Thailand is aiming to reduce its trade surplus with the US to 20 billion USD by importing more US products, according to head of the country’s industry ministry's industrial economics office Passakorn Chairat.
Ecotree Group, a sustainable forestry company focusing on carbon removal and biodiversity preservation, will team up with Germany's NGUYEN GmbH Chau Au to implement a carbon dioxide reduction project in Vietnam under an agreement signed on May 31.
According to national statistics, an average of about 1.8 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated annually in Vietnam, of which 90% is buried, filled or incinerated, and only 10% recycled. Meanwhile, 90% of scrap collectors and scavengers are women, a job that exposes them to a toxic environment that negatively affects their health.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has signed for issuance a resolution of the NA Standing Committee on a number of solutions to support businesses and people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution took effect on October 19.
Vietnam’s seafood exports will continue to see reductions in next few months due to the pandemic, with a slight year-on-year decrease of 5 percent to 2 billion USD in the second quarter, according to the Vietnam Association Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
More than 20,000 staff at hotels and tourist accommodations in Ho Chi Minh City were laid off or put on unpaid leave in the first quarter of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released by the municipal Department of Tourism on April 13.
The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA)’s member enterprises suffered a strong reduction in production and business in the first quarter of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Finance has submitted to the Government solutions to remove difficulties for production and business activities and support the market amidst the complicated developments of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Vietnam is one of the world’s largest garment producers, but experts have called on enterprises to brush up their green credentials for the domestic market.
The total automobile sales in the first seven months of 2017 went down 6 percent year-on-year to 154,930 units, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) reported on August 8.
A string of new government policies come into force in June, including the exemption of land use fees for housing projects, specific financial mechanisms for HCM City, increased fees for medical examination and treatment for the insured and reduction of social insurance premiums.
Experts say poverty reduction programmes have had positive impacts on the living standards of ethnic people, but the challenge of sustaining the gains remains.
The Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong and Gia Lai have replaced thousands of hectares of unproductive coffee trees with other plants which have higher economic values.
The PM has approved the National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in 2016-2020, which aims to cut the rate of poverty among households nationwide by 1- 1.5 percent each year.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has emphasised the need to mobilise social resources for sustainable poverty reduction and encourage people to join these efforts.
Malaysia achieved a reduction of 35 percent in the national carbon emissions by the end of 2015 from a target of 40 percent by 2020, according to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
The prices of RON 92 petrol and E5 bio-fuel were reduced by 961 VND and 942 VND per litre respectively, as of 3 pm on February 18, the fourth consecutive cut since the beginning of 2016.
