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GIỚI THIỆU TRIỂN LÃM NGÀNH NƯỚC (VIETWATER 09- 11/11/2022)
News General News Vietnam Water Portal Friday, 28 October 2022 Triển lãm thường niên của ngành nước tại Việt Nam đã quay trở lại vào tháng 11 năm nay tại trung tâm hội nghị & triển lãm Sài Gòn (SECC) . Với sự tham gia của đông đảo các tên…
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Int’l climatologists to research on extreme weather phenomena
Relief workers attempting to provide supplies to a flooded area. (Image Credit: Twitter/UNOCHA) 09 Nov 20 Vietnamnet Source Scientists with the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group agreed to conduct a detailed study of the extreme rainfall in Vietnam, largely the results of tropical storms, that has disrupted the lives of some…
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Environment ministry seeks to complete regulations on solid waste management
Plastic waste has adversely affected the marine life and threatened the living environment. — VNA/VNS Photo 10 Nov 20 Vietnamnet Source The Vietnam Environment Administration will be in charge of completing regulations on solid waste management in the amended Law on Environmental Protection, which will treat plastic waste as a natural…
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Disasters may cost Vietnam 1.5 pct of GDP annually
Many houses in central Thua Thien-Hue province submerged (Source: VNA) 16 Nov 20 Vietnamplus Source Natural disasters could shave 1.5 percent off annual GDP or even more if no appropriate measures are taken in response to climate change, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Hanoi (VNA) – Natural…
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Vietnam GDP growth to be among world’s highest in 2020: IMF
Workers make fillets of catfish at a factory in the southern city of Can Tho. Photo by Reuters/Kham. 19 Nov 20 VNExpress Source The International Monetary Fund has revised upward its forecast for Vietnam’s 2020 GDP growth by 0.8 percentage points to 2.4 percent. Vietnam’s growth would be among the highest…
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Vietnam pioneers post-pandemic carbon pricing
19 Nov 20 East Asia Forum Source Having contained the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is becoming the first developing country to adopt carbon pricing in the post-pandemic period to help guide a cleaner recovery. On 17 November, Vietnam’s National Assembly passed the revised Law on Environmental Protection legalising an emission trading scheme.…
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Ready for the Dry Years: Building Resilience to Drought in Southeast Asia
Children of Raglai ethnic group in Ma Nới Commune in the south central province of Ninh Thuận, Việt Nam enjoy some fresh water after month-long drought that hit the region. Like other ASEAN member States, Việt Nam frequently suffers from long severe droughts. VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt 27 Nov 20…
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M&A renewables on upward trajectory in Vietnam
M&A renewables on upward trajectory in Vietnam 30 Nov 20 Vietnam Investment Review Source Mergers and acquisitions in renewable energy in Vietnam are on an upward trajectory and expected to become even hotter next year, with the country officially overtaking Thailand to rank as the largest solar market in Southeast Asia.…
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Vietnam on road to development of carbon market
Chairs of the workshop 31 Dec 20 Vietnamplus Source The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in coordination with the World Bank, held a Final Workshop for the “Vietnam Partnership for Market Readiness” project in Hanoi on December 29. After 5 years of implementation, up to now, the project has made…
