Society
Hanoi targets having only green buses by 2035
From 2026 to 2035, Vietnam’s capital will change its bus fleet to half electric and half LNG/CNG.
Business
Industry and Trade minister agrees on three electricity supply scenarios for 2025
Minister Nguyen Hong Dien emphasized the importance of preventing any imbalance between electricity supply and demand under any circumstances.
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Vietnam’s CRI Index on way to being improved
A recently-released index on inequality found Vietnam to be improving in some respects but slipping in others.
Agricultural insurance to be promoted
Mr. Ngo Trung Dung, Deputy Secretary General of the Insurance Association of Vietnam (IAV), spoke with VET’s Hoang Lan about promoting agricultural insurance given that risks posed by natural disasters will only rise.
Vietnam targets 100% population using e-health records
Over 32 million electronic health records have been created so far.
Dong Nai approves Long Thanh urban development plan
This will be a well-connected urban and service area with synchronized infrastructure and energy-saving features.
France bolsters Vietnam’s typhoon Yagi relief efforts with €700,000 donation, as international support swells
As Vietnam grapples with the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, France has pledged €700,000 in relief, adding to a growing wave of international support.
PM calls for elimination of substandard housing by late 2025
At a meeting on October 1, the PM called for launching a 450-day concentrated drive to eradicate temporary and dilapidated housing nationwide.
A gap remains in natural disaster insurance
The recent typhoon in Vietnam’s north highlighted the economic peril that can come for businesses and individuals from inadequate or no insurance coverage.