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More than 10 million Vietnamese still left out of health insurance

More than 10 million people were yet to be covered by health insurance as of May 2019, it was reported at an online discussion on sustainable development of health insurance held by the Government portal on June 25.

Vietnamese Grandmaster has first win at Summer Chess Classic

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the sixth match of the 2019 Summer Chess Classic held at the Saint Louis Chess Club, the US, on June 25.

Vietnam chairs plenary of Conference on Disarmament

Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam's permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva, on June 25 chaired a plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) at the UN headquarters in Geneva.

Hanoi to mark 20th anniversary of City for Peace recognition

A meeting to mark the 20th anniversary of Hanoi’s recognition as ‘City For Peace’ (July 16, 1999-2019) will be held on July 13 at the Ly Thai To Park besides Hoan Kiem lake in the heart of capital city.

Top legislator hails UNICEF’s support of child protection in Vietnam

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception for Chief Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam Rana Flowers in Hanoi on June 25.

Quang Binh, Google partner to promote local tourism

The Tourism Department of central Quang Binh province announced on June 25 that it is working with Google to launch a campaign popularising regional travel destinations on YouTube and Google Arts & Culture platform.

Second Ly Son Culture Tourism Week in Quang Ngai

The 2nd Ly Son Culture Tourism Week took place in Ly Son island, the central province  Quang Ngai under the theme “Ly Son-quintessence of heritage”. 

 

Starting business in the digital technology era

Today, technology can almost meet all needs of human life, opening up many opportunities for startups in artificial intelligence. To get hold of its benefits, enterprises need to arm themselves with knowledge to embrace the future.

HCM City moves to paperless government

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City announced on June 25 that it will use an e-Cabinet paperless meeting system and a smart reminder application to save administrative time and costs.

Combating floods in HCMC: high budget, low efficiency

Trillions of dong have been spent to implement anti-flood projects, but rainwater and high tides still leave many areas of HCMC inundated.

Supervision of inspectors must be increased to avoid bribery

Vu Quoc Hung, former deputy head of the Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee, talks to Khoa Học & Đời Sống (Science and Life) newspaper about the construction inspectors recently accused of taking bribes

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Deputy PM urged ministries and localities to fight against IUU fishing

Foreign capital flow keeps heading for Vietnam

More and more capital has been flowing to Vietnam, having a direct impact on the dong/dollar exchange rate.

 

Publisher fights textbook shortage

Le Hoang Hai, deputy general director of Viet Nam Education Publishing House, talks with Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper about the printing and distribution plan for textbooks ahead of the 2019-2020 academic year.

One plus two equals Wi-Fi

Most students hate studying, but they love surfing the web with their smartphones, so one teacher in An Giang Province has come up with a novel way of combining the two.

Vietnam spends billions on auto spare part imports

Vietnam has continued spending billions of US dollars on importing auto spare parts as the local car industry failed to achieve it's localisation targets.

Discovering stunning winding coastal roads of Vietnam

Visitors have an array of picturesque winding roads to explore along the nation’s coastal roads from north to the south.

Businesses do their bit to save environment

The attention businesses are paying to strategies and measures to protect the environment is a good augury for the sustainable development of the economy.

Should all electricity be purchased from Vietnam Electricity Group?

Buying electricity directly from private companies running renewable energy power plants, and not through Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), is being considered.

 

Vietnam fights fake news

Nguyen Thanh Lam, director general of the Authority of Broadcasting, TV and Electronic Information, under the Ministry of Information and Communications, talks to the newspaper Young People on the fight against fake news in Vietnam.