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Electricity of Vietnam to ensure power for dry season
Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) has drawn up a plan to ensure that power supply will meet the anticipated surge in demand during the dry season this year. EVN plans to complete 351 electricity works of 110 kV to 500 kV with a total power line ...
Experts share int'l experiences on youth development policy
Investing in young people and safeguarding their rights is essential for their development and for their families, communities and countries. Experts agreed to share international experiences on youth development policy at a workshop held on 2 March in Hanoi by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), with ...
NIN recommends milk, milk product rations
Vietnam’s National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) on 2 March released a recommendation on the use of milk and milk products in Vietnam. “This recommendation aims to improve the community’s awareness of the nutrient value of milk, the current reality of calcium deficiency and ways to better use milk ...
High prevalence of domestic violence during pregnancy: research
One in three, or 35 per cent of Vietnam’s pregnant women, are victims of domestic violence, mostly at the hands of husbands, according to doctors at Hanoi Medical University (HMU). Dr Nguyen Hoang Thanh from the HMU revealed the shocking data as part of a research ...
Hai Phong needs to choose investment projects with practical value: President
Vietnam’s Hai Phong needs to have a clear investment mechanism and select projects with practical benefits for both investors and the locality, President Truong Tan Sang said while visiting the northern port city on 1 March. He asked the locality to efficiently utilise investment in infrastructure ...
Interest rate race has Vietnamese businesses on edge
In anticipation of the central bank’s possible move to further limit the use of short-term deposits for loans, banks in Vietnam have rushed to attract savings with higher interest rates, starting a competitive race that might soon hurt many borrowers. Latest figures from the central bank’s ...
Wildlife trafficking poses risks to public health
Wildlife trafficking in Vietnam and the high demand for exotic meat, jewelry, medicine and even pets is a threat not only to bio-diversity, but also to public health, according to environment experts. Experts said the illegal trade of products, which has both domestic and international origins, ...
Vietnam rice exports rebound; prices stay low
Vietnam’s rice exports hit US$445 million in the first two months, twice the number of the same period last year, the agriculture ministry reported on 26 February. Keep reading ...
Work begins on route to link mountain town
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc launched the project to connect the Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressway with Lao Cai’s Sa Pa town in northern Lao Cai Province on 27 February. At a cost of over VND2.5 trillion (US$112.5 million), the project will include a four-lane ...
Ethnic groups receive support
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said there needs to be a complete update of the mechanisms and policies to spur socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited regions. Phuc made his statement at a conference held by the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs and the ...
