Poverty reduction

A working delegation of the Central Steering Committee for National Target Programmes led by General Director of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) Duong Quyet Thang visited Ea Bar commune, Buon Don district. This place is no longer the land where coal burning developed in previous years. Now it is home to many new industries transformed by local people with the support of social policy capital. … [Read more...] about Policy credit: direct support for national target programmes

Hanoi leader urges completion of wastewater project Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has said he will no longer tolerate any delays to the construction of a wastewater treatment facility that is expected to address long-standing water pollution in the increasingly crowded city. … [Read more...] about Reuse and reduction are solutions to plastic waste: scientists

The GSO forecasts that if the epidemic is successfully nullified within the first quarter, the industrial sector’s added value will rise by only 2.68 per cent in comparison with the same period last year, of which the processing and manufacturing industry will increase by 2.38 per cent. In contrast, the figure was anticipated to reach 11.21 per cent if the epidemic had not taken place. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB.18

Meanwhile, according to Nguyễn Như So, chairman of the Dabaco Việt Nam Group’s board of directors, the price of live hogs is between VNĐ73,000-76,000 per kilo depending on the region and the average price is about VNĐ75,000. … [Read more...] about Pork price dives under VND75,000 per kilo

Deputy General Director of CMC Cyber Security Co. Ha The Phuong commented that phishing campaigns nowadays mostly take advantage of global hot news or trends to trick curious people. When these specific Internet users click a link in hope of finding more information, malware then infects their devices and damages their data. … [Read more...] about Cyber attacks still posing grave dangers in Vietnam