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At a recent conference of the park’s management board, Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat highlighted the Party and Government’s policy of building it into a science and technology city and a smart ecosystem for science-technology development, to contribute to national development. … [Read more...] about US$3.9 bln channelled into Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park

Increasing resilience among communities, industries and sectors against climate change, bolstering sustainable development, gender equality and poverty eradication, providing financial and technological support to developing countries and promoting multi-stakeholder partnerships for climate change adaptation would be key to tackle challenges posed by the climate crisis, he noted. … [Read more...] about Vietnam needs $35 bln for climate change adaptation: PM

The National Assembly recently discussed the overall scheme for socio-economic development in the remote and mountainous areas and the areas in particularly difficult conditions. This will make an important contribution to linking the national socio-economic development goals in each period with the sustainable development goal No. 9 "Eradicating poverty in all forms everywhere" and the sustainable development goal No. 9 "Building solid infrastructure to promote open and sustainable industrialization and encouraging innovation" under the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda to 2030. … [Read more...] about If hunger and poverty still exist, development goals will not be achieved

According to Ha Viet Quan - Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department, Committee for Ethnic Minorities, ethnic minority groups, which make up nearly 14% of the Vietnamese population, are facing structural and informal inequalities. . Extensive inherent inequality includes employment, income, education, access to health services, reproductive health due to remote areas and cultural practices. Gender inequality with ethnic women is part of a social structure that also exists at both the family and individual levels, where discrimination against women and the lack of resources have been hindering ethnic minority women speak up, practice leadership in families and communities; The voice of women in the community is very limited. … [Read more...] about Efforts to empower ethnic minority women

Simultaneously, the HCMC Department of Health is going to finish the construction projects of new facilities for the three general hospitals sited at the gateway to the city (in Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, and Thu Duc districts); the second branch of Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine in Binh Chanh District to create the model of medical institute – school with international standards. … [Read more...] about HCMC aiming at becoming specialized medical center of ASEAN