Vietnam planned to begin implementing waste classification measures two decades ago, but a lack of support from residents, authorities and trash collectors means an efficient outcome is still nowhere near.…
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VN, Germany Successfully Cooperated in Land Environmental Management Over 2 Decades
Germany has successfully supported Việt Nam in building a legal system on land environmental management, implementing projects on restoring degraded land, strengthening the capacity of officials in managing and protecting…
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Following the Paris Climate Accords, Vietnam must fulfill its mandatory obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 2021 according to the Nationally Determined Contribution. The country also needs to make efforts to reduce…
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VN Needs to Improve Regulatory Framework to Increase Green Financing
At COP26 in November 2021, VN announced the target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, phase out coal power by 2040, and reduce methane emissions by 30 per cent from…
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The central province of Binh Dinh will use Canadian government’s aid to restore coral and set up a marine preserve in its bay. The fund of CAD$1.75 million (US$1.3 million)…
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6 Vietnam Companies With Exemplary Technology Environments in 2023
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraFPT, FWD, Heineken, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, DNSE, and Haravan were honored as the best technology environment enterprises at Vietnam Artificial Intelligence Day 2023 on Friday. This is the…
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VN to Introduce Criteria for National Green Development
by Iam Sannby Iam SannVietnam is soon to introduce a new set of national criteria aimed specifically at speeding the development of green industries, in line with international standards, according to the Ministry of…
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Vietnam to Introduce New Environmental Fee for Emissions
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraVietnam’s Ministry of Finance has initiated a public consultation process for a draft decree aimed at levying an environmental protection fee for emissions. In a significant move towards curbing environmental…
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Climate Change: Deforestation Surges Despite Pledges
by Cai Xiaby Cai XiaAn area of tropical forest the size of Switzerland was lost last year as tree losses surged, according to new research. It means that a political pledge to end deforestation made…
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Clouds European Skies
by Long Nisayby Long NisayThe smoke from Canada’s devastating wildfires has reached Europe, but the Continent’s skies are unlikely to turn orange as happened in North America. The bloc’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)…
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