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Forum explores potential of innovation in health sector
A forum was held at the National Innovation Centre (NIC) in Hanoi on October 29 with a focus on the application of medical technology to health care.The event, part of the NIC opening ceremony and the Vietnam International Innovation Expo 2023 from October 28 to ...
USAID helps Vietnam phase out TB by 2030
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue support for the Vietnamese Government to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) by 2030, with new cases cut by 90% and deaths reduced by 95%, USAID’s Mission Director for Vietnam Aler Grubbs said on October 27.The USAID project, carried out in ...
Gender issues, social welfare highlighted in migration studies to better support migrants
Increasing migrant trends are calling for new solutions to ensure migrants’ rights and well-being, particularly for women, said experts at an international scientific conference on migration in social integration. Scholars and professionals from Vietnam, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Thailand and China gathered on October 24 ...
Data For Life 2023 competition draws hundreds of entries
The “Data For Life 2023” competition had received nearly 200 entries from 197 teams with more than 580 participants nationwide since its launch in early August to September 30, said a representative from the ministry’s Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order on October ...
Workshop discusses population database, digital government
An international workshop on population database and digital government was held in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on October 20, with the theme of developing and exploiting the national database on population to better serve people and enterprises.Participants discussed effective models and achievements in ...
Joint efforts needed for sustainable development of rice farming in Mekong Delta
The Vietnamese agricultural sector is calling on all parties to join in the sustainable development of 1 million ha of low-emission high-quality rice production in the Mekong Delta so as to improve the quality and efficiency of the rice industry. The project was built amid ...
Conference spotlights public governance’s role in socio-economic recovery
The 29th General Assembly and the 68th Conference of the Eastern Regional Organisation for Public Administration (EROPA) are taking place in Hanoi on October 16-20, highlighting the role of public governance in socio-economic recovery and development towards sustainable development goals.The event, hosted by the National ...
More special mechanisms proposed to speed up national target programmes
The Government has proposed the National Assembly allow the application of additional special mechanisms to remove difficulties and obstacles facing national target programmes, thus speeding up their progress in the coming time, according to Minister of Planning and Investment (MPI) Nguyen Chi Dung.The three underway national ...
National anti-corruption strategy issued
The Government has issued Resolution 168/NQ-CP on the national strategy on corruption and negative phenomena prevention and control until 2030, highlighting five major groups of tasks and solutions to enhance the efficiency of the work.The solutions include completing policy and legal regulations regarding socio-economic management ...
Increased data sharing crucial to Mekong River management: Study
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) released a study on October 9, highlighting the need for China and Southeast Asian nations to share data on storage levels and hydropower operations as water levels in the river at historic lows due to climate change and human activities.The ...
