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Vietnam drafting law to revitalize build-transfer investment projects
The Vietnamese government is considering reviving Build-Transfer (BT) projects as a means to attract investment and stimulate economic development.A draft law to amend and supplement four key pieces of legislation – the Planning Law, Investment Law, Law on Investment under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, ...
Translated by Thanh Tam
Vietnam must have more green buildings: Ministry of Construction
The Ministry of Construction reports that the nation presently possesses over 400 green buildings, with a total floor space of almost 10 million square meters. The number of green buildings in the country is roughly on par with other nations in the ASEAN region; however, ...
Translated by Anh Quan
Mekong Delta rice projects: early wins, ongoing hurdles
Việt Nam’s plan to cultivate one million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice in the Mekong Delta has yielded some early success. A comparison between project and non-project fields also reveals a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The former emits about 12 tonnes less CO2 equivalent ...
More investment needed in digital transformation of urban management: conference
A conference held in HCM City on September 19 discussed the importance and application of digital transformation in urban management, especially traffic.The local Department of Information and Technology said the city is working towards launching several technology solutions to optimise data collection for decision making, ...
Free e-learning platform about child nutrition launched
A free online e-learning platform dedicated to childcare and nutrition named Little Sun was upgraded and relaunched on Thursday.Its courses cover key topics such as maternal care during pregnancy and breastfeeding, complementary feeding, care for sick children and assessing children’s nutritional status. Based on the Ministry of ...
Vietnam commits to joint effort for resilient, water-secure Southeast Asia
Vietnam is dedicated to advancing shared goals for a resilient and water-secure Southeast Asia, said Nguyen Thi Thu Linh, Director General of Vietnam National Mekong Committee as she attended a regional dialogue on water security on September 18.The Vietnamese representative also proposed key areas where ...
Vietnam's agricultural advantage edge at risk due to lack of deep processing
Vietnam has emerged as one of the top ten global exporters of agricultural and food products. However, despite growing demand, businesses are struggling to meet orders due to limitations in deep processing technology and infrastructure.According to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture and ...
Translated by Thuy Doan
Mangrove forests provide important blue carbon benefits
Despite covering just about 200,000 hectares or 1.5% of the national forest area, mangrove forests are highly valued for their socio-economic and biodiversity conservation benefits. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has recognised them as a significant carbon sink, contributing substantially to reducing greenhouse gas ...
For sustainable production and consumption
While sustainable production is slowly taking hold around Vietnam, interest in sustainable consumption would benefit from raising awareness about what it actually means for consumers. Financial factors and the placing of trust in the right products are crucial in the process of sustainable consumption. According to ...
Anh Hoang
Legal framework critical to boosting green credit
Green growth and sustainable development is now an inevitable trend and a goal that all countries are striving for, including Vietnam, as it faces environmental problems heavily impacted by climate change.There remain many barriers to green credit supply. Among them, there is still a lack ...
