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Flood and drought remain key challenges for Mekong region: Report
Extreme low flows and extensive flooding of different communities along the Mekong River last year and an increasing number of droughts that have occurred in many parts of the region in recent years are among the signs that the Mekong region is facing increasing risks ...
Workshop on UNCITRAL Model Law regarding enforcement of arbitral awards
A consultation workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 15 on the study report on provisions of the UNCITRAL Model Law regarding the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. Co-organised by the Ministry of Justice, UNDP Vietnam and the British Embassy in Hanoi, ...
Contest seeks digital solutions to traffic-safety education
A contest on digital technologies in traffic safety education and communication has been launched. Eligible participants include anyone under 16 years old. The Agency for Southern Affairs under the Ministry of Science and Technology in cooperation with the Centre for Young Science and Technology Development ...
Workshop looks at boosting gender equality in new-style rural area development
Gender equality should be included in the National Target Programme on New Rural Development as well as new-style rural area building criteria, by mainstreaming gender issues during the implementation of the programme in the years to come, a workshop in Hanoi on June 11 heard.The ...
Voices of Vietnamese children survey released
Result of the survey “The Voices of Vietnamese Children” was released by the Management and Sustainable Development Institute (MSD) and the Save the Children International (SCI) in Hanoi on June 2.The survey polled nearly 1,700 Vietnamese children aged 11-16 in urban and rural areas, both ...
Rural residents in Mekong Delta need access to clean water
All residents in rural areas of the Mekong Delta must have access to clean water, Nguyen Hoang Hiep, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said at a seminar held in Soc Trang province on May 27. About 96,000 households with a total of 430,000 people ...
Legal enforcement of child abuse prevention reviewed
Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA)’s Committee of Judicial Affairs, Le Thi Nga, presented a report on the outcomes of legal enforcement of child abuse prevention and control from January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2019 during the 14th NA’s ninth session in Hanoi on ...
Promoting role of Vietnamese youths in global dialogue
The United Nations (UN) Office in Vietnam held the first online youth forum in Hanoi on May 24 under the theme “Shaping Our Future”. At the forum, Vietnamese youths contributed initiatives and solutions in four key issues, namely climate change and environment, social equality, power of music, ...
Da Nang targets e-government, smart city by 2030
The Central city of Da Nang is poised to complete the building of a smart city connected with the networks of smart cities in the country and in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region by 2030.Da Nang was the first city in Vietnam ...
Roof-top solar power projects promoted in central, Central Highlands regions
More than 5,000 households in the central and Central Highlands regions have installed roof-top solar power systems with a total capacity of 150 MWp, generating 85.46 million kWh of electricity to the national grid.With more average daily sun hours than other regions in Vietnam, the ...