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Charity movement launched on iNhandao platform
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam attended the programme “Connecting millions of hearts” in Hanoi on October 1 to launch a charity movement on the iNhandao platform and debut digital platforms in education, health care and culture. The event was part of the project on ...
Danang begins one million ‘green’ house projects
Danang Department of Industry and Trade has launched a pilot project on the development of a million green roof-top solar power houses. The project, which was jointly developed with the centre for Green Innovation Development (Green ID), aims to raise potential solar power in the ...
Mechanism needed to get employers engaged in job training
Few employers are engaged in the links among the Government, job trainers, employers and trainees’ families due to the lack of a binding mechanism, vice director of Hanoi’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thanh Nhan said.With improved budgets for education, many families ...
Vietnam sets 17 sustainable development goals to 2030
The Government has set 17 sustainable development goals to 2030, in Decree No 136/NQ-CP which was issued recently.The decree outlines general tasks and solutions to realise the goals, with focus sharpened on completing institutions and policies, enhancing communications, promoting the role of and participation by ...
Database on recognition, enforcement of foreign courts’ judgments in Vietnam released
The Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam and the UK Embassy, held a workshop on presentation of the database on the recognition and enforcement in Vietnam of foreign courts’ judgments and foreign arbitral awards. The database is posted on ...
Roadmap recommended for offshore wind power development
Vietnam is capable of generating 10 GW of electricity by offshore wind farms by 2030, suggested studies carried out by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the World Bank (WB).The suggestion was presented at a workshop on recommended roadmap and policy for Vietnam to tap ...
Vietnam steps up clean energy development: report
The year 2020 marks a major turning point in the energy industry of Vietnam, with clean energy strengthening its solid position and establishing itself as a profitable sector with significant potential for development, while coal-fired thermal power no longer holding the position as a favoured ...
Rice industry must diversify products: experts
Despite having great potential, Vietnamese rice-based products remain rudimentary and unpolished, severely hampering their ability to compete on the global market, according to industry experts.According to the Department of Agro-Processing and Market Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vietnam’s exports of ...
HCM City to turn Can Gio into sustainable eco-urban area
Ho Chi Minh City plans to turn Can Gio District into an ecological urban area as part of efforts to urbanise it and improve the quality of life for locals. The PM has approved the 9.3 billion USD Can Gio Sea Encroachment Project, which is expected to ...
Climate change compels Vietnamese firms to restructure: Report
Along with its challenges, Vietnamese companies see climate change as an opportunity to speed up restructuring, reorganise production, and create new products and technologies, according to a report from the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Asian Foundation released on September 16.The ...