joy for population as vaccine scheme begins

Joy for population as vaccine scheme begins

Keeping a strict eye on safety for all, Vietnam has officially joined the global vaccination drive with last week’s rollout of its largest-ever vaccination campaign, heralding positive signals for an end to the pandemic in the near future.
vietnams population projection 2019 2069 infographics

Vietnam's population projection 2019-2069 (Infographics)

Vietnam's population projection 2019-2069
census surmises main population dynamics

Census surmises main population dynamics

With strong demands for real estate especially in urban areas, Vietnam’s golden demographics and a positive economic outlook will drive the mid-end and affordable housing segment in the country’s residential market beyond 2020 forward. Bich Ngoc reports.
national population database to be connected this year

National population database to be connected this year

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has issued a plan to implement a project on simplifying administrative procedures, citizen papers and databases related to population management in 2019.
worlds blind population to soar study

World's blind population to soar: Study

PARIS: The world's blind will increase threefold from about 36 million today to 115 million in 2050 as populations expand and individuals grow ever older, researchers said on Thursday (Aug 3).
90 of population to have health insurance by 2020

90% of population to have health insurance by 2020

The Vietnam Social Insurance Corporation and the Ministry of Health on June 29 held a conference in Hanoi on the implementation of health insurance between 2016 and 2020.
portugal wants more refugees to help revive dwindling population

Portugal wants more refugees to help revive dwindling population

Traditionally a country of emigration, Portugal has offered to take up to 10,000 migrants from countries struggling to cope with the influx, to help maintain its own population.
vietnams population reaches 90 million

Vietnam's population reaches 90 million

Vietnam's population has reached 90 million, ranking 14th among the countries with the largest population in the world, 8th in Asia and 3rd in Southeast Asia, according to Dr Duong Quoc Trong, director of the General Office for Population and Family Planning.
hanoi population management faces challenges

Hanoi population management faces challenges

In recent years, the sharp growth of the local population, together with the unequal living standards between rural and urban areas, has created many challenges for Hanoi population management officials.
thailand half population acquires immunity against sars cov 2

Thailand: Half population acquires immunity against SARS-CoV-2

About half the population of Thailand has now acquired immunity against COVID-19 but this remains well short of the government's 80 percent target, according to the country’s Department of Disease Control (DoDC).
world population day 2019 more challenges ahead

World Population Day 2019: More challenges ahead

On the occasion of the World Population Day (July 11, 2019) with the theme “25 years of the ICPD: accelerating the promise”, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam is reaffirming its commitment and support to accelerate the implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development's (ICPD) Programme of Action signed in Cairo in 1994.
vietnams population to reach 962 million

Vietnam’s population to reach 96.2 million

In the past ten years, Vietnam's population increased by 10.4 million, making it the 15th most populous country in the world and the third most populous country in Southeast Asia.
global population expect harder year ahead

Global population expect harder year ahead

Gallup International’s 41 Annual Global End of the Year Survey showed that the global economy is looking at a more challenging year to come in 2018 due to mounting global pessimism, prospects of a less happy world, and the dimming hope about a brighter planet.
smartphone users cover 84 of vn population

Smartphone users cover 84% of VN population

The number of people using smartphones, among mobile phone users, accounts for 84 per cent in 2017, compared to 78 per cent a year ago.
viettels lumitel signs up 10th of burundian population

Viettel's Lumitel signs up 10th of Burundian population

Lumitel, Viettel Group's mobile operator in Burundi, has signed up 1 million subscribers, or 10 per cent of the African country's population, in the four months since it began operations.