Bridging the gap, from policies to implementation, who should benefit from government COVID relief packages?
Việt Nam has done remarkably well in regard to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic saving many lives; and mitigated the damage on macroeconomics level. Furthermore, the Government of Việt Nam has issued the Resolution No. 42/NQ-CP dated 09 April 2020 and Decision No. 15/2020/QD-TTg dated April ...
Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur
Vietnam can earn US$200 million from selling forest carbon credit certificates
Vietnam is expected to collect US$200 million from selling certificates of forest carbon credits. Vietnam has piloted selling 10.3 million certificates of forest carbon credits, earning US$51.5 million. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is studying to legalize it so that more localities can ...
By Van Phuc – Translated
Ethnic affairs should be promoted: Politburo
The Politburo of the Communist Party of Việt Nam will continue implementing the 9th Party Central Committee’s Resolution 24-NQ/TW on ethnic affairs to boost development of minorities and mountainous areas. While progress has been made in the implementation of the resolution, there’s still room for improvement, ...
Vietnam inspires the world in climate change response
After five years of efforts to carry out the international commitment on climate change and reduction of greenhouse gas emission, Vietnam completed the update on Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), and sent it to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) amidst the complicated ...
Joining hands for forest protection
Forests cover a third of the continent, providing essential services and making an important contribution to sustaining life on the planet. Currently, the livelihoods of more than 1.6 billion people on earth, depend on forests.Under “Vietnam’s forestry development strategy for the2021-2030 period, with a vision ...
Vu Thanh
42nd ASEAN Summit wraps up highlighting three key pillars
The 42nd ASEAN Summit concluded on May 11 after three days of meetings, with leaders approving many documents in all three key pillars of political security, economy, and socioculture.The 10 documents approved at the summit include the ASEAN Leaders’ Declaration on Developing Regional Electric Vehicle Ecosystem; ASEAN Leaders’ Declaration on One ...
Vietnam enforces numerous policies to ensure human rights
Protecting and promoting human rights is a consistent policy of the Vietnamese Party and State. With the lodestar of putting people at the centre, considering them the driving force for national development, and striving to improve their lives and enjoyment of rights to ensure no ...
Government shows urgency in climate change battle
In a bid to ensure sustainable development and economic growth, the government has enacted a fresh action programme on continuing response to climate change, with new mechanisms in favour of private investment.In addition to an increase in state budget in investing into responding to climate ...
Workshop seeks to create shared value for climate change adaptation
Song Foundation, a Vietnamese non-profit supporting sustainable living communities, on August 16 held a workshop seeking the way to create shared value for climate change adaptation, with climate change experts and business representatives taking part.Opinions at the event suggested that more investment should be poured ...
Gender issues, social welfare highlighted in migration studies to better support migrants
Increasing migrant trends are calling for new solutions to ensure migrants’ rights and well-being, particularly for women, said experts at an international scientific conference on migration in social integration. Scholars and professionals from Vietnam, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Thailand and China gathered on October 24 ...
Carbon credits take root in agriculture sector
Carbon credits are gaining traction in the agriculture sector as an instrument to promote sustainable farming practices and improve farmer income. The World Bank would raise $40 million between 2023-2024 and $60 million between 2025-2026 to pay for the Carbon credits generated by the one million ...
'Buying' Mekong water from China a farfetched scheme
Several researchers have reacted with skepticism and criticism to American experts’ suggestions of Mekong downstream countries paying China for water to avoid drought. Some said it was not just impractical but also something that would set a “bad precedent.”In recent years, MRC has repeatedly asked ...
Viet Anh
ADB provides training for women-owned SMEs
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has selected MVV Education’s two technologies, Consultant Anywhere and Everlearn, to implement a COVID-19 business counseling and training programme for 500 women-owned small- and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) in Vietnam.The programme will focus on providing tools to improve their capacity management capacity and skillsets to ...
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 ...
"World's Largest Lesson" on sustainability comes to Việt Nam
As many as 1,000 secondary school students nationwide will learn about global goals for sustainable development at the global event “World’s Biggest Lesson” to be held for the first time in Việt Nam in September and October in HCM City.With the theme “Define Your Eco Vibe”, the participants will be offered chances to ...
Blue Swallow 2019 – Drive social business initiatives for sustainable development: call for applications
Blue Swallow (Én Xanh) is a Vietnam’s leading program to build, accelerate and recognize business initiatives for social changes. The program aims at promoting and accelerating spirit and pioneering business solutions to contribute to solving social and environmental protection issues.The Blue Swallow 2019 is co-organised ...
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Report highlights effect of COVID-19 on vulnerable households, companies
COVID-19 has had a serious impact on vulnerable households, especially those of ethnic minority groups, those with members working in the non-official sector, or those with immigrants, according to a report released at a conference in Hanoi on July 23.Jointly prepared by the UNDP, UN Women, ...
Vietnam capable of earning US$200 mln per year from carbon credit trade
Vietnam is capable of selling some 40 million carbon credits for a revenue of US$200 million annually, the Department of Forestry has calculated.It said the country has freshly signed an emissions reduction purchase agreement with Emergent, a non-profit intermediary engaging between tropical forest countries and ...
Programme promotes social initiatives launched
The En Xanh (Green Swallow) programme 2019 to honour social business initiatives was launched in Hanoi on July 24. The programme is jointly hosted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations, the United Nations Development ...
HCMC’s vocational courses to provide workforces for smart agri-production
In the coming time, Ho Chi Minh City will open vocational courses to train high-quality human resources for smart agricultural production and digital transformation in agriculture. After more than 10 years of implementation of the Project on Vocational Training for Rural Workers approved by the ...
Anh Quan (translator)
