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ESG – key to fulfilment of net zero emission goal: experts
Environment, society, and governance (ESG) is an approach that businesses need to take in sustainable development as Vietnam promotes green growth and targets net zero emissions, according to experts.ESG are factors with the strongest influence on businesses currently, said Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, an expert ...
OV scientist in France helps promote sustainable rice cultivation in Mekong Delta
Dr. Le Toan Thuy, an overseas Vietnamese scientist in France, has joined projects to help Vietnamese managers and farmers effectively develop rice cultivation models in the Mekong Delta region.The projects aim to monitor and observe flood, drought and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta by ...
Communication work on human rights to be stepped up
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has issued a document asking ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, People’s Committees of provinces and central-level cities, and central committees of mass organisations to implement a number of tasks to materialise a project on communication on human rights ...
Improving labour productivity crucial to sustainable economic growth: experts
Increasing labour productivity is an important factor to promote economic growth in the long run, and is a prerequisite for Vietnam to narrow its development gap with other regional countries and fulfill the goal of becoming a developed country with high income by 2045, said ...
Organic farming key to healthy value chains
Organic production can help Vietnam deal with the skyrocketing prices of food, fuels and fertilisers caused by the recent turbulence in different parts of the world, according to Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolai Prytz.A shift to sustainable farming such as organic is a solution that ...
Agricultural sector aims to raise organic fertilizer proportion to 25% in 2025
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a target of raising the proportion of organic fertilizer products authorised for circulation to 25% in 2025. It also planned to increase the amount of qualified production by 1.25 times, equivalent to 5 million tonnes ...
Vietnam to face huge development challenges in coming decades: Conference
Vietnam will face major development challenges in the coming decades, Jonathan Pincus, a senior economist at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), said at an international conference titled “Contemporary Issues in Economics, Management, and Business – 5th CIEMB 2022” in Hanoi on November 25.Pointing out ...
Vietnam, US launch new five-year project to reduce environmental pollution
The Vietnamese and US agencies on November 15 launched a five-year 11.3 million USD project called “Reducing Pollution” to help lessen environmental pollution in Vietnam. The project is conducted by the United States Mission to Vietnam, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and ...
Can Tho city to host Mekong Connect 2022 Forum
The Mekong Connect 2022 Forum to find solutions to economic development, and linkages and integration of resources for sustainable development in the Mekong Delta region, will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 23 and 24.This year, the forum will ...
Vietnam Water Week 2022: Opportunities for sustainable development of the water industry
Vietnam’s water sector is facing many challenges, requiring innovation in mechanisms and appropriate policies to meet the needs of daily life and economic development.In the context of rapid urbanization and water pollution, degradation and depletion, Vietnam has put together the “Vietnam Water Week 2022” to ...
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