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Carbon credits take root in agriculture sector
Carbon credits are gaining traction in the agriculture sector as an instrument to promote sustainable farming practices and improve farmer income. The World Bank would raise $40 million between 2023-2024 and $60 million between 2025-2026 to pay for the carbon credits generated by the one million ...
Việt Nam has a lot of work to do to complete national marine spatial planning
Việt Nam has a lot of work to do to complete the national marine spatial planning as the country is still at a relatively early stage in the process of formulating both its coastal zone planning and sustainable management of resources. Nguyễn Minh Sơn, a marine ...
FDI attraction amidst global minimum tax policy
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been rising strongly even though global economic uncertainties have negatively affected this capital flow. Many factors are taking a toll on FDI activity and Vietnam can hardly stay unscathed.It is assumed that foreign investors choose Vietnam as an FDI destination ...
Phan Dinh Manh
National Master Plan for 2021-2030 launched
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a teleconference with representatives of the 63 cities and provinces on April 20 to launch the National Master Plan for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050, contributing to building a strong and prosperous country, and well-being of the people.At ...
Vietnam to pilot carbon credit trade from 2025
A seminar on opportunities for developing a carbon market in Vietnam took place in Hanoi on April 20.Jointly hosted by Giao thong (Transport) Newspaper and Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID), the event focused on roadmaps for developing the domestic carbon market, and policy recommendations ...
IFC innovation expected to enhance climate resilience of buildings in Vietnam
International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Thursday introduced its innovation called the Building Resilience Index (BRI) in Vietnam in a bid to help local developers improve the resilience of buildings in the Southeast Asian country.The BRI is a web-based hazard mapping and resilience assessment framework. It ...
Hong Ngan
Steps being taken to promote green credit
Given the importance of green credit to sustainable economic development, the Prime Minister issued the national green growth strategy for 2021 – 2030 with a vision to 2050, and the development strategy for the banking sector by 2025 with orientations towards 2030, which includes orientations ...
Measures needed to remove obstacles for transitional wind, solar power plants
The Government Office recently sent an urgent dispatch to the Minister of Industry and Trade regarding recommendations to deal with shortcomings in the building and issuance of a pricing mechanism for electricity generation of transitional wind and solar power plants.On March 20, Minister of Industry ...
Increasing the efficiency of online business for women with disabilities
The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) will actively advise and perform activities to help women with disabilities in many forms and act as a bridge to connect businesses, social organisations and the whole community to join hands to promote equity and rights for people with disabilities, ...
Decree on Personal Data Protection promulgated
The Government on April 17 issued Decree on Personal Data Protection which specifies measures and conditions to ensure the work.Under the document, which will take effect from July 1, 2023, those to protect personal data include management and technical measures implemented by organisations and individuals ...
