Realising women’s rights towards gender equality

According to the Global Gender Gap report 2018, which benchmarks 149 countries on their progress towards gender parity on a scale from 0 (disparity) to 1 (parity) across four thematic dimensions—the sub-indexes Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.

Loudspeakers transmit COVID-19 developments

Loudspeakers, text messages, public notices and elevator screens are being used in Hà Nội and other provinces to keep people updated about the prevention of COVID-19.

HCM City universities want to reopen on March 16

The heads of many universities in HCM City, especially medical and pharmacy, yesterday (February 6) sought the People’s Committee’s approval to reopen on March 16 after six weeks of closure due to COVID-19 epidemic.

State agencies work to protect children online

The Information Security Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications and Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs’ Department of Child Affairs have signed a co-operation plan regarding child protection online.

Mekong Delta people spend more on freshwater

From dusk till dawn, roaming districts of Giồng Tôm and Ba Tri in the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre, are dozens of tractors delivering freshwater to local households.

PM urges to keep vigilant against COVID-19

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged all ministries, sectors and localities to not be subjective and remain vigilant against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Hà Nội looks to boost eco-agriculture tourism

Flowers and ornamental trees grown in Hồng Vân Commune, Hà Nội’s Thường Tín District, have become not only farming products but also tourism ones. Farms, roads and houses in the suburban area are also destinations for visitors.

Scientist tackles Alzheimer's and cancer

Dr Trần Phương Thảo, a 35-year-old lecturer at pharmaceutical chemistry faculty of the Hà Nội University of Pharmacy, is working on a drug to inhibit the agents that cause the degenerative disease.

New rules to protect workers

Employers who mistreat their staff could face fines of up to VNĐ75 million (US$3,234) under a new government decree to boost workers’ rights.

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