Conversations on Vietnam Development
HA NOI (VNS)— The agro, fishery and forestry export value, in the first eight months of 2015, fell by 4.8 per cent over the same period last year to US$19.31 billion.
The figure includes $2.38 billion earned in August, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported on Thursday. Tiếp tục đọc “Export values drop by 4.8%”
 |
HA NOI (VNS) — There were many shortcomings in Viet Nam’s efforts to push for international integration including insufficient awareness about the process and a lack of a proactive mindset at some Government ministries and local authorities.
This was revealed yesterday at an online conference held by the National Steering Committee for International Integration and chaired by three Deputy Prime Ministers. Tiếp tục đọc “VN’s world integration lacks the right mindset”
Thanh Nien News
Thursday, August 27, 2015 20:21
Workers at a footwear factory in Vietnam. Photo: Diep Duc Minh
Vietnam’s labor productivity has managed to narrow its gaps with other Southeast Asian countries, but it will be decades long before the country can catch up with them, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam labor productivity still far behind ASEAN countries: ministry”
Updated : 08/28/2015 17:02 GMT + 7
Wearing helmet is compulsory for all motorcycle drivers in Vietnam, but following such a rule is not quite an easy task for women of some ethnic minority groups, who wear high buns as a centuries-old custom.
The question whether there should be a helmet exclusively designed for such Vietnamese ethnic women has sparked off a heated debate between the National Traffic Safety Committee and the Ministry of Science and Technology, as they met at a conference on the issue in Hanoi on Thursday. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam debates design of helmets for ethnic women with high buns”
UNDP
“World leaders have an unprecedented opportunity this year to shift the world onto a path of inclusive, sustainable and resilient development” – Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, January 2015.
Paul Ladd, Director of the UNDP Team on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, talks about 2015, a year in which countries will shape a new development agenda, and reach a global agreement on climate change.
What is the post-2015 sustainable development agenda?
The new post-2015 development agenda builds on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight anti-poverty targets that the world committed to achieving by 2015. Enormous progress has been made on the MDGs, showing the value of a unifying agenda underpinned by goals and targets. Yet despite this success, the indignity of poverty has not been ended for all. Tiếp tục đọc “UNDP: Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda”
Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to free 18,539 prisoners in National Day amnesty”
QUANG BINH – Friday, August 28, 2015 10:42
Sunshine through a section of Son Doong at around noon. Photo: Ryan Deboodt Sunshine through a section of Son Doong at around noon. Photo: Ryan Deboodt
US magazine Smithsonian has put Son Doong, the world’s largest cave in central Vietnam, on top of its new list of 25 places to see in the 21st century.
Son Doong, or Mountain River, is around five miles long, five times longer than the world’s second longest cave, Deer in Malaysia, 450 feet at its widest and 600 feet at its highest. Tiếp tục đọc “World’s largest cave in Vietnam named greatest place to see in 21st century”
Fear about China’s economy can be overdone. But investors are right to be nervous
Economist
Aug 29th 2015 | From the print edition
ONCE the soundtrack to a financial meltdown was the yelling of traders on the floor of a financial exchange. Now it is more likely to be the wordless hum of servers in data centres, as algorithms try to match buyers with sellers. But every big sell-off is gripped by the same rampant, visceral fear. The urge to sell overwhelms the advice to stand firm. Tiếp tục đọc “The Great Fall of China”
Updated 3:00 PM ET, Wed August 26, 2015
(CNN)Fishing boats were violently tossed onto land. Water rose above the docks. Countless homes in his community were destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, Robert Nguyen remembers.
The residents were unprepared for the catastrophe the storm would cause. Nguyen didn’t even have insurance for his fishing boat, which for many years was the one tool he had to support his family. Tiếp tục đọc “How Louisiana’s Vietnamese community started over — twice”
The SIT-REP gives you links to all of CSIS Southeast Asia’s (@SoutheastAsiaDC) best updates and programs in a five minute read. This issue includes a report on the future of the U.S.-Philippine alliance, analysis of some challenges facing Myanmar ahead of its elections, profiles of two of Indonesia’s newest cabinet members, and much more. Links will take you to the full publications, multimedia, or to registration for upcoming programs when available. To jump to a section, select one of the following: Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS Southeast Asia SIT-REP, Aug. 27, 2015”
The talks outlined Washington’s actions in the disputed South China Sea and East China Sea, focusing on the protection of “freedom of seas,” deterring conflict and coercion, and promoting adherence to international law, according to Colonel Restituto Padilla, a military spokesman. Tiếp tục đọc “US Plans More Anti-China Drills in Asia-Pacific”
August 26, 2015 | 09:00 GMT
The recent fluctuations in China’s currency typify the best and worst of a globalized world, where developments in one place can instantly change the political and financial calculations of governments in others. For most of human history, the communities, cultures and economies of the world existed independently of one another, separated as they were by vast distances and difficult terrain. It would, for instance, take months or even years for news of China to reach Europe across the great Silk Road trading route during the height of its use some 1,000 years ago. Even then, the communities along that route could hardly be considered entirely coherent. Tiếp tục đọc “How China’s Currency Policies Will Change the World”
HÀ NỘI, 29/7/2015 — Hôm nay, Cơ quan Phát triển Quốc tế Hoa Kỳ (USAID) và Bộ Công Thương Việt Nam nhất trí hợp tác tăng cường các chính sách về năng lượng tái tạo và hiệu quả năng lượng để thúc đẩy phát triển phát thải thấp bền vững ở Việt Nam. Tiếp tục đọc “Hoa Kỳ và Việt Nam tăng cường hợp tác về biến đổi khí hậu trong lĩnh vực năng lượng sạch và hiệu quả năng lượng”
Southern downtown section of HueThe 340,000 residents of the coastal city of Hue in central Vietnam enjoy a slower pace when compared to the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Hue holds both cultural and economic significance, and is home to the imperial grounds and residences of the Nguyen Dynasty, a major tourist attraction and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tiếp tục đọc “Building a Climate-Smart Vietnam”
CVD 