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Seminar talks solid waste management in Southeast Asia
French non-governmental organisation GRET Vietnam and partners held an international seminar in Hanoi on May 15 to discuss solid waste management in suburban, small and medium-sized urban areas in Southeast Asia, within the framework of a project on waste management in rural areas.The event aimed ...
National week for disaster prevention and control launched
The national week for natural disaster prevention and control 2019 was officially launched in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 14. The week aims to raise public awareness of the efforts to build a society resilient to natural disasters for sustainable development.Keep reading ...
Over US$21 million in support of women-led SMEs in Vietnam and Pacific
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), through the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), is committed to providing support worth nearly US$20.2 million for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) in Vietnam and the Pacific to access critical financing and training.The grant – the second that ADB ...
Trung Hung
Ten outstanding achievements under 2018 National Target Programmes announced
The Central Steering Committee for National Target Programmes (NTPs) for the 2016-2020 period has announced the top 10 outstanding events of the NTPs in 2018.For the first time, the multi-dimensional poverty report in Vietnam was developed and published. The report provides an overview of the ...
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 ...
Boosting Mekong Delta sustainable development
After more than a year of implementing the Government’s resolution 120/NQ-CP on the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta in response to climate change, up to now, the Mekong Delta has gained a number of achievements. It is necessary to build a new rural scheme for ...
Anh Quang
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Vietnam plans to raise retirement age to 62 for men and 60 for women
The retirement age in Vietnam is expected to increase to 62 for men and 60 for women under proposals put forward by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).The current retirement age is 60 for men and 55 for women.In the first option, ...
