Green growth

Tra fish processing for export (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Tra fish exports recorded impressive growth in the first 10 months of 2022 , with turnover eclipsing the 2.2 billion USD mark. The yearly export turnover is forecast to top 2.5 billion USD, up 58% compared to that of the same period last year. According to businesses, in 2022, global inflation and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have sharply increased the export of affordable white fish products such as tra fish. The import value of tra fish products from Vietnam have increased by 40-200% this year. At present, the two biggest importers of Vietnamese tra fish are China and the US, accounting for 30% and 23% of the Southeast Asian country’s total export volume, respectively. In the January-October period, the value of tra fish exports to China reported a year-on-year rise of 110% to 647 million USD. Tra fish processing for export (Photo: VNA) Those two members of the Comprehensive and Progressive … [Read more...] about Tra fish nets impressive export growth

At the workshop (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – Urbanisation and urban advancement have created favourable conditions for socio-economic development . However, urban upgrade targets have only been set for land and population increase instead of actually designing improved urban quality of life. Air, water and noise pollution occur in new urban areas at alarming levels, leaving some areas vulnerable to climate change. The topic was mentioned in a workshop featuring the development of new models and transition to green and sustainable urban economy, as part of the Vietnam Urban Sustainable Development Forum co-hosted by the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission and the Construction Ministry on June 17. Expanding economic space At the event, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh said after over 35 years of renewal policy, Vietnam’s urban system has developed strongly in terms of quantity and quality. The country has so far recorded 869 urban areas. The urban … [Read more...] about Urbanisation not parallel to quality of life: Official

Issues such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, and the degradation of lands and oceans are threats to humans and the life on Earth in general, according to organizers. In response to these threats and as part of the Green Deal,  in 2020 the European Commission proposed ambitious E.U. actions and commitments to transform food systems (the Farm to Fork Strategy) into global standards for competitive sustainability, the protection of human and planetary health, as well as the livelihoods of all actors in the food value chain. The main purpose of this technical workshop is to provide a platform to experts from the E.U. and ASEAN countries to discuss and identify where and how E.U.-ASEAN cooperation could be reinforced and coordinated, targeting sustainability and resilience of food systems. Themed “Dialogues on Sustainable Food Systems: from production to consumption,” discussions will cover the following main topics: Dialogue on Soil health and innovation; Dialogue on … [Read more...] about E.U.-ASEAN workshop to focus on sustainable food

During the program, the delegation of Vietnam’s L2FH, led by Lieutenant Colonel Pham Tan Phong, head of the Vietnamese peacekeeping force in South Sudan, handed over books, learning tools and new clothes to disadvantaged students and planted trees in local schools. The program was held to support and encourage disadvantaged students to overcome hardships and try their best to get better future for themselves and their country. After receiving the gifts, Principal of the Green Udd Kindergarten and Primary School Athok Koul expressed his deep gratitude for the action of the Vietnamese hospital. He expressed his hope to welcome more Vietnamese friends to his school in the future. Translated by Trung Thanh … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s L2FH4 presents gifts to disadvantaged students in South Sudan