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Vietnam Business Integrity Index introduced for the first time

-The Vietnam Business Integrity Index (VBII) was introduced for the first time by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the United Nations Development Program in Vietnam (UNDP) on Wednesday.  As a tool to assess the level of business integrity implementation of businesses, the index is built around seven

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ADB lowers growth forecast for developing Asia

The Asian Development Bank (ABD) has lowered its forecasts for economic growth in developing Asia and the Pacific to 4.3% this year compared to its projection in April of a 5.2% expansion, amid mounting challenges buffeting the region. It added that the continuing Russia-Ukraine conflict and China’s epidemic preventive measures

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Philippines hails UNCLOS in addressing differences at UN General Assembly

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday addressed the UN General Assembly where he highlighted the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea’s role in resolving differences. Marcos said that “By reinforcing the predictability and stability of international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the

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New COVID-19 cases drop sharply on Wednesday

The Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 prevention and control bulletin said on Wednesday that Vietnam recorded 2,287 new cases of COVID-19, a decrease of 900 cases compared to the previous day. During the day, 1,700 patients recovered and 4 patients died.   Source: VOV5  

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2,000 people to join UNESCO-recognized Xoe Thai dance

 2,022 people will join a Xoe Thai dance ceremony on Friday as Yen Bai province receives the UNESCO certificate for the art form as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and inaugurate the Muong Lo Culture and Tourism Week and Discovery Mu Cang Chai Terraced Fields 2022. Yen Bai province will

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Ho Chi Minh City sinks faster than sea level rise, study finds

  Ho Chi Minh city is one of 48 coastal cities in the world that are sinking faster than the sea is rising, according to a recent study by international researchers.   A team of researchers at Nanyang Technological University, working with a group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and

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