Rapid growth forecast for solar rooftop energy industry
Technological advances, preferential credit policies and pricing incentives have set the stage for solar rooftop energy to become the next big thing in clean energy in Vietnam, according to industry insiders.As the number of solar farms surged in 2018-2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade ...
Vietnam aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice sector
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development last week held the first workshop on the implementation of Vietnam’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in the rice sector. The workshop was organised in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Climate Technology Center and Network ...
Project to implement Paris Agreement in Việt Nam to be sped up
The Steering Committee of the project ‘Support to Việt Nam for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement’ (VN-SIPA) held its second meeting in Hà Nội yesterday with the participation of representatives from ministries, sectors, and localities.The four-year VN-SIPA project was approved by former Prime Minister ...
RCEP gives extra leverage to post-pandemic economic recovery
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which came into force as of January 1, is expected to provide a fresh impetus to enhancing trade activities and boosting economic recovery in the post-pandemic period.The deal was signed between 10 members of the bloc and five partners ...
Commission welcomes European Parliament's approval of EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements
The European Commission welcomes today’s decision by the European Parliament to approve the EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements. The EU-Vietnam trade agreement is now set to enter into force in 2020, upon conclusion of the ratification procedure by Vietnam.The trade agreement will eliminate virtually all ...
Seminar seeks to promote private sector’s engagement in greenhouse gas reduction
Climate change has become one of the great challenges facing humanity, affecting all aspects of economy, politics, diplomacy as well as global security, Nguyen Tuan Quang, Deputy Director of the Climate Change Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), has said.To facilitate ...
Việt Nam reduces greenhouse gas emissions in response to climate change
Under the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), Vietnam has decided to reduce its total greenhouse gas emissions by 9 percent by 2030, and continue to reduce them up to 27 percent if it receives international support through bilateral and multilateral co-operation and the Paris Agreement ...
Vietnam’s aquaculture top position on world map
The growth in Vietnam’s seafood export turnover in recent years has been created from the foundation of the aquatic farming, exploitation and processing industry.Vietnam’s aquaculture industry has not only served the sizable domestic market with a population of about 100 million but also gradually conquered ...
Ca Mau province pledges favorable mechanism for renewable energy production
At a conference on the development of renewable energy held in Ca Mau province in the morning of October 24, Lam Van Bi, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, pledged that loCal authorities will develop favorable mechanism and policies to promote investments from the ...
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Rao Trang 3 accident suggests a reconsideration of small hydropower projects
Hydropower is meant to not only generate renewable energy but also contain floods and regulate water currents. Yet aside from the pros, it has its cons which are deforestation, population resettlement and adverse effects on the natural aquatic environment, to name but a few.Human impacts ...
Ca Mau's largest freshwater lake to provide clean water for 11,000 families
Construction of the Mekong Delta’s Ca Mau Province’s largest freshwater lake, which will provide clean water for over 11,000 families, is now 70% complete. The lake, spanning 102 ha and costing VND184 billion ($7.84 million), is Capable of holding 3.85 million cubic meters of water, ...
An Minh
Efforts exerted to increase climate change adaptability of Mekong Delta urban systems
Localities in the Mekong Delta region are working hard to increase their urban areas’ adaptability to climate change, and boost urban development to green and sustainable direction.It is forecasted that by the end of the 21st century, the sea level will rise by 0.5 – ...
Vietnam jumps 14 places in ease of doing business: World Bank
According to the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report, Vietnam climbed 14 places from from the 82nd to the 68th place out of 190 economies.Keep reading ...
Ha Thu
Tây Ninh Province makes sure ethnic people do not fall through the cracks
The south-eastern province of Tây Ninh has implemented a number of policies to improve the lives of ethnic peoples. It has 21 ethnic groups with 21,410 people, who account for 1.71 percent of its total population.To improve the lives of the ethnic people, the province ...
Psychological issues among youths rising
Mental health issues are widespread and increasing in Vietnam, particularly among young people, experts said. Nguyen Van Ca, deputy head of 175 Military Hospital’s Psychiatry Department, said 29 per cent of people with mental disorders were youths and 2.3 per cent had tried to commit suicide ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Việt Nam has a lot of work to do to complete national marine spatial planning
Việt Nam has a lot of work to do to complete the national marine spatial planning as the country is still at a relatively early stage in the process of formulating both its coastal zone planning and sustainable management of resources. Nguyễn Minh Sơn, a marine ...
Decline in Vietnam’s deforestation cases
Vietnam has seen decreases in the number of violation cases related to forest protection and development, as well as the area of forest lost by deforestation. After three years of implementing Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s directions, an average of 16,980 violation cases have been ...
VNA Reporter
Community-based innovations could help "save" environment
With new knowledge and techniques, local communities can apply innovations to adapt to quick environmental changes. This is the main content of the workshop “Building Community capacity in Response to Mekong Delta Environmental Changes” which was held on December 28.Keep reading ...
Lan Nguyen
Flexible unemployment insurance payment rates proposed
The applicable Employment Law stipulates the payment rate of 1 percent for unemployment insurance to both employees and their employers. However, reality has shown that this fixed rate has created much trouble for these two groups, particularly when natural disasters, epidemics, economic recession, or financial ...
Translated by Yen Nhi
Mekong Delta incurs $3B annual losses due to salt intrusion
The Mekong Delta region is facing a staggering economic setback, with researchers estimating annual losses exceeding VND70 trillion ($2.96 billion) due to salt intrusionThe findings, presented by the Water Resources Science Institute under the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment at a Friday conference ...
Gia Chinh