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Vietnam promotes circular economy in waste recycling

Many businesses in Vietnam have developed circular economy models, focusing on waste-to-energy and producing building materials from the ash and slag of thermal power plants.Regarding difficulty in the development of a circular economy, experts said Vietnam is confronted with many challenges relating to institutional capacity ...

What is the price of Vietnam’s 57 million forest carbon credits?

The forestry alone can bring 57 million carbon credits, or 52 million tons of CO2, which Vietnam could sell to international organizations.Le Hoang The from The Vos Ecosystem Company said the carbon credit market is a transaction system that buys or sells the rights to ...

Tam An

Viet Nam targets to have 5 cities of international stature by 2050

Viet Nam strives to develop at least five cities of international stature by 2050, serving as focal points for enhancing linkages and development with regional and international networks.Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a Decision approving the master plan for urban and rural ...

Healthcare sector to speed up use of AI for better service

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging diagnostics helps doctors reduce working time and make decisions faster with higher accuracy, Dr Mai Hong Son from the Military Hospital 108 shared at a medical conference in Da Nang city on the weekend.Vietnam now has ...

Viet Nam to host UNESCO conference on geoparks in Asia-Pacific region

The 8th International Conference of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network for the Asia-Pacific Region will take place from September 5 to 17 in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc told reporters on August 22 that under the ...

Kim Anh

Viet Nam contributes towards a zero-emission Asia

Viet Nam joined ten other member countries of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) at the second AZEC Ministerial Meeting held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 21. The event aims to discuss countries’ efforts to pursue net zero emissions targets. AZEC members include: Indonesia, Thailand, ...

Thuy Dung

Viet Nam guarantees rights of ethnic minorities

The Ministry of Information and Communications held a conference in Ha Noi on August 22 to provide an update on Viet Nam’s implementation of recommendations from the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).The Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs is developing a comprehensive action ...

KIm Loan

Forestry carbon market: High potential, many challenges

On the afternoon of August 22, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry, in collaboration with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the University of Adelaide (Australia), held a seminar titled “Sharing and Updating Information on Carbon Markets from Coastal ...

Translated by Thuy Doan

Shift to electric vehicles needed to reach net-zero emission goals

In order to turn net-zero emission goals into reality, Vietnam needs to urgently apply measures to encourage people to use public transport and shift to electric vehicles.To reduce emissions to zero, the Prime Minister released Decision 876, approving an action plan on a green energy ...

Dinh Quy

Hospitals offer young physicians opportunities for career growth

After two occurrences of job fairs for new graduates from medical institutions in Ho Chi Minh City, many young doctors had the opportunity to actively choose healthcare facilities where they could advance in their careers. However, it requires efforts from doctors and hospitals of their ...

Translated By Anh Quan

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