Diabetes Affects 7M People in Vietnam, Many Undiagnosed
In Vietnam, the prevalence of diabetes is estimated to be between 6%-7%, meaning around seven million individuals are living with the disease. This data was …
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NEWS / General News
Vehicles, Industry, Crop Burning Cause Hanoi Pollution Crisis
Hanoi’s air pollution crisis worsens as traffic, industry and burning of straw combined with unfavorable weather and inadequate monitoring stymie efforts to improve air quality. …
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Vietnam Proposes $1T Annual Climate Finance by 2030 at COP29
Vietnam called for $1 trillion in annual climate finance and earlier net-zero targets for developed nations, state media reported. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and …
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Vietnam Explores Carbon Market Ties with New Zealand, Switzerland at COP29
On the sidelines of the COP29 in Azerbaijan, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh has met with New Zealand’s Minister …
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Vietnam General Secretary Proffers 3 Proposals to Advance Educational Sector
Vietnamese General Secretary To Lam outlined three significant proposals to advance education during a meeting in Hanoi on November 18 to mark the upcoming Teachers’ …
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Vietnam’s Education Minister Clarifies Regulations on Private Tutoring
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has not banned tutoring outright but prohibited it when coercive or unethical, affirmed Minister Nguyen Kim Son. Speaking …
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War-time Bomb Found in Vietnam Hung Yen Province
Military sappers in the northern province of Hung Yen on November 12 safely moved and detonated a war-time bomb weighing more than 100kg, which was …
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Vietnam Launches Int’l Humanitarian Law, UXO Training for UN Peacekeepers
On November 12, the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations launched a 2024 training course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and unexploded ordnance (UXO) awareness for …
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Supporting Vietnam Ethnic Minority Women in Improving Livelihoods
Previously, the family of Luong Van Van and Tong Thi Huong in Na Luong hamlet, Ang Nua commune, had a hard time living in …
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Vietnam Steps up Effort to Empower Ethnic Minority Women, Children
The effort to improve the livelihoods of ethnic minority Vietnamese women and children under the National Target Program’s Project 8 has made significant progress, according …
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