Addressing the handover ceremony, Standing Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union/ President of the Vietnam National Union of Students, Bui Quang Huy, highly appreciated UNFPA's support and affirmed that “The Youth Union, in its continuous effort promoting the contribution of young people to the society and communities, will request the Provincial Youth Union of Quang Ngai, Quang Tri and Ha Tinh to deliver the Dignity Kits to each older person in the flood affected areas as quickly as possible.” … [Read more...] about UNFPA Vietnam partners with young people to support older persons
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Vietnam needs $35 bln for climate change adaptation: PM
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
Vingroup to launch Vietnam’s first powerful authentication cloud service
For businesses with a large number of internal users and applications and providing products and services to the outside (such as banks, e-commerce exchange and super apps), it takes a lot of time and is difficult to deploy and integrate a strong authentication service. VinCSS FIDO2 Cloud service will be provided to a group of customers in the form of a private cloud service or inside an on-premise software, significantly shortening the deployment time, simplifying administration and reducing costs. … [Read more...] about Vingroup to launch Vietnam’s first powerful authentication cloud service
American man among two new imported Covid-19 patients in Vietnam
As of 6 pm on January 26, a total of 1,430 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases. At present, nearly 22,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home. … [Read more...] about American man among two new imported Covid-19 patients in Vietnam
Vietnam boost sweet potato exports
In the first ten months of 2020, Japan imported 11,030 tonnes of sweet potatoes worth USD13.86m, a decrease of 6% and 15.2% respectively compared to the same period in 2019. The average import prices for potatoes in Japan was USD1,257 a tonne, a 9.7% decrease According to the International Trade Centre, the demand for sweet potatoes in Japan is still very high. China is the biggest seller to Japan with 5,300 tonnes of sweet potatoes in the first ten months of 2020, an increase of 11.9% on last year and accounted for 48.4% of Japan's total imported potato values. Vietnam is in second place with 3,500 tonnes of sweet potatoes, a decrease of 19.4% compared to the same period last year. Indonesia is in third place with 2,260 tonnes, a decrease of 16.5% on last year. However, Vietnam's sweet potatoes are at highest prices of USD2,047 a tonne while sweet potatoes from Indonesia and China were sold at USD1,461 and USD650 a tonne. Sweet potatoes are one of the main crops in Binh Tan … [Read more...] about Vietnam boost sweet potato exports