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Poverty reducing in Vietnam but not ‘steadily’: minister
Vietnam’s poverty rate is dropping, but there is a high rate of people falling back into poverty, a government minister has said. Speaking at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee Monday, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said there ...
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Fishing to be forbidden in Ha Long Bay’s natural reserves
The People’s Committee in Ha Long City, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, has announced that all kinds of fishing will be banned in Ha Long Bay’s natural reserve sites as of October 1. Only authority-approved fishing and diving activities for tourism using traditional tools ...
VNA Reporter
ODA and the trap of preferential loans
Vietnam, which has been using ODA (official development assistance) capital for 25 years, has looked at the situation realistically and found the problems of ODA.Keep reading ...
Mai Lam
Vietnam enhances diabetes screening
Vietnam has instituted many screening programmes for diabetes and pre-diabetes as part of efforts to reduce the rate of undiagnosed diabetics and protect people from cardiometabolic disorders which are intrinsically linked with diabetes and a major cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Hot on social media: 7 people died at the music festival
7 people died at the music festival took place at the West lake water park (Hanoi) in 16.9 night shocked the social media. Cause of those 7 deaths is attributed to drug use.Keep reading ...
Fed’s interest rate hike could affect Vietnam’s budget balance
The likely move by the United States Federal Reserve System on further hiking the interest rate and the ongoing trade war between the United States and China could have an adverse impact on Vietnam’s State budget balance and public and national debts in the coming ...
SGT Reporter
Vietnam urges Facebook to open office ahead of controversial cyber law
Vietnam has asked Facebook to open a local office as the Communist-ruled country increases pressure on global technology firms to abide by a controversial cyber security law.Keep reading ...
Mai Nguyen
Wind power price rise a positive sign for VN’s renewable energy development
Higher feed-in tariffs for wind power projects in Viet Nam will help push forward the completion of many projects and ensure they begin operation.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam in search of new growth drivers
Vietnam is halfway through its economic restructuring plan for the 2016-2020 period, with such bright spots as macroeconomic stability, a recovery to high growth and improved growth quality.Keep reading ...
NDO Reporter
Vietnam tells Facebook to remove 'toxic information'
Facebook’s vice president of public policy for the Asia-Pacific, Simon Milner, expressed his company’s readiness to support Vietnam in areas relevant to the digital era. Facebook will discuss with Vietnam issues that many other countries also face, especially cybersecurity, and the two sides agreed to ...
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