Workshop told how technology can help cope with natural disasters Technology and science is key to coping with future natural disasters. That was the message heard during a workshop in Hà Nội on Friday organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Charity class makes dreams come true for needy children

On an area of 10 square metres in a narrow alley on Sài Gòn riverbank is a special classroom which has operated for more than 20 years making literary dreams come true for many underprivileged children in the city.

Statistics bureau to revise GDP reading

The General Statistic Office of Viet Nam (GSO) announced yesterday it has started a process to revise the country’s GDP calculation.

PM hosts CEO of International Finance Corporation

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received Philippe Le Houerou, CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank (WB) Group, in Hà Nội on Thursday.

HCM City to increase greenery, improve public lighting

Green urban planning in HCM City’s inner districts should be based on a long-term vision to avoid wastage of land, reduce pollution and improve people’s living standards, a top city leader has said.

Adoption of circular economy vital to solid waste settlement Businesses which reuse materials are the lifeline of Viet Nam’s environmental future, a workshop in Hà Nội was told on Wednesday.

Vietnamese billionaire talks with students from UK royal school

A delegation of students and professors from Harrow School in the UK met with billionaire Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo, permanent vice chairwoman of HDBank and CEO of Vietjet Air, at the bank’s head office in HCM City on July 12.

Provinces, experts call for allowing private capital in power grid construction With power transmission lines and sub-stations getting overloaded in some provinces, authorities there and experts urge the Government to allow renewable energy investors to instal transmission systems and transfer them to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) for operation.

IFC high-level delegation to tour first private grid-connected solar farm The International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s chief executive officer Philippe Le Houérou on Saturday will visit the TTC Phong Điền solar power plant, the first private grid-connected solar farm in Việt Nam, during his official visit to the country.

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