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Vietnam triumphs at UN human rights review: Official
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved Vietnam’s National Report under the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), with the country accepting a record 84.7% of recommendations, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has said.He said at the September ...
ASEAN looks to promoting safety, fairness for migrant workers
The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ACMW) has been held in Luang Prabang, Laos, under the chair of Lylayphong Sisomvang, Director General of Planning and International ...
Vietnam working seriously to secure sustainable development: Deputy PM
Vietnam has been making serious efforts to realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amid its current socio-economic situation, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long told the first meeting of the National Council for Sustainable Development in Hanoi on September 25.Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment ...
Human resources development programme for semiconductor industry approved
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on September 21 signed Decision No. 1017/QD-TTg approving a programme on developing human resources for the semiconductor industry until 2030 with a vision to 2050. Under the decision, Vietnam aims to train and develop high quality human resources for ...
Vietnam needs to build disaster-resilient homes, infrastructure
In light of climate change and the increasing frequency of extreme weather phenomena, relevant ministries must consider appropriate models for housing and educational facilities in disaster-prone areas to mitigate damage and enhance disaster response capabilities.Following the terrible losses from Typhoon Yagi, Tran Ngoc Chinh, President ...
Vietnam commits to joint effort for resilient, water-secure Southeast Asia
Vietnam is dedicated to advancing shared goals for a resilient and water-secure Southeast Asia, said Nguyen Thi Thu Linh, Director General of Vietnam National Mekong Committee as she attended a regional dialogue on water security on September 18.The Vietnamese representative also proposed key areas where ...
Bac Giang focusing on developing mountainous, ethnic minority-inhabited areas
The northern province of Bac Giang will keep focusing on effectively implementing projects, programmes, and policies to boost the development of mountainous and ethnic minority-inhabited areas, according to deputy head of the provincial Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs Truong Van Bao.In the 2024-2026 period, the ...
General Statistics Office: Six measures to boost stable economic development after floods
Floods have directly affected agricultural production, industry, tourism, and transport as rising waters impact material infrastructure. Do Thi Ngoc, Deputy Director General of the General Statistics Office, recently granted an interview to the VietnamPlus on the topic.To cope with the situation, ensuring social security and ...
First health science institute in Mekong Delta to open in 2025
The first Health Science Institute in the Mekong Delta is set to open in the first quarter of 2025. The institute, located in Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city, will support teaching, learning and research activities for lecturers and students in health-related fields of Nam ...
Public hospitals need to adopt international standards for quality improvement: official
Vietnamese public hospitals need to adopt international standards to enhance their quality and meet the increasing demands of the population, said an official from the Ministry of Health on August 30.Presentations at the conference focused on topics such as current challenges to hospital management, challenges and ...
