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EPR – a motive for Vietnam’s circular economic development: Norwegian diplomat

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is among the solutions that will help Vietnam realise its ambition of boosting the circular economy and green transition, according to Deputy Head of Mission at the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam Mette Moglestue.Among the first Southeast Asian countries applying the ...

Coconut industry moves towards sustainable development

Coconut trees are seen in many localities across Vietnam, mostly in the Mekong Delta and the central coast region. However, the coconut industry including the value chains from planting, purchasing, processing, consumption, and export, has long been developing spontaneously without specific, clear planning. As consumer demand ...

Vietnam emerges as fast-growing data centre market

Vietnam is assessed as one of the fastest-growing data centre markets globally, driven by the digitalisation efforts of domestic small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), tech-savvy young population, the advent of 5G, demand for self-sufficient digital infrastructure, and data localisation.The Vietnamese market surged to over 1 ...

Vietnam has over 1.58 million poor, near-poor households in 2023: Ministry

Vietnam had more than 1.58 million poor and nearly-poor households in 2023, representing approximately 5.71% of the total population, according to the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA).In its reprot on the poverty situation in Vietnam in 2023, the ministry said the ...

Measures to protect, restore, develop water resources in Vietnam discussed

Climate change, sea level rise, saltwater intrusion and unsustainable water use fuel the water scarcity risks in Vietnam, said Tong Ngoc Thanh, director general of the National Centre for Water Resources Planning and Investigation (NAWAPI).At the workshop “Protection, Restoration and Development of Water Resources: Science, Policy ...

Vietnam officially launches food safety management system

The Ministry of Health’s Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety have announced the official operation of a comprehensive food safety management system in Vietnam on March 7.The announcement was the outcome of an ODA project between ...

Vietnam to have 98 more automatic air quality monitoring stations by 2030

Ninety-eight continuous automatic air quality monitoring stations will be constructed across the country between now and 2030, pushing the total number to 201. After 2030, 15 more continuous automatic air quality monitoring stations are planned to be built.The plan also requires integrating noise monitoring at 216 stations ...

New Land Law important to national development: experts

The revised Land Law, which was passed at the 15th National Assembly’s fifth extraordinary session, holds great significance in the country’s political, socioeconomic life and national defence and security as well as has impacts on people from all walks of life and the business community.The ...

Communities placed at centre of sustainable tourism development

Community-based tourism brings economic benefits to local communities, contributing to the effective preservation and promotion of natural and cultural resources of each region, in line with the trend of sustainable development. Community-based tourism is to be promoted in the Vietnam Tourism Development Strategy to 2030 in ...

National Data Strategy towards 2030 approved

Vietnam aims to handle all administrative procedure applications online by 2030, according to the freshly approved National Data Strategy.The strategy sets the target of having 100% of national data centres, regional data centres and national centres for large data storage and high performance computing across ...

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