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IT helps the blind get better life
More than 3,500 out of over 1 million blind people in Vietnam have used computer proficiently for the work and daily life, President of the Vietnam Blind Association Pham Viet Thu noted at a conference on solutions to information technology (IT) development for the blind ...
VietnamNet Reporter
25 million child marriages prevented in last decade due to accelerated progress, according to new UNICEF estimates
The prevalence of child marriage is decreasing globally with several countries seeing significant reductions in recent years, UNICEF said today. Overall, the proportion of women who were married as children decreased by 15 per cent in the last decade, from 1 in 4 to approximately ...
United Nations
National land database to be completed in 2020
A national land database will be completed in 2020 and information on land from the smallest administrative unit to the central level would be available. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) said at a recent conference that the public will also be able ...
VNA Reporter
Southern region sees more chickenpox cases
The number of chickenpox cases in the southern region has been increasing in recent days, with many newborn babies getting infected. The chickenpox season begins in February and lasts until June, peaking in May and June, said Truong Huu Khanh, head of the HCM City ...
VNA Reporter
Suffering downstream of polluting coal plants
The heavy toll taken by coal-fired power plants has prompted many pro-environmental international organisations to oppose banks in several nations that plan to provide loans for these plants in Vietnam, which mandatorily still considers coal a big power generator for the energy-thirsty country.Keep reading ...
Khoi Nguyen
Provinces choose clean energy, farms over multimillion-dollar projects
The central and southern regions are choosing to develop environmentally friendly projects rather than mining and industrial projects. Keep reading ...
Kim Chi
Vietnam to put Grab, Uber under taxi-like regulations
Vietnam’s transport ministry has long been determined to subject ride-hailing apps to the same regulations as traditional taxicabs, but has been struggling to put forward feasible solutions to do so.Keep reading ...
Son Luong
Vietnam well implements gender equality-related goals
Vietnam is one of the nations gaining great achievements in ensuring gender equality and assessed by the United Nations as a bright spot in carrying out Millennium Development Goals. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Vietnamese population in Japan quadruples over five years: report
The Vietnamese expat population in Japan increased by four times from 2010-2016 to 232,562. Keep reading ...
Minh Nga
Ministries work to improve environment protection in transportation
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the Ministry of Transport (MOT) have agreed to work more closely together to protect the environment and cope with climate change in the field of transportation during the 2018-21 period. Under the agreement signed in Hà ...
Hai Ngoc - Chau Tuan
