ...