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Challenges in addressing air pollution in large cities
The rapid urbanisation process, coupled with the overload of residents and vehicles, has made air pollution a ‘crisis’ for big cities of Hà Nội and HCM City.Associate Professor, Bùi Thị An, director of the Institute for Environmental Resources and Community Development, said large cities are ...
Vietnam adapts to global trends in environmental, social and governance practices
Practicing responsible business in accordance with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria is considered a key that contributes to realising Vietnam’s commitment to bring net emissions to zero by 2050.On the journey towards green growth, ESG criteria are the standard for measuring and evaluating an ...
Agricultural sector turns sustainability into opportunity
The Vietnamese agricultural sector has taken great strides toward sustainability, contributing to the nation’s green growth and its commitment to climate change response.Vietnam is promoting its agricultural restructuring, shifting from the mindset of agricultural production to that of a holistic agricultural economy, and green and ...
MARD reports plan to use nearly 6 million tons of CO2
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has revised the amount of CO2 transferred in 2018-2019 in the north central region. The ministry sent a report to the Prime Minister on the authority to transfer nearly 6 million tons of residual carbon dioxide (CO2) ...
Better cybersecurity needed to protect data
The recent increase in personal data theft and fake websites has caused property damage to individuals, businesses and even websites managed by state agencies and organisations. Personal data, including biometric and financial information, relationship and health status and personal history, has been leaked and posted ...
Experts discuss low-emissions rice project
Experts have gathered in a seminar held on August 26 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development focusing on advancing sustainable development and green growth in the Mekong Delta region through a significant rice cultivation project. The initiative aims to enhance rice production while ...
Vietnam makes efforts to promote responsible AI development
Eyeing great opportunities to make full use of artificial intelligence (AI) for promoting economic growth and deal with social issues, Vietnam is striving to develop and apply AI in a responsible manner.In June, 2024, the MoST issued Decision No. 1290/QD-BKHCN on a number of principles ...
Experts urge actions to address low fertility rate
An international policy consultation workshop held in Hanoi on August 28 sounded the alarm on Vietnam’s declining fertility rate, with experts highlighting the linkage between education level, economic conditions and birth rates.The hybrid event, co-hosted by the Ministry of Health’s Vietnam Population Authority (VPA) and ...
Viet Nam ranks second in disaster preparedness worldwide
Viet Nam is ranked second among the top four countries in the world in natural disaster preparedness.According to a global survey conducted by global analytics firm Gallup which has been released recently, 83 percent of households in Viet Nam said they had plans in response ...
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New policy promotes green banking development in Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is pushing all credit institutions to go green in terms of banking and credit. They have issued a decision (Decision No 1663/QD-NHNN) aimed at making it easier to access green capital for green projects and the SBV requires all ...