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EVN: All hydropower dams are safe
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has confirmed that all hydropower dams under its management are absolutely in safe condition. The affirmation was made following concerns of safety of dams and reservoirs of hydropower plants after the recent crumbling of Laos’ Xe Pian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam.Keep ...
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Forest quality declining despite coverage expansion: expert
Although the forest coverage has increased, the quality of Vietnam’s forests have been declining, Director of the Silviculture Research Institute Tran Lam Dong said at a discussion in Hanoi on July 24.Keep reading ...
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Military Region 5 asks units to join rescue efforts in Laos
Shortly after receiving information about the collapse of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in Laos, the High Command of Military Region 5 of Vietnam asked its South Laos Friendship Co. Ltd. to send 10 medical workers and hundreds of personnel to join rescue and ...
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Vietnam listed among 19 iodine-deficient countries
The Iodine Global Network has ranked Vietnam among the top 19 iodine-deficient countries, according to the Vietnamese Health Ministry’s National Institute of Nutrition (NIN).Keep reading ...
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Vietnam moves to control non-communicable diseases
Diagnosis and management of outpatient treatment of non-communicable diseases like hypertension at commune-level health stations will be the focus of the Project on Strengthening Management of Hypertension and Diabetes at Commune Health Station and Communication on Salt Use Reduction.Keep reading ...
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List of scraps permitted for import to be shortened: Ministry
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) is seeking to remove scrap parts used for manufacturing from allowed import lists which either contribute to polluting the environment or can be supplied locally, as specified in Decision No.73/2014/QD-TTg.Keep reading ...
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Strong actions needed to not turn Vietnam into world’s scrap destination
To prevent Vietnam becoming a destination for scrap from other countries, ministries, sectors and localities need to enhance coordination in managing scrap imports and use of scrap as production material, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has said.Keep reading ...
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Vietnam ranks 45th in Global Innovation Index
Vietnam ranks 45th out of 126 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018, up 14 places compared to 2016, according to the GII report announced by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on July 10. Keep reading ...
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Success of family planning - premise for sustainable development
Significant achievements have bên recorded in the population-family planning work in Vietnam in the past years, including maintaining a stable population growth rate and replacement level fertility, among others. Keep reading ...
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Nearly 57,000ha of alternative forests planted across Vietnam
Nearly 57,000 hectares of alternative forests were planted across Vietnam as of June 30, equal to 84 percent of the total area needed to be grown after forest land had been shifted to other purposes.Keep reading ...
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