National Green Growth Strategy for 2021-2030 adopted
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed Decision No. 1658/QD-TTg approving the National Green Growth Strategy for 2021-2030 period, vision to 2050.The overall goal of the strategy is to contribute to accelerating the process of restructuring the economy in association with growth model transformation ...
Prime Minister issues Directive on sustainable development
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed Directive No. 13/CT-TTg on sustainable development on May 20, asserting that sustainable development is a consistent policy of the Party and State of Vietnam.The viewpoint on sustainable development has been mainstreamed in the 2011-2020 socio-economic development strategy and the ...
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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Global programme delivers health benefits for Vietnamese youth
More than 49,300 young Vietnamese have learned about risky behaviours and preventive measures associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), thanks to three years of instruction from the Young Health Programme (YHP).YHP is AstraZeneca’s global disease prevention programme, focusing on young people aged 10 to 24 living ...
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 ...
Việt Nam and Laos team up to protect water and environment in Mã and Neun-Cả rivers
The environment ministries of Việt Nam and Laos on Tuesday (12/3) held a workshop to launch a bilateral project on water and environment security in the Mã and Neun-Cả rivers.Its overall goal is to enable Việt Nam and Lao PDR to address freshwater resource management ...
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, ...
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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 – ...
Farmers connect in organic agriculture on the journey to conquer market
While many farm owners and private enterprises engaged in organic agriculture have difficulty or have to dig into small niche markets, many farmers have become successful by connecting to help each other. Farmers especially in the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands regions applied new technology and ...
Translated by Anh Quan
ASEAN journalists share digital newsrooms management experience
The International Press Workshop “Digital Newsrooms Management: Theory, Practice, Experience in the ASEAN Region” was held by the Vietnam Journalists’ Association in Hanoi on December 7. The event drew the participation of delegates from the Confederation of ASEAN Journalists who discussed and shared measures to ...
Humans increasingly settling in high-risk flood zones, study warns
Humans are increasingly settling in areas highly exposed to dangerous flooding, particularly in China, Vietnam and Bangladesh, a study warned Wednesday (4/10). The research, led by a World Bank economist, warns that settlement growth in flood zones has vastly outpaced growth in safe areas since ...
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
Solutions proposed to tackle growing challenge of electronic waste
Vietnam faces a growing problem with electronic waste (e-waste), according to a study by the Hanoi University of Science and Technology’s Centre of Science-Technology and Environment.The study revealed that the country generates roughly 100,000 tonnes of e-waste annually, primarily consisting of discarded household appliances and ...
River diversion plan could combat Mekong Delta salt intrusion
Ben Tre Province has proposed diverting water from either the Saigon or Dong Nai River Mekong Delta localities to prevent salt intrusion and water shortages during the dry season.Salinity levels have reached levels higher than in previous years and going 5-15 km deeper inland, according ...
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Deputy PM approves project to build National Statistical Database
The project aims to build, manage, use and update the National Statistical Database (NSD) in order to provide complete, accurate and timely statistical information to meet management and direction requirements of the Party, National Assembly and Government, ministries, sectors and localities as well as meeting ...
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
Slow adaptation to climate change results in serious consequences
Slow adaptation to climate change in the Mekong Delta results in serious consequences as the meteorological agency forecast that the 2024 dry season will last until the end of May, and people in the region will suffer more losses. As of mid-March 2024, more than ...
ASEAN Future Forum 2024 enters first session
The first session of the ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) in Hanoi on April 23 focused on fast and sustainable growth for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Discussions focused on potential governance models and initiatives that allow member countries to overcome economic ...
WB's 51.5-million-USD payment helping Vietnam reduce emissions
Vietnam has received a 51.5-million-USD payment for verified emissions reductions (carbon credits) for reducing deforestation and forest degradation (commonly known as REDD+) and for enhancing carbon stored in forests through reforestation and afforestation.This makes Vietnam the first country in the East Asia-Pacific to receive a ...
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 ...