Vietnam steps up e-government building

Vietnam steps up e-government building

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed agencies and local administrations to speed up the building of information sharing systems, public service portals, and the national database toward the...
Sustainable development: Leaving no one behind

Sustainable development: Leaving no one behind

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam shared with the world its experience in implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Wednesday at the 2019 session of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Vietnam highlighted...
Vietnamese enterprises make the most of EVFTA

Vietnamese enterprises make the most of EVFTA

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), a new-generation free trade agreement between Vietnam and 28 EU member countries, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP)...
Digital tax threatens US-EU trade

Digital tax threatens US-EU trade

(VOVWORLD) - One week after the French Parliament passed a bill imposing digital taxes on large tech companies including US-based firms. Spain says it will push ahead with plans to approve...
Pia cake, a specialty of Soc Trang

Pia cake, a specialty of Soc Trang

(VOVWORLD) - Coming to Soc Trang province, tourists not only visit Khmer ethnic people’s ancient pagodas or take part in bustling festivals, but also enjoy specialties of the three local ethnic groups of Kinh, Chinese...
Vietnamese language proficiency test in Japan

Vietnamese language proficiency test in Japan

(VOVWORLD) - The third Vietnamese language proficiency test has been given by the Japan College of Foreign Languages under the Bunsai Gakuen Non-Profit Education Foundation in Tokyo, Japan. This is...
Minimum regional wage to rise 5.5% in 2020

Minimum regional wage to rise 5.5% in 2020

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s minimum regional wage will increase 5.5% starting next year, as a result of negotiations between representatives of the State, employers and employees which ended Thursday
Meeting marks World Population Day in Hanoi

Meeting marks World Population Day in Hanoi

(VOVWORLD) - A meeting took place in Hanoi on July 11 to mark World Population Day (July 11) under the theme of Vietnam’s 25 years implementing the 1994 International Conference...