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Image: AstraZeneca provides US$50 million for reforestation in Vietnam

AstraZeneca provides US$50 million for reforestation in Vietnam

HCMC – Global drug firm AstraZeneca has agreed to provide Vietnam with US$50 million, or some VND1.2 trillion, to aid the nation in reforestation and to address climate change. This is part of the British-Swedish pharmaceutical and biotechnology company’s AZ Forest, a global initiative to plant

Image: Vietnam seeks support from UK, EU in clean energy transition

Vietnam seeks support from UK, EU in clean energy transition

HCMC – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has asked representatives of the UK and the European Union to share their experience and technologies in clean energy transition with Vietnam. He also sought support in developing smart grids, increasing the proportion of renewable energy, and ensuring the

Image: AFD may cut off aid for Can Tho embankment project

AFD may cut off aid for Can Tho embankment project

HCMC – A river embankment project in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho may lose France’s financial aid. If the project is not completed before June 15, the French Development Agency (AFD) will stop financing the project, and the local government must tap its budget to fund the remaining components

Image: Panasonic wraps up “Live Green and Wellness with Gen G” campaign

Panasonic wraps up “Live Green and Wellness with Gen G” campaign

HCMC – Panasonic Vietnam has taken a look back at its journey of the “Live Green and Wellness with Gen G” campaign and organized a Gen G Ambassador Initiative Fund Award ceremony within the framework of its “Green Day with Gen G.” The event, held in Hanoi on February 25, featured young people with

Image: Saltwater contamination threatens Mekong Delta agricultural land

Saltwater contamination threatens Mekong Delta agricultural land

HCMC – Saltwater intrusion has begun to make its way into provinces near the Mekong River, affecting the irrigation of crops. Some 60,000 hectares of rice and over 43,000 hectares of fruit in the Mekong Delta’s coastal provinces are at risk of being contaminated by saltwater, said the Directorate

Image: Vietnam gets foreign financial backing for decarbonization effort

Vietnam gets foreign financial backing for decarbonization effort

HCMC – Three financial institutions in Japan, the United States and Australia have announced that they will support Vietnam’s decarbonization effort. The institutions, backed by the governments of the countries mentioned above, would help Vietnam transition into liquefied natural gas plants and

Image: UNDP pledges to support Vietnam in green energy transition

UNDP pledges to support Vietnam in green energy transition

HCMC – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is ready to support the Vietnamese Government in formulating and implementing the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) resource mobilization plan in 2023. UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Al Khalidi told the Vietnam News Agency

Image: Greenhouse gas inventory required for enterprises before end-March

Greenhouse gas inventory required for enterprises before end-March

HCMC – Businesses in certain sectors need to provide data for greenhouse gas inventory for relevant ministries before March 31, 2022, in compliance with Decision 01/2022 of the prime minister. According to the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment,

Image: Legislation for trading carbon credits needed

Legislation for trading carbon credits needed

HCMC – Vietnam has introduced a roadmap for the development of the domestic carbon market by 2027, preparing for a Net Zero future as part of the country’s commitments to climate change at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26). From now until 2027, the Ministry of Environment and

Image: HCMC’s fine dust, noise pollution levels surpass safety limits

HCMC’s fine dust, noise pollution levels surpass safety limits

HCMC – Health experts have raised an alarm as HCMC’s noise and fine dust pollution exceeds safety thresholds and threatens to cause respiratory ailments and hearing loss, as well as worsens background diseases. Data collected by the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment indicated

Image: Authorities seek solutions for sustainable sand management in Mekong Delta

Authorities seek solutions for sustainable sand management in Mekong Delta

CANTHO – The Mekong Delta region loses an average 500 hectares of land due to landslides every year, according to a report by the World Wide Fund For Nature Vietnam (WWF Vietnam) and Vietnam Disaster Management Authority. The Mekong Delta region contributed 31.37% of the agriculture sector’s GDP,

Image: U.S. announces new contract for Bien Hoa airbase dioxin clean-up project

U.S. announces new contract for Bien Hoa airbase dioxin clean-up project

HCMC – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a new contract worth some US$29 million to begin the next stage of the dioxin clean-up project at the Bien Hoa Air Base. USAID issued the four-year contract for civil works to Vietnamese firm VINA E&C