Vietnam needs a budget of up to 600 billion USD to achieve the target of carbon neutrality by 2050, according to Kazuo Kusakabe, Chief Representative of Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte Ltd in Hanoi. Participants at the forum (Photo: https://congthuong.vn/) Speaking at a forum on measures to boost post-COVID-19 cooperation between Vietnam and Japan towards green growth organised by...

Vietnam, a newcomer in the space odyssey, began small satellite manufacturing in 2007 and reaped certain achievement in this regard. PicoDragon is launched successfully into space on November 19, 2013. (Photo: kynguyenso.plo.vn) Pham Anh Tuan, Director General of the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, said aware of its limited economic...

From January 1, 2023, the hard copy of household registration book (HRB) and the hard copy of temporary residence book (TRB) are no longer valid. Instead, the competent authorities manage citizens' residence information on national population database. Informed about the abolishment of HRB as well as updating this from the mass media, most people coming to agencies and units...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has released its plan to implement biometric authentication (facial recognition) at airports’ check-in desks. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) The high-tech move aims to contribute to ensuring social order and security, reduce time for check-in procedures, and thus increase accuracy. Facial recognition technology can also improve the prevention and detection of passengers...

Samsung Vietnam on February 15 launched a blood donation programme at its factories in response to Red Sunday 2023 and resolve the blood shortage in treatment and emergencies after Tet (Lunar New Year). Park Sung Ho, General Director of Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen (right) at the blood donation programme. (Photo courtesy of the firm) The programme is...

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a decision issuing an action plan on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and preparing for working sessions with the fourth inspection delegation of the European Commission (EC). Fishing vessels anchor at a wharf in Ha Tien city, Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) The plan’s objectives are to enforce legal...

The Ministry of Transport has set a target of completing and putting into operation the eastern North-South expressway by 2025, bringing the total length of highways in the north central-central coastal region from 193km to 1,390 km, said Transport Minister Nguyen Van Thang. A section of North-South Expressway passing the central region. (Photo doanhnhansaigon.vn) The ministry will also...

In 2023, the Coast Guard Region 4 High Command will step up communications among fishermen in efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Coast guard officers provide information for fishermen in Soc Trang province. (Photo: VNA) Coast Guard Region 4 is responsible for managing and enforcing law on the waters from the northern bank of the Dinh...

Commune-level government is the last level in the government system, regularly working with people, especially dealing with administrative procedures. Therefore, in the past time, commune-level authorities have determined and made efforts to improve the quality of administrative procedures, contribute to the satisfaction of individuals and organizations, gradually building a government serve the people. Up to now, the whole province...

Over 28.8 trillion VND (1.25 billion USD) from the socio-economic recovery and development programme has yet to be allocated, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung told the National Assembly Standing Committee’s meeting in Hanoi on February 13. Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung (Photo: VNA) Dung said during the first extraordinary meeting, the NA issued...