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Mekong Delta faces historic salinity threat
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta will suffer salt intrusion at levels that would beat the 2016 record this month, meteorologists have warned.In the period of March 11-15, salinity will rise to eventually trump the levels of mid-February and the same period in 2016, according to the hydrological ...
Minh Nga
Agricultural land market still an obstacle for enterprises
A failure to improve the agricultural land market has discouraged the private sector to invest in the sector, experts have said.The Institute for Policy and Strategy of Agricultural and Rural Development (IPSARD)’s vice chairman Hoàng Vũ Quang said the prevailing problem with the country’s agriculture sector was that farmers ...
Seminar discusses supervision and evaluation of SDGs on environment
The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (IPONRE) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held a seminar giving guidance on the supervision and evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the environment in Hanoi on February 27.Through the seminar, experts, scientists ...
Discussion urges smarter energy choices for sake of human health
A discussion in Hanoi on February 25 called for smarter energy choices, given the impacts of coal power generation on air quality and air pollution’s influence on human health.Representatives from other non-governmental organisations urged the reduction of coal and fossil fuel power, the development of ...
Nature reserve founded in Thua Thien-Hue province
The Tam Giang-Cau Hai Wetlands Nature Reserve has been founded following a decision by the Chairman of the People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.The reserve foundation aims to restore the habitats and important ecological systems, biodiversity and aquatic resources, while developing the ...
Mekong pilot program to monitor impact of Lao dams on lower basin
Transboundary environmental impacts of Laos’ Xayaburi and Don Sahong dams will be monitored under a two-year program following a call for more data transparency.Joint Environment Monitoring of Mekong Mainstream Hydropower Projects (JEM) aims to “systematically collect, generate and share reliable and scientific data and information ...
Sen
Priorities for ASEAN economic pillar unveiled
As ASEAN Chair for 2020, Vietnam will introduce initiatives and priorities to boost regional connectivity and make ASEAN one the world’s leading economic growth regions.This year ASEAN countries will devise a mid-term Master Plan for building the ASEAN Community until 2025; develop an ASEAN Master ...
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Protecting children on the internet
The supervision programme in 2020 of the National Assembly (NA) and the NA Standing Committee has been set to focus on two topics including the implementation of policies and laws on the prevention and fight against child abuse, and the implementation of free trade agreements ...
Strategy aims to ensure national energy security
The National Energy Development Strategy by 2030, with vision to 2045 aims to ensure national energy security, which serves as a foundation for growth. With such importance, the Politburo has approved a resolution which sets directions for the strategy.Vietnam will prioritise wind and solar power ...
Việt Nam builds public private collaboration to address plastic waste
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build public-private collaboration towards a circular economy in plastic waste management was signed in Hà Nội on Wednesday. (19/2) The agreement, the first of its kind in Việt Nam, was inked between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, ...
