Effective management crucial to prevent future water shortage: Official
Effective management crucial to prevent future water shortage: Official

Vietnam’s water demand is likely to reach about 122 billion cu.m each year from 2030, 1.5 times higher than the current amount, which means water shortage may become severe if the country fails to effectively manage resources.

Effective management crucial to prevent future water shortage: Official
Forum marks International Day of Forests
Forum marks International Day of Forests

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VAF) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) jointly organised a forum aimed at marking the International Day of Forests running with the theme of “Healthy Forests for Healthy People” on March 21 in Hanoi.

Forum marks International Day of Forests
Int’l development programme on project management successfully concluded in India
Int’l development programme on project management successfully concluded in India

VOV.VN - The International Management Development Progamme on Project and Risk Management for Public Work from February 20 to March 17, 2023 has been successfully completed at the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) in New Delhi, India.

Int’l development programme on project management successfully concluded in India
Record haul of smuggled ivory seized in northern port city
Record haul of smuggled ivory seized in northern port city

Task forces in the northern port city of Hai Phong on March 20 seized about 7 tonnes of tusks hidden in a container arriving at Nam Dinh Vu Port from Africa, according to the General Department of Customs.

Record haul of smuggled ivory seized in northern port city
Partnership forum discusses digital transformation in justice sector
Partnership forum discusses digital transformation in justice sector

Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh, European Union Ambassador to Vietnam Giorgio Aliberti, and UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi jointly held the 2023 Legal Partnership Forum on Digital Transformation in the Justice Sector in Hanoi on March 20.

Partnership forum discusses digital transformation in justice sector
Health Ministry calls for actions to prevent possible Marburg virus
Health Ministry calls for actions to prevent possible Marburg virus

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has requested that localities across Vietnam strengthen supervision and ramp up preventive measures aimed at controlling the possible spread of Marburg disease if it breaks out in the country.

Health Ministry calls for actions to prevent possible Marburg virus
Vietnamese internet speed ranks 39th globally
Vietnamese internet speed ranks 39th globally

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s fixed broadband Internet speed in February jumped up six notches to 39th position worldwide compared to January, according to the rankings compiled by the Speedtest Global Index.

Vietnamese internet speed ranks 39th globally
Vietnam sees sharp increase in dengue infections
Vietnam sees sharp increase in dengue infections

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has realized a warning about a sharp increase in the number of dengue infections across the country.

Vietnam sees sharp increase in dengue infections
Practical effective activities urged to mark World Water Day
Practical effective activities urged to mark World Water Day

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked other ministries, agencies, sectors, localities, and organisations to take practical and effective activities to mark the World Water Day (March 22), the World Meteorological Day (March 23), and the Earth Hour 2023 (March 25).

Practical effective activities urged to mark World Water Day
International Day of Happiness observed in Vietnam
International Day of Happiness observed in Vietnam

VOV.VN - A wide range of activities have been held across Vietnam to mark International Day of Happiness that falls on March 20 annually.

International Day of Happiness observed in Vietnam