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Vietnam leads in digital transformation in education: UNICEF
Rana Flowers, Chief Representative of UNICEF in Vietnam, said Vietnam is leading other countries in digital transformation in the education sector.The expert said on the sidelines of the conference on digital transformation in ASEAN’s education sector that she is impressed by the great efforts and ...
Thuy Nga
Drastic measures needed to encourage workers to join social and health insurance
Many businesses have scaled down production and reduced their workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a decrease in the number of those participating in social and health insurance, as well as an increase in unpaid social security debts, experts have said.Vietnam Social Security and local social ...
Vietnam inspires the world in climate change response
After five years of efforts to carry out the international commitment on climate change and reduction of greenhouse gas emission, Vietnam completed the update on Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), and sent it to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) amidst the complicated ...
Record flooding kills 84 in central region so far
The death toll during recent severe flooding in the central region reached 84 while 38 others were missing as of 6pm of October 18, reported the Office of the Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. The devastated flooding, which has lasted for more ...
ITU Digital World 2020 to open next week on digital transformation in management
ITU Digital World 2020 will open in Hanoi on October 20, with one of the focuses being the transformation of management activities in the digital environment.Also, key discussions at the event will be how digital nation strategies have been changing in the COVID-19 pandemic; the ...
Vietnam among top countries of sex ratio imbalance at birth
As Vietnam is listed among three countries with the highest rate of sex ratio imbalance at birth, local authorities are making efforts to raise public awareness and tighten regulations to shorten the gap.According to the latest report on the world’s population conducted by United Nations ...
Enabling livelihood changes
Thanks to the support of domestic and international organisations, the local authorities, as well as encouraging family members, many ethnic minority women in the northern mountainous regions of Vietnam have overcome the shadow of traditional gender roles to create happier lives.Many reasons hinder the emancipation ...
Hoang Oanh
Salary increases in 2020 lowest in 10 years: survey
Salaries increased by 6.5 percent this year at multinational companies (MNCs) and 5.2 percent at Vietnamese companies, and are forecast to increase by 7 percent and 7.7 percent next year, according to the Talentnet – Mercer Total Remuneration Survey.Speaking at a webinar held to release ...
Platform hoped to help with digital transformation in education
A school management platform called MISA QLTH was introduced by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on October 9 with a view to helping promote digital transformation in Vietnam. Developed by the MISA Joint Stock Company, the platform focuses on education management, school management, ...
Netherlands-funded project helps promote Women’s economic empowerment
A conference to review the results of the project “Enhancing Opportunities for Women’s Enterprises” (EOWE) was jointly organised by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation in Vietnam (SNV) in Hanoi on October 12.As part of the “Funding Leadership and Opportunities ...