Vietnam Economic Times
Changes needed to legal framework on smart electricity grid
Final consultation workshop on assessment and recommendations for smart grid application held in Hanoi.A team of international consultants presented the results of a study and assessment of Vietnam’s existing legal framework, spoke of best international practices, and proposed a legal framework for the application of ...
Minh Do
More needed to strengthen links in global agricultural value chains
MARD & VCCI hold “Vietnamese Businesses: Links to Participate in Global Agricultural Value Chains” forum in Hanoi.In order to improve added value in Vietnam’s agricultural value chain, MARD has presented a number of solutions: (i) Promote the spread of information regarding links associated with production, ...
Nghi Do
Hanoi sets up weather warning system
The Institute of Geophysics at the Ministry of Science and Technology has successfully built a modern warning and monitoring system to collect input data for forecasting heavy rain and flooding in Hanoi. The modern monitoring system includes two X-band radars, eight stations for measuring electric fields, ...
Le Diem
Vietnam Reform and Development Forum held in Hanoi
The reform of market economy institutions was one of the issues discussed at the Vietnam Reform and Development Forum (VRDF) held in Hanoi on September 19 with the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.The VRDF this year was organized earlier than in previous years, ...
Ngoc Lan
'Innovate like a Swede 2019' launched in Hanoi
The Embassy of Sweden in Vietnam, in collaboration with Swedish companies, launched the “Innovate like a Swede 2019” contest on September 9 in Hanoi. Innovate like a Swede is an annual innovation contest for Vietnamese university students with the purpose of encouraging creativity and finding innovative ...
Nghi Do
Hanoi to host Control - Automation Conference & Exhibition
The fifth Vietnam International Conference and Exhibition on Control and Automation (VCCA 2019) will take place from September 4 to 7 at the Friendship Palace, 91 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.With the theme “Automation in the Industrial Revolution 4.0”, the event will include ...
Le Diem
NZ community project improves Cao Bang ethnic people's lives
A project on building strong and resilient communities in rural areas of northern Cao Bang province has brought about significant changes in the wellbeing of ethnic minorities, especially children and women in Tra Linh district, according to a recent report from ChildFund Vietnam. The project was ...
E-logistics sorting out supply
Leading logistics providers are looking to technological investment and e-logistics as Vietnam’s limits in infrastructure and connectivity continue. According to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), infrastructure investment demand in Vietnam in the 2016-2020 period has been projected at ...
Vietnam's population hits 96 million
The Central Steering Committee for the Population and Housing Census published preliminary results from the 2019 census on July 11 in Hanoi.As at April 1, Vietnam’s population was more than 96.2 million people, with men accounting for 49.8 per cent and women 50.2 per cent. ...
Workshop discusses water security
The “Towards a Safe, Clean and Resilient Water System” workshop was held in Hanoi on May 30, co-hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam.Stakeholders as well as international and domestic experts participated, discussing key points ...
