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Sustainable development a $45 billion opportunity for the private sector: Standard Chartered
Việt Nam presented a US$45 billion opportunity for the private sector to invest in sustainable development to help achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, according to a recent study by the international banking group Standard Chartered.The opportunities for the private sector ...
Việt Nam successfully fulfils role as President of UNSC in January
Head of Việt Nam’s mission to the UN Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý chaired a session on Friday (31/01/2020) to review the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s activities during January, the month Việt Nam held the Presidency of the UNSC.Also on the occasion, Việt Nam proposed holding a ...
Việt Nam focuses on early detection of coronavirus: Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has reiterated the priority given to the prevention and fight against epidemics, as the number of patients infected with the novel coronavirus (nCoV) continues to rise.Deputy Health Minister Đỗ Xuân Tuyên said Việt Nam has counted 59 suspected cases ...
VN’s national forest stewardship standard effective from May
The National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) for Việt Nam has been launched and will be effective from May 1 this year, according to the Việt Nam Office of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) under the Việt Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST).This standard applies to all ...
Saltwater intrusion in Mekong Delta to ease by April
Saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta might reduce between late March and June this year, according to Phùng Tiến Dũng, head of the Hydrological Forecasting Department for the Central, Central Highlands and Southern region.Dũng recently said the flow of the Mekong River to the Mekong ...
VN needs to become low-carbon economy to serve Paris Agreement: experts
Việt Nam must continue to take “concrete climate actions” to become a low-carbon economy and comply with the global Paris Agreement, a workshop heard in HCM City on 7 January. The workshop was held to review JICA’s project for “Support the Planning and Implementation of ...
ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ retreat discuss 2020 plan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh on Friday presided over a retreat of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries (AMM Retreat), with the participation of the foreign ministers and the bloc’s Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi.This was ...
Việt Nam's nationwide GPS stations debut
Việt Nam’s nationwide network of stations that constantly log and process satellite-based GPS data for better mapping and surveys, was officially launched Friday in Hà Nội. The network is expected to vastly modernise the country’s mapping and surveying technologies and deliver accurate and timely information.The ...
Investment in agricultural sector remains modest
The Government and the banking sector are paying more attention in enabling those involved in the agricultural sector to obtain loans from the bank, but the number of farmers and agricultural cooperatives to get access to bank loans remains modest, experts said at a seminar ...
VN to boost tourism development in protective, special-use forests
Developing tourism and services in protective and special-use forests in parallel with conservation will become a key part of the national economy in the future.The administration was told to classify, assess and point out typical models to improve management.Nguyễn Quốc Trị, head of the Việt ...
