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Vietnamese enterprises raise awareness about SDGs
Many Vietnamese enterprises lack understanding about sustainable development goals (SDGs) and are not applying them to their business, Tran Thi Lan Anh, deputy general secretary of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said at the forum “Responsible Business Forum – Vietnam” held in Ho ...
Retirement age to rise as from 2021
The retirement age for male and female workers will increase from 60 and 55 at present to 62 and 60 respectively in 2035 under the revised Labour Code that was passed by National Assembly deputies on November 20.The document, which sailed through the legislature with ...
Vietnam officially becomes Chair of ADMM, ADMM Plus
The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has officially assumed the role of Chair of ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and ADMM Plus for 2020.At a ceremony held in Bangkok on November 18, Politburo member, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defence Minister Gen. ...
Vietnam gets help with rice cultivation
Vietnam is receiving support to apply remote sensor technology in rice production.Phase 3 of the project ‘Remote Sensing-based Information and Insurance for Crops in emerging Economies’ (RIICE) was launched in Hanoi on November 13. The Swiss-funded project will support the use of satellite data for ...
Experts discuss report on ecosystem degradation
The ‘Tentative agenda for national dialogue and consultation workshop on draft national ecosystem assessment report’ event was held by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and its partners. Vietnam’s ecosystems are ...
Report on education human resources transformation in Asia released
The Education Commission has released a report on the transformation of human resources for education in Asia.Ju-Ho Lee, a commissioner of the Education Commission and former Minister of Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea, said that many countries are facing shortage of teachers and unequal allocation of the ...
Vietnam Energy Outlook Report 2019 launched
Vietnam Energy Outlook Report 2019 (EOR), one of the outstanding results of the cooperation between Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and Denmark’s Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate, was launched in Hanoi on November 4.The EOR presented three scenarios to achieve the goal of ...
ASEAN forum discusses quality culture in higher education institutions
More than 250 delegates, from over 150 higher education institutions of 15 countries in the region and around the world, discussed quality culture in higher education institutions at the ASEAN-Quality Assurance Forum 2019 which opened in Hanoi on November 7. The event, entitled “Networking for Building ...
Half of Mekong Delta to be lost under sea level: research
More than half of the Mekong Delta will disappear under sea level in the next two generations if no action is taken now, research has found.The results of the five-year-long ‘Rise and Fall’ research project funded by the Netherlands government announced recently shed light on ...
35th ASEAN Summit: Plenary session officially opens
The plenary session of the 35th ASEAN Summit officially opened in Thailand in the evening of November 2.The session is focusing on security issues, sustainable development, the environment and ocean waste. The 35th ASEAN Summit and related meetings are expected to discuss measures to intensify the building of ...