Sustainable Development Goals
Vietnam launches national park passport initiative for the first time
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on July 11 officially unveiled national park passports for forest enthusiasts and tourists eager to explore the ecological values of forests.The national park passport initiative is carried out for the first time in Vietnam, aiming to establish mechanisms ...
MRC, USAID partner to enhance Mekong Basin management
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed a grant agreement worth 5 million USD with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to launch their new Mekong Basin Partnership. This initiative aims to strengthen transboundary coordination and management of water and related resources, contributing to ...
Urgent action critical to mitigate risks of air pollution
Air pollution is worsening at an alarming rate, prompting a need for changes in awareness, behaviours and collective actions for everyone’s benefit, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). On average, a Vietnamese person dies of a respiratory disease due to exposure to air pollution ...
Vietnam Energy Outlook Report 2024 launched
Viet Nam’s CO2 emissions should peak in 2030 and the green energy transition needs to happen urgently and at a faster pace than previously.The above finding was highlighted in the Viet Nam Energy Outlook Report-Pathways to Net Zero which was released on June 19. According ...
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A greenovation forum for businesses to be held later this month
Given the rising demand for sustainable development and the associated business opportunities, the Việt Nam Independent Directors Association (VNIDA) will host a forum for companies to demonstrate their commitment to both economic interests and environmental responsibility in HCM City on June 26.The Việt Nam Greenovation ...
Việt Nam strengthens legal framework on child labour
The 2020 National Report on Child Labour by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs indicated that over one million children were engaged in labour, primarily in agriculture, construction and services. Child labour is particularly prevalent in rural and mountainous areas in the northern ...
Việt Nam nearing goal of universal health insurance
Fifteen years following the Party Central Committee Secretariat’s Directive No. 38-CT/TW on promoting health insurance in the new situation, the implementation of the health insurance policy for the 2009-24 period has gained many achievements, with the goal of universal health insurance likely to be reached. ...
First program to generate carbon credits from rice cultivation piloted
On June 11, Deputy Director Trinh Duc Toan of the North Central Agricultural Science and Technology Institute said that the unit is coordinating with Green Carbon INC to implement a program to improve farmers’ lives by generating carbon credits from rice cultivation. This is the ...
Translated by Anh Quan
Vietnam issues national plan to eliminate ozone-depleting substances
Vietnam will promote the transition to technologies that utilise substances with low or zero global warming potential, and roll out sustainable cooling solutions to cut emissions by 11.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2045 under a national plan on the management and elimination of ...
Reduced working hours must go hand-in-hand with improved productivity
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), the sole representative of Vietnamese worker’s interests and unified trade union organisation in the country, has for the second time this year called on the Government to reduce the weekly working hours for the private sector workers from ...
