Cái Lớn – Cái Bé Irrigation project approved
The Cái Lớn – Cái Bé irrigation project in the Mekong Delta has been approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, according to Lê Hồng Linh, director of the ministry’s Irrigation Work Investment and construction Management Board No 10. The project, which will connect the Cái ...
H.T. Dung
New solutions reduce GHG emissions from shrimp ponds: Research
New farming solutions have helped reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by nearly 17% in extensive shrimp farms and nearly 11% in intensive farms, according to a research on monitoring GHG emissions from shrimp farming ponds.The research is part of the “Energy transition and climate change ...
Việt Nam to sign emissions reduction purchase agreement
Việt Nam will be the fifth partner in the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to sign an Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA), according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hà Công Tuấn.Under the terms, if Việt Nam ...
SARS-CoV-2 variant found at Tan Son Nhat airport appears for first time in Southeast Asia: Scientists
The SARS-CoV-2 variant found in patients at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is A.23.1, which was first found in the African Country of Rwanda in late October 2020, acCording to a report by the Hospital of Tropical Diseases on ...
Covid success reaped in job recovery, rising incomes: report
The General Statistics Office (GSO) has reported a gradual quarter-on-quarter job recovery and a VND1 million ($43.69) increase in average monthly income in the first quarter.However, there are still problems that need to be addressed, the report said. While more people were getting jobs, many ...
Phan Anh
Gov't chief approves program to build one million social housing apartments
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Decision 338/QD-TTg approving a program to build 1,062,200 social housing apartments for low-income earners and workers in industrial parks and processing zones in the 2021-2030 period.In Viet Nam, social housing sells at VND15 million per square meter on ...
Khanh Phuong
Over 6,500 local websites hacked
More than 6,500 websites in Vietnam have been attacked by hackers so far this year, according to an expert at the 2018 ASEAN computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Incident Drill, or ACID 2018, in Hanoi City on September 5.Keep reading ...
Van Ly
Agriculture ministry wants to sell 5.9 million tons more of carbon dioxide
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has reported to the government about the signing of documents on transferring 10.3 million tons of CO2 to the World Bank which will bring turnover of VND1.25 trillion.In the report to the Prime Minister on the implementation ...
Tam An
Global standard launched to boost nature-based solutions
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has unveiled a global standard providing benchmarks for nature-based solutions (NbS) to global challenges. The new IUCN Global Standard will help governments, business and civil society ensure the effectiveness of NbS and maximise their potential to help address climate change, ...
Mobile app introduced instructing solid waste classification at home
A mobile application was launched by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of Ho Chi Minh City on June 21 to teach people how to classify solid waste at home. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Global Young Vietnamese Intellectual Forum launched
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee has begun receiving applications for admission to the third Global Young Vietnamese Intellectual Forum 2020.This year’s forum, with the theme “Vietnam 2045” is scheduled to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from November 26 to ...
HCM City seeks ways to curb CO2 emissions from vehicles
Air pollution in HCM City caused by vehicles has become even more serious than the level of pollution emitted by industrial zones, environmental experts say.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Global coalition petitions to end fossil power in Vietnam as deadly future looms
Coal power pollution Could increase Co2 emissions in Vietnam by 20 times and doom global efforts to curb warming.Keep reading ...
VOV Reporter
Pilot models of smart health and education operation centres launched in HCM City
The Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health and Department of Education and Training launched a pilot smart health operation centre and a pilot smart education operation centre in the city on February 11 in the presence of Politburo member and Secretary of Ho Chi ...
Vietnam reviews greenhouse gas emissions since 2010
Vietnam has reviewed greenhouse gas emissions since 2010. However, due to the lack of requirements for reporting and assessing results, the data on emission reduction has yet to be fully compiled.The results showed that Vietnam recorded 150.9 million tonnes of co2eq in 2000, 264.2 million ...
Viet Nam suspends inbound flights for fear of new COVID-19 variants
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to temporarily suspend inbound flights from countries and territories, firstly the UK and South Africa, that have reported new coVID-19 variants. This is part of the Directive No. 01/CT-TTg signed by PM Phuc on strengthening prevention and control of ...
Thuy Dung
Vietnamese citizens allowed to gamble at casinos from Dec 1, 2017
The Ministry of Finance has issued Circular No. 102/2017/TT-BTC that guides the implementation of some articles stipulated in Decree No. 03/2017 of the Government. Accordingly, the Vietnamese citizens over 21 years old and with a monthly income of at least VND10 million are allowed to gamble ...
Dao Loan
Việt Nam focuses on early detection of coronavirus: Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has reiterated the priority given to the prevention and fight against epidemics, as the number of patients infected with the novel coronavirus (ncoV) continues to rise.Deputy Health Minister Đỗ Xuân Tuyên said Việt Nam has counted 59 suspected cases ...
Youth Co:Lab Summit 2019 opens in Hanoi
The second Asia Pacific Youth co:Lab Summit opened in Hanoi on April 4, attracting the participation of more than 500 delegates, including hundreds of young people, partners and government officials from 20 countries.co-created in 2017 by UNDP and the Citi Foundation, Youth co:Lab aims to ...
Vietnam to use smart apps, drones for forest protection
Forests could be managed and protected more effectively with the use of smart apps, which would also increase transparency. Forest rangers and forest owners would be able to use their mobile devices and ‘go on patrol’ with smart applications.Keep reading ...
Mai Thanh