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Fresh initiative spurs private sector-driven sustainable and inclusive growth
A new initiative will promote socially-conscious business behavior by delivering Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) technical assistance packages to 300 businesses to implement or scale their innovative ESG business concepts.ESG is a recognition that business sustainability is multi-faceted, extending beyond environmental issues to people, resources, ...
Kim Loan
Building tools to "screen" FDI projects with potential risks
On November 16, the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) held a workshop on “Screening tool for investment projects in Viet Nam”. The tool includes mandatory assessments of whether the project complies with investment laws in Viet Nam; mandatory assessments of potential economic, social ...
Thuỳ Dương
Vietnam, US launch new five-year project to reduce environmental pollution
The Vietnamese and US agencies on November 15 launched a five-year 11.3 million USD project called “Reducing Pollution” to help lessen environmental pollution in Vietnam. The project is conducted by the United States Mission to Vietnam, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and ...
Can Tho city to host Mekong Connect 2022 Forum
The Mekong Connect 2022 Forum to find solutions to economic development, and linkages and integration of resources for sustainable development in the Mekong Delta region, will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 23 and 24.This year, the forum will ...
Workshop promotes technological solutions for waste collection, recycling
Digital technology solutions will help promote waste classification at source, and better managed waste collection, treatment and recycling, experts said at a recent workshop held in HCM City. The workshop was organised by the city’s Centre for Information and Statistics for Science and Technology (CESTI) ...
National Assembly passes higher basic wage for public workers
Basic wage of civil servants and public employees will increase from VND1.49 million (US$60) per month to VND 1.8 million (US$73) from July 1, 2023, according to a Resolution approved by the National Assembly. In Viet Nam, nearly 40,000 civil servants quited their jobs in ...
Viet Nam climbs five places in UN’s online service index
Viet Nam was ranked 76th out of the 193 countries and territories in the United Nations’ online service index (OSI), up five places compared to 2020.The Ministry of Information and Communications announced that about 97.3 per cent of eligible online public services have been provided ...
Thuy Dung
Report on youth action for climate change in Vietnam launched
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), launched a special report entitled “Youth for Climate Action in Vietnam 2022” on November 1.This year’s report was co-written by 24 young ...
Bình Phước uses payment scheme to help protect forests
The policy of payments for forest environmental services in Bình Phước Province has helped protect and develop forests, and improve the livelihoods of forest protecting households.Under the policy, households, forest owners and firms that participate in protecting forests are paid an annual fee calculated on ...
Conference assesses policies on natural resource management in Mekong Delta
An international conference held in Can Tho city on October 4 looked into the system of policies for managing natural resources and the environment in the Mekong Delta, seeking to promote climate change adaptation.The event was held both in person and via videoconference by the ...
