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New approach to energy strategy urged
Director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics Tran Dinh Thien has called for taking new approach to energy strategy, with saving energy in production and consumption as compulsory. Thien said Vietnam’s energy resources are abundant, but it is hard for Vietnam to compete due to high ...
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Students’ mental health needs more attention
About 80 percent of students have problems that they want to share with others and want a private space in the school to seek help and talk about their problems, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s surveys conducted in the capital city of ...
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Vietnam shares experience in ensuring indigenous peoples’ rights
The Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) is attending the 17th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), which takes place from April 16 to 27 at the UN Headquarters in New York. In a speech, a representative of the ...
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Labour research contest looks to better labour policies
The Ministry of Labour Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Vietnam have launched the 2018 Labour Research Contest with the topic of “Research for exploring Industrial Relations practices and its reflection toward better policies”.Keep reading ...
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Increasing malaria in disadvantaged areas threatens Vietnam’s progress
Vietnam has been making great strides to move from malaria control towards elimination of the disease, but increasing malaria in disadvantaged areas is threatening the country’s overall progress.Keep reading ...
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Vietnam faces shortage of skilled midwives in mountainous areas: reports
Vietnam is facing a significant shortage of skilled birth attendants in hard-to-reach areas and a significant difference in the competency of birth attendants in regions, according to midwifery, maternal, family planning reports.Keep reading ...
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Rising thermal power ash raises alarm
Coal ash inventory generated by Vietnam’ thermal power plants amounted to 25.2 million tonnes last year, while the number factories are still on the rise, raising an alarm of no more room for storage in the next few year.Keep reading ...
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Seminar introduces sustainable energy solutions for community
Low-cost models and sustainable energy solutions applied for the community in rural and mountainous areas were introduced at a recent seminar in Hanoi, which was jointly held by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Live & Learn and the French Cultural Centre (L’Espace) in ...
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About 129 million USD poured into fintech industry
Start-ups in Vietnam have invested around 129 million USD in the field of fintech, according to Varun Mittal, Ernst & Young (EY) ASEAN fintech leader. EY Vietnam announced the results of the ASEAN FinTech Census 2018 in Hanoi on April 12.Keep reading ...
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Non Nuoc Cao Bang named second global geopark in Vietnam
Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in the northern border province of Cao Bang was recognised as a global geopark by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council in Paris on April 12. This is the second UNESCO-recognised Global Geopark in Vietnam after Dong Van Karst Plateau, which ...
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