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The man with practical initiative to protect Can Gio forest
With a smartphone, it is now easy for Bui Nguyen The Kiet to monitor the status of 35,000-hectare Can Gio mangrove forest and manage patrolling missions in each zone.Kiet wished to apply technology into the forest management task, leading to the birth of the initiative ...
Huong Vuong
National energy master plan for 2021-2030 approved
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has freshly signed a decision to approve the national energy master plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.The overall objective of the plan is to ensure the country’s energy security, meet the requirements of economic and ...
Vietnamese farmers use smartphones to monitor water levels in rice fields
The Mekong Delta is a major rice-growing region in Vietnam, but it is facing increasing water scarcity due to climate change, seawater intrusion and upstream dams.The Vietnamese government is calling on farmers to use more sustainable irrigation methods, and by 2030 it plans to limit ...
Da Nang to provide free schooling for next year
The People’s Council of central Da Nang city has approved free schooling for students from kindergarten to high school in the 2023-2024 academic year with a budget of 408 billion VND (16.3 million USD). The decision was ratified at the council’s working session earlier this ...
Vietnam considers domestic carbon credit exchange to enhance efficiency in green transactions
In light of Vietnam’s projected generation of approximately 10.8 million voluntary carbon credits annually, there is a growing demand for efficient exchange and purchase mechanisms, prompting active discussions about the establishment of a domestic carbon credit exchange.In line with the goal of reaching Net Zero ...
Water accumulation at hydroelectric dams leads to consecutive earthquakes
Kon Plông District in Kon Tum Province has been struck by 70 minor earthquakes since the beginning of July, which experts say are linked to the accumulation of water at the hydroelectric dams in the region. Four earthquakes hit the district on the morning of ...
UNDP-developed software helps strengthen capacity of Viet Nam’s health system
A workshop on implementation results of the grassroots telehealth program using the software “Doctor for everyone” was jointly organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Ministry of Health in Ha Noi on July 20.The “Doctor for Everyone” digital telehealth system was first ...
Thuy Dung
Digital transformation key to breakthrough in cooperatives
Vietnam is now home to over 2,000 hi-tech cooperatives which are promoting smart agriculture and digital rural areas in the new-style rural development effort. However, digital transformation process in cooperatives remains slow with a shortage of a clear strategy and specific actions.As many cooperative members still have vague ...
EU deforestation regulation – new opportunity for Vietnam’s agriculture
Supply chains of timber, wood products, coffee, and rubber of many countries will encounter many challenges in meeting the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). However, this is also a great opportunity for Vietnam to expand export markets if it is well prepared to satisfy the new ...
Conference seeks to reduce climate change impact on green growth, sustainable development
In the context of the increasing impacts of climate change, green growth is described as a way to both pursue economic growth goals and prevent environmental degradation and biodiversity loss towards sustainable use of natural resources and increase adaptability to climate change, Hoang Hong Hiep, ...
