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  Eamonn Murphy (middle) meets with patients receiving methadone treatment at a health clinic in Tân Yên District, Bắc Giang Province. — VNS Photo Khoa Thư  Việt Nam News reporter Khoa Thư talks to Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director of UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific, about the opportunities and challenges facing the elimination of HIV as a public health threat by 2030 Over the past decade, Việt Nam has witnessed a decline in the number of new HIV cases and AIDS-related deaths. 2020 is the deadline set for the ambitious goal of 90-90-90 by the UN. How do you assess the country’s performance in the fight against HIV/AIDS and its chances to achieve the goal? 90-90-90 is a set of treatment-focused targets to move the agenda faster, saying 90 per cent of those living with HIV know their status, 90 per cent are receiving treatment and 90 per cent on treatment have viral suppression which stops forward transmission. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam needs little more time to achieve 90-90-90

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaks at the forum. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyet Cashless payments would not only increase of the circulation of capital, it would also help boost the internet economy, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam. He was speaking at the E-payment Eco-system Development Forum 2019 under the theme “Motivation by Chip Technology” in Ha Noi on Tuesday. The forum was co-organised by Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) and the National Payment Corporation of Viet Nam (NAPAS). The Southeast Asian economy was dynamic with an internet economy of US$100 billion that was expected to triple in the next five years,” said Dam. In order to promote the internet economy, a consensus was needed between State agencies, enterprises and banks, he said. Infrastructure must be changed at a cost but it would be worthwhile for economic efficiency in the long run, he said. Technology had to be promoted to integrate information, including … [Read more...] about Promoting cashless payments to boost internet economy

According to the Government Office, in the last 9 months, it cooperated with related ministries & sectors, and local authorities to standardize and upgrade necessary databases for administrative procedures regarding citizens and businesses in order to integrate them for the services launched on the portal. This public service portal, an essential milestone in the implementation of the people-centered and enterprise-centered approach, aims at delivering transparent information about administrative procedures as well as actually carrying out these practical works online. The portal is supposed to save more than VND4,200 billion (approx. US$181.4 million) per year. At the launching time, the portal with the address http://dichvucong.gov.vn provides 5 online public services in all 63 provinces and cities, consisting of driving license re-issue, promotion activity notices, health insurance card re-issue due to loss or damage, low-voltage power supply to individuals, households and … [Read more...] about National public service portal formally launched