HSBC supports Vietnam for sustainability goals
HCMC – HSBC Vietnam and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda. Under the MOU signed on the sidelines of the ongoing 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the
Flood tides threaten HCMC’s low-lying areas
HCMC – The low-lying areas in HCMC are predicted to suffer flooding as flood tides on rivers and canals rise slowly to high levels from November 7 to 10, according to the local authority. Water levels at stations downstream of the Saigon River and Dong Nai River will swell slowly in the next two
JICA ramps up private sector’s engagement in climate action
HCMC – Many corporate leaders have attended the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) forum on climate change and the circular economy. The “Corporate Leaders’ Forum on Climate Change and Circular Economy” was co-organized by JICA on October 27, the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Sea intrusion leads to landslides in central Vietnam
HCMC – Saltwater has entered deep into the estuaries of central coastal provinces, leaving over 150,000 meters of collapsed hills and causing havoc for the locals. Since Typhoon Noru hit the central coast, high tides and big waves have caused landslides and worsened saline intrusion at the Lach
“Clean river - Blue sea” contest launched in Nam Dinh Province
On the morning of October 16, 2022, the Center for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD), in collaboration with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE) of Nam Dinh Province, Giao Thuy District Youth Union and related
Sustainable production of 1 million ha of high-quality specialized rice in the Mekong Delta
(VAN) Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam talked to VAN about the project on sustainable production of 1 million ha of high-quality specialised rice in the Mekong Delta.
From rags to recycling
(VEN) - The industrial waste treatment of Vietnam’s booming textile industry is woefully undeveloped.
Tetra Pak to pilot buy-back model of used beverage cartons
A program to collect and recycle used beverage cartons in the community will be piloted in Ho Chi Minh City from August 2022 to March 2023, aiming to collect and completely recycle 3,000 tonnes of beverage cartons, turning them into useful products such a
Creating life cycle for plastic waste
A Vietnamese company recently exported a second batch of plywood made of recycled plastic waste, reflecting the development of Vietnam’s fledgling efforts to develop a circular economy. The Thanh Tung One Member Co. Ltd. in Dong Nai Province exported the
Vietnam preps for plastic pollution treaty
(VEN) - The Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) has completed a draft plan to implement Prime Ministerial Decision 1407 QD-TTg on a project for Vietnam’s participation in a global treaty on ocean plastic pollution.
Progress made toward carbon credit market
In order to implement its international climate change commitments to operate a domestic carbon market, Vietnam will develop regulations on carbon credit management and greenhouse gas (GHG) quota exchanges, and pilot the carbon credit exchange and offset
Vietnam startup among top five innovators
The Incubation Network, in partnership with the Global Plastic Action Partnership, UpLink by the World Economic Forum, and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, recently launched the Plastic Waste to Value Southeast Asia Challenge to tackle plastic waste mis