Sustainable Development Goals
'Green transformation is vital, businesses have to fight': experts
Besides active moves from the Government to promote green transition, the need to change public awareness and accelerate green transformation is considered a vital factor for Vietnamese businesses if they don’t want to be left behind.Sustainable development has become a top goal of many countries. ...
Hanh Nguyen
Mekong Delta water levels in May were 19 percent lower than previously average
The water level in the Mekong Delta in May 2024 was about 11 billion cubic meters, 19 percent lower than the average for many years. The impact of climate change combined with upstream exploitation has led to continuous saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta region, typically ...
The rapid development of solar and wind power in Vietnam
Since 2017, many solar power and wind power projects have been implemented in Vietnam, marking the country as a bright spot on the world’s renewable energy map.With a high price for this type of energy (a feed-in tariff price of 2,086 VND/kWh for solar power, ...
Tam An
A group of agriculture students succeed in planting grass to absorb toxins in the soil
A group of students from the Việt Nam Academy of Agriculture have successfully tested growing a type of grass that can effectively absorb toxins from fertilisers and pesticides that pollute soil and water.The seven students, Vũ Hoài Nam (team leader), Nguyễn Minh Xuân, Nguyễn Trung ...
Maternal, child health care – evidence of ensuring human rights in Vietnam
The cause of reproductive health care and health care for mothers and children – who are vulnerable but play a decisive role in the country’s future development – has gained many important achievements, which have been recognised and acknowledged by the international community. This is ...
'Green' industrial zones becoming a reality in Vietnam
Of 418 IZs licensed so far, 298 have become operational. In recent years, Vietnam has become a bright spot in the FDI map, which has brought strong growth of the IZ real estate market. The keywords ‘xanh’ (green) and ‘thong minh’ (smart) are the two major ...
Coconut garden can yield $25,000 from carbon credit sale
Selling carbon credits is no longer far-fetched for Vietnam. The country earned trillions of dong from selling carbon credits in late 2023. Mekong Delta is not only a rice granary, but also the homeland of coconut trees. All parts of coconut trees, from trunks to ...
Tam An
Legislators scrutinise draft amended social insurance law
National Assembly (NA) deputies spend the entire day of May 27 to discuss contentious contents of the draft amended social insurance law.In the morning discussion, many deputies laid emphasis on ensuring the rights of labourers amidst the increase in evasion, late payment and of social ...
Circular economy plays important role in net-zero plan
Promoting a circular economy that contributes to the country’s net-zero commitment will bring many benefits to Vietnam and businesses. VietNamNet would like to introduce the viewpoint of Nguyen Dinh Dap, PhD, from the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS).Circular economy can help reduce business overproduction ...
Nguyen Dinh Dap
Renewables – key to green development in Mekong Delta
Renewable energy is seen as a sustainable choice for the Mekong Delta region to respond to environmental challenges, given that the country’s rice and fisheries granary has lost up to 300 million USD to prolonged drought and extreme salt intrusion.According to the annual Mekong Delta ...
