At a reception of Ms. Susan Burns, Consul General of the United States to Ho Chi Minh City yesterday, Chairman of the People's Committee Phan Van Mai expected the US-HCMC turnover to top US$10 billion.
For the successful implementation of the Youth Month 2023, Acting State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan requested to continue to implement well the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress, guidelines and policies of the Party and State.
The southeastern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has promoted eco-tourism to bring new experiences to its visitors, towards green and environmentally friendly tourism.
Electronic transactions and online payments in Ho Chi Minh City are gradually becoming popular; even those who previously did not know about technology have now had to get used to it. This achievement is gained thanks to the digital transformation process of enterprises and business households.
More than 1,300 Shan Tuyet tea plants in Ha Giang province and a group of valuable timber trees in Dak Nong province have been recognized as “Vietnam Heritage Trees”.
Local authorities have been investigating the cause of the incident in which around 200 35-year-old pine trees in Section 6, Sub-Area 592 in Tam Xuan 2 Commune, Nui Thanh District, Quang Nam Province, were poisoned in order to kill them gradually.
The 13th Green Consumption Campaign with the theme ‘Green families act together’ was launched yesterday by Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper and the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Trade Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) with the aim to encourage the community in the consumption of products of businesses that do well in environmental protection.
In the context that society is very concerned about whether history is an elective or compulsory subject at high schools, the competition to learn about the country’s history of patriotic traditions was today launched in Hanoi.
According to the Government's report, the total amount of wastewater collected and treated in urban areas is very low, only about 15 percent whereas wastewater in most rural residential areas is not treated.
In the circular economy associated with green growth that Vietnam is aiming for, by-products and waste in the production process are considered renewable resources.
Vietnam is highly likely to face the risk of a shortage of 3,000MW of electricity because mining companies can’t provide enough coal for thermal power plants, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has been seeking imported coal from Australia and Africa.
The Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper (SGGP), on March 26, coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union to organize the lights-out event to respond to the 2022 Earth Hour Campaign with the theme "Shape Our Future". The program attracted thousands of volunteers at the main venue of the Youth Cultural House and more than 80,000 online volunteers.
Green growth is significant to Vietnam and other developing countries, especially in the transitional period, according to Frédéric Nguyen, member of the Executive Board of the Belgium-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIBV).
More than 90 percent of domestic enterprises have had activities to convert to the circular economy model in various degrees, according to the result of a survey by the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) announced in early October this year, showing a positive signal in Vietnam's roadmap towards a circular economy.
Having worked in biopolymer research for more than a decade, Doan Van Tung in Ho Chi Minh City began his adventure by founding the iGreen development company in 2020 – a start-up promoting bioplastic production as an alternative to polluting fossil-based plastic.
In the context that natural resources are increasingly exhausted, the promotion of recycling and reuse of wastes, by-products, and defective products in the production and processing process is a measure to save costs and protect the environment effectively. Recycled wastes not only contribute to reducing input materials but also limiting output gas emissions.
Economic development must go together with environmental protection. HCMC is absolutely certain that there is no trade-off between economic growth and environmental protection.
High-tech farming applied to cacao tree planting in the Southern Province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau as high technology farming is one of the most major industries of economic development in the province.
