Sustainable Development Goals
Communication training course on clean air protection
The Live and Learn centre and the German Development Cooperation Organisation (GIZ) jointly opened a training course in Hanoi on July 4 for reporters and communication officers to increase public awareness of clean air protection.The two-day course provides information about the cause and impacts of ...
Labour market records positive figures in six months
The General Statistics Office (GSO) has reported encouraging data in the labour market in the first six months of 2019, including unemployment decline and income improvement. It highlighted a positive shift in the labour structure with a sharp fall in the proportion of agro-forestry-fishery labourers and ...
Concerns raised over Vietnam’s largest infrastructure project
The tentative total investment for the North-South high-speed railway, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), is about US$26 billion – $32 billion less than the previous proposal by the Ministry of Transport (MoT). The project will be implemented under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) ...
Organic fertilisers are key to sustainable agriculture in Vietnam
Identifying organic fertilisers as the key to organic agriculture, Vietnam’s agriculture ministry has set a target to raise the proportion of organic fertilisers to 15% and the consumption of organic fertilisers industrially produced at home from one to three million tonnes by 2020.Recently, the Department ...
Mekong Delta shrimp crops a sweet success
Farmers in the Mekong Delta provinces are busy with a fruitful crop of shrimp, which is an abundant material source for its export industry. With the support of technologies and good co-operation between enterprises and farmers, Vietnam’s shrimp-producing industry is developing with bigger quantities and better ...
Study finds high rate of obesity among primary school students
A lack of physical activity and inappropriate diets are to blame for the high rate of obesity among primary school students, according to a new study by the National Institute of Nutrition. The study shows that the rate of overweight and obese primary school students is 29 percent, higher than that of ...
National power grid unable to cope with influx of new solar plants
Eighty-one new renewable power plants began operations in the second quarter, overloading transmission lines. The overload began in June when a large number of plants went on stream simultaneously to beat the June 30 deadline to enjoy price incentives of 9.35 U.S. cents per kWh feed-in ...
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Commercial banks provide loans for green energy projects
Commercial banks are offering more low-interest loans with long repayment terms for household solar-energy projects. Under Viet Nam’s renewable energy development strategy, approved in 2015, the country aims to increase the ratio of electricity from renewable sources from 35 per cent of total output in 2015 ...
Residents demand compensation over pollution
About 120 households, representing residents in Nam Sơn, Bắc Sơn and Hồng Kỳ communes of Sóc Sơn District, on Wednesday had a dialogue with concerned organisations about the pollution caused by the Nam Sơn dumping ground.Speaking at the dialogue, residents urged district and municipal authorities ...
UNESCO forum on education for sustainable development held in Hanoi
The UNESCO Forum on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education opened in Hanoi on July 2, gathering over 350 leaders, policymakers, experts and educators from more than 100 countries.The two-day forum features seven plenary sessions and four group sessions. Participants will share creative ...
