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Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — Hanoi will strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2030, according to local authorities. The municipal People's Committee recently issued a plan for the reduction, with the city aiming to achieve savings of 8-10 percent of total energy consumption in 2020-30 and about 14 percent in 2031-45. The capital city will promote the use of equipment and machinery with high efficiency, energy-saving, energy audit and enhance solutions to reduce power consumption and emissions in industrial zones, factories and urban areas. It encourages the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from energy activities compared to the normal development scenario at 15 percent in 2030 to 20 percent in 2045. In the plan, the proportion of renewable energy sources in the total primary energy supply will reach about 2 percent by 2030 and then 5 percent by 2045. The city strives that by 2045, the total capacity of solar power is estimated at about … [Read more...] about Hanoi aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Transport (MoT) had decided to stop collecting tolls from build-operate-transfer (BOT) roads that had quickly fallen into disrepair after opening. The action taken by Transport Minister Nguyen Van The has been applauded by experts and drivers whose money is going straight into the pockets of BOT investors. Several BOT highways have raised public concern after experiencing problems even in their trial periods. For example, a section of the Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was opened to traffic in August last year, but after 14 months of operation, cracks and holes have appeared on the road surface. The damage has caused risks for vehicles traveling at high speeds on the expressway. The minister has asked the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) – the investor – to stop collecting tolls on the road until the damage is repaired. Toll collections would resume 16 days after … [Read more...] about BOT road investors face quality backlash

These are the first Vietnamese branded rice products which have imported officially to the European market. The high-quality products are used Vietnamese rice varieties, grown, harvested and processed in Vietnam, meeting all strict standards and conditions covering from raw material development to final product quality control. … [Read more...] about VinaSeed’s rice products conquer international market

Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The north central province of Thanh Hoa has taken a number of specific measures to fulfill its new-style rural area building plan, striving to have an additional 42 communes accomplishing all criteria of the programme in 2018. The province is making procedures to seek the government’s recognition of Quang Xuong and Dong Son districts as new-style rural areas in the year. At the same time, it will focus on helping Muong Chanh commune in Muong Lat district complete from three to five criteria, and ensuring that each mountainous district has at least three new-style communes, thus raising the average number of completed criteria in each commune to 16 out of the total 19 criteria. In order to reach the target, Thanh Hoa will strengthen the apparatus of administrations at all levels to enhance their capacity in directing the implementation of the programme. Localities across the province will step up communications campaigns on the programme, while … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa targets 42 new-style rural communes in 2018

He had meetings with Politburo member and Secretary of the Chongqing CPC Committee Chen Min’er, along with member of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Sichuan CPC Committee Peng Qinghua. At these events, Mai congratulated Chongqing and Sichuan on their recent achievements in socio-economic development despite numerous difficulties caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and serious floods. He highly valued the two localities’ important role in China’s strategic plans on developing regional connectivity, voicing his belief that with their geographical, transport, and business advantages, they will strongly bring into play their role in connecting China with Southeast Asian neighbours, including Vietnam. Noting the progress in relations between the two Parties and the two countries, the ambassador said amid the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations this year, their leaders have maintained contact via flexible forms. Connections in different areas … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Chinese localities set to augment relations