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How to develop new energy sources?
From the Green and Clean Energy towards Net Zero forum, Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy sought insights and solutions from various stakeholders on developing new energy sources for the country’s green future.Dr. Ta Dinh Thi, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Science, Technology, ...
A mecchanism in support of renewable energy development
A new Decree specifies the nature of direct power purchase agreements in support of Vietnam’s renewable energy development. Decree No. 80/2024/ND-CP was issued by the government on July 3, 2024, outlining regulations for direct power purchase agreements (DPPAs) between renewable energy producers and large electricity ...
Huyen Vy
Initiative launched to ensure enough nutrition for Vietnamese children
A conference to respond to the National Breastfeeding Week and launch the “ENOUGH” Nutrition Initiative took place on August 5 in Hanoi. The event was jointly organised by the National Institute of Nutrition under the Ministry of Health, and the World Vision International in Vietnam, ...
VNFOREST: Negotiations on agreements on forest carbon credit sales continue
According to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST), some localities have been contacted by domestic and international organizations and individuals that have proposed providing the service of absorbing and storing forest carbon (forest carbon service), including measurement, reporting, assessment, distribution and commercialization of forest carbon ...
Tam An
Vietnamese, Lao provinces reinforce ties in forest management, protection
The forest protection bodies of Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien – Hue and Laos’s southern province of Sekong have signed a cooperation deal to promote forest management and protection, natural resource conservation, and forest produce management along the shared borderline. The document was inked in ...
Businesses using forest environmental services to pay fee under a new decree
Businesses involved in eco-tourism that use forest environmental services will have to pay fees for these services under the latest decree, which took effect on July 18. The update was announced on Wednesday during a conference on the Government’s Decree No. 91/2024/NĐ-CP. The decree provides ...
First-ever plan for urban, rural systems takes shape
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired in Hanoi on July 31 a meeting on the first-ever plan for urban and rural systems, stressing the role of rural areas in urbanisation. This is Vietnam’s sectoral plan that goes into detail on managing and developing urban ...
International conference promotes sustainable development, response to climate change
Local and international researchers, practitioners and policy makers met to discuss innovative approaches to the challenges posed by digitalisation and climate change in developing countries at the International Conference on Economics, Law, and Government that wrapped up on Wednesday. The two-day conference with the theme “Approaches ...
EUVFTA shows European investors' confidence in Vietnam
A survey by EuroCham highlighted Vietnam’s attractiveness for European investors. The BCI survey said that the EUVFTA has undoubtedly opened doors for European businesses, but challenges remain. However, it also pointed out a number of obstacles that European businesses face in fully leveraging the EUVFTA, including ...
Vân Nguyễn
Exports could be affected by EU’s new environment policy
To reach environmental and climate goals, the EU has imposed the ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation), commencing July 18, 2024, which is expected to have an impact on Vietnam’s key export products to the EU.According to the Vietnam Trade Office in Germany, the ESPR ...
