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Vietnamese students joint MRC river monitoring technology contest
Students from four Vietnamese universities are taking part in a Mekong River Commission (MRC) contest that seeks sustainable and advanced technologies for river monitoring. The competition, taking place in Vientiane on March 30 and 31, features 14 teams from 11 universities in MRC member states ...
Project for Mekong River without waste kicks off
A waste reduction and circular economy project for Mekong River was launched at a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 18.Titled ‘Zero Waste to Mekong River: Pilot Circular Economy model for Floating markets in Can Tho’, it is sponsored by ...
Mekong Delta urged to take measures to cope with drought and salt intrusion in 2022
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued a directive on the implementation of solutions to cope with drought and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta, which is forecast to be harsh in the coming dry season.Reports from the ministry show that the flood ...
RCEP gives extra leverage to post-pandemic economic recovery
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which came into force as of January 1, is expected to provide a fresh impetus to enhancing trade activities and boosting economic recovery in the post-pandemic period.The deal was signed between 10 members of the bloc and five partners ...
Low-lying Mekong Delta deals with worsening land subsidence
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region needs “consistent strategies” to deal with groundwater extraction, land subsidence and saltwater intrusion in an increasingly urbanising area, experts said at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 26.Nguyen Huu Thien, who is deputy head of the ...
MoIT requests urgent review of solar power development
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued an express dispatch requesting the People’s Committees of cities and provinces and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to urgently review and list all issues related to solar power development.Based on the roof solar power list nationwide, EVN must ...
MONRE proposes formulation of Vietnamese Ramsar Site Network
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) has suggested the establishment of a network of Ramsar sites in Viet Nam for better conservation of the country’s important wetlands. The move is an important step for Viet Nam to materialize the Convention on Wetlands of ...
Forest environmental services to bring about 2.8 trillion VND in 2021
The Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) aims to collect 2.8 trillion VND (121.7 million USD) from forest environmental services this year.According to VNFOREST Deputy Director Pham Van Dien, forest carbon sequestration and emission reduction services, a new feature of 2021, will add between 300 to ...
Vietnam ranks first among region’s primary school student learning outcomes: report
Vietnam ranks first among Southeast Asian countries in terms of primary school student learning outcomes under the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) programme. The news was announced at an online conference of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) on December 1, held ...
Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia August 19
The spread of COVID-19 in central Da Nang city and Quang Nam province has been gradually contained and the situation is expected to be under control by late August, according to Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.At a meeting of the national steering committee ...
