Hanoi wants to learn from experience from the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia to address challenges in building a civilised and sustainable city.
The 33rd ASEAN Summit, slated for November 13-15 in Singapore, will focus on strengthening intra-bloc cooperation and connections, building a resilient and innovative ASEAN Community and sketching out ASEAN orientations for following years.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a great national unity festival in Noi Ninh village, Ninh Son commune, Viet Yen district of the northern province of Bac Giang, on November 10.
Developing eco-industrial parks would help Vietnam attract foreign direct investment and promote sustainable growth.
The Netherlands is keen on cooperating with the Mekong Delta region and Vietnam in general in boosting commercial agriculture growth in a manner beneficial to both humans and the environment, stated Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman on September 9.
The Hanoi Forum 2018 opened on November 9, drawing nearly 500 delegates, made up of former and incumbent state leaders, heads of business groups and international organisations, as well as domestic and foreign scholars and scientists.
The loss and degradation of wetland areas are occurring more rapidly than in any other ecosystem due to large-scale land use changes, infrastructure development, altered water flow, and the impact of climate change.
Whether to stop or allow the use of chrysotile has once again become a hot topic with many debates among Government agencies and experts in the hearing session held by the National Assembly.
The banking sector plays a key role in “green” investment, including directing credit flow into environmentally-friendly sectors and restricting flow into projects which might have negative impacts on the environment.
Vietnam needs to work on implementing modern IT systems and high quality workforce training in the water supply and drainage industries in preparation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, experts said at a conference in HCM City on November 8.
The last 13.7 hectares of detoxified land in the dioxin-polluted area in Da Nang airport were handed over to the Ministry of Transport at a ceremony held in the central city on November 7, raising the total remediated area to 32.4 hectares.
German businesses are ready to cooperate with and support Vietnam in developing wind power as the country boasts huge potential for renewable energy, including wind energy.
Vietnam and the US have succeeded in detoxifying 32ha of land previously polluted with dioxins at Da Nang Airport, as heard at a conference in the central city to review the outcomes of the project.
For the last 28 years, people from Hoa Khanh Nam ward in the central city of Da Nang have longed for the closure of Khanh Son landfill due to the severe pollution caused by the site.
High demand, especially in global markets, have helped the cement industry surpass its annual sales target of 83-85 million tonnes in just ten months.
Automaker VinFastm a subsidiary of Vingroup, has launched its first e-scooter model at the opening ceremony of its factory in the northern city of Hai Phong.
Winners of a contest on making infographic and video clips and translating the “Resilience” term into Vietnamese have been honoured at a recent ceremony in Hanoi.
Da Nang has launched a campaign to call on the community to ‘Say No’ to single-use plastic products to deal with pollution and waste treatment costs.
