Việt Nam moves up four places on 2022 Global Gender Gap Index, reaching 83rd place
Việt Nam has climbed four places on World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2022 in the past year, from 87th to 83rd place out of 146 countries, with a score of 0.705/1.The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks the current state and evolution of Gender parity and ...
Workshop looks to build action plan on marine plastic waste management
The first international consultation workshop on building a national action plan on marine plastic debris management was jointly held in Hanoi on December 10, by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam.At the event, experts from Canada, the Republic ...
MoH proposes amendments to COVID-19 regulations
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has proposed to amend the regulations related to COVID-19 as the number of new cases has consistently remained low in recent weeks.In the draft proposal submitted to the government, the ministry suggested shortening the average incubation period to four days ...
How plastic waste management affects circular economy in Can Gio
Can Gio is the coastal district of HCMC, and its extensive manGrove forests and wetlands are considered the city’s “Green lunG.” It is unique in also beinG a UNESCO world biosphere reserve, but it faces mountinG pressure from urban pollution, especially plastic waste from land-based, ...
Vietnam will likely pilot carbon credit market by 2025: ministry
With its large forest reserves, Vietnam has great potential for developing a forest carbon credit market, and a “draft project to develop the carbon market in Vietnam” with a view to piloting a carbon credit exchange by 2025 was already submitted to the prime minister for ...
Vinh Tho - Quang The - Le
Trade-offs in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic
Nearly 500 readers took part in an online seminar with Dr. Vu Thanh Tu Anh, Director of the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management, on the topic: Covid-19 pandemic: Impacts and the government’s response.In the current context, there is an urgent need for each ...
Thanh Lam
Mekong Delta region adapts to climate change, sustainable development
The Mekong Delta region, an area sensitive to environmental changes, faces great challenges from climate change, requiring regional localities to come up with an effective strategy to adapt to extreme weather conditions, reduce emissions and increase recovery capacity, according to experts. Dr. Muthukumara Mani, an environment ...
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
Current exploitation rate to deplete Mekong Delta sand within 10 years: study
The Mekong Delta’s rivers could run out of sand before 2035 at the current extraction rate of 35-55 million cubic meters a year, a new study has found.The study released last week by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Vietnam said the volume ...
Thu Hang - Huy Phong
Vietnam among 20 countries with largest plastic waste discharge
Vietnam discharges about 1.8 million tons of plastic waste each year. It is one of 20 countries with the largest amount of plastic waste in the world. The current plastic waste pollution in the country is very serious, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources ...
Thai Binh
Applying digital technology in forest management and protection
In the Government’s National DiGital Transformation ProGramme to 2025, with a vision to 2030, aGriculture is identified as one of the priority sectors. For the forestry sector, diGital transformation has brouGht unification and simplified administrative procedures and contributed effectively to forest manaGement, protection, and development.SMART ...
Good chance to take overview
Electricity shortage has struck northern Vietnam over the past few weeks. From a certain perspective, however, this is a good opportunity as it has exposed the limitations of the power sector and has prompted the government to thoroughly assess relevant issues, such as the development ...
An Nhien
Vietnam lacks agricultural engineers
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s strategy of sustainable agricultural and rural development from 2021 to 2030 with the vision to 2050 is targeted at the agricultural sector’s gross Domestic Product growth rate at 2.5 percent-3 percent a year and the labor productivity growth ...
Building carbon credit management mechanisms crucial: PM
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasised the urgent need to develop a carbon market and carbon credit management mechanisms in his recently-issued directive.In Vietnam, since the mid-2000s, many businesses have rolled out carbon credit programmes and projects, notably those under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). ...
Urbanisation process a driving force for rapid, sustainable socio-economic development
The process of urbanisation is an important driving force for rapid and sustainable socio-economic development in the future, with urban areas slated to form a greater part of the country’s economy in the next few years.On January 24, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW on ...
Development of Vietnam’s biosphere reserves over 20 years
A workshop on the development and management of biosphere reserves in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on November 17 to evaluate the results after 20 years of the country’s joining the World Biosphere Reserve network and propose solutions for the development and sustainable management of ...
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 ...
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 ...