Hcmc green building

To prepare for this report, the HCMC Construction Department has asked all 21 districts and Thu Duc City as well as related state agencies to submit corresponding reports for it to compile and summarize. Only 9/31 units, namely the HCMC Transport Department, the State Bank of Vietnam – HCMC Branch, HCMC Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority, HCMC Housing Development Fund, Vietnam Bank for Social Policies – HCMC Branch, and the People’s Committees of the districts of 1, 4, Tan Phu, Nha Be, fulfilled this request. Based on those local reports, the HCMC Construction Department informed that from 2016-2020, the floor area of the city increased by 53.7 million square meters, most of which belonged to self-built housing (a rise of 38.5 million square meters). Commercial housing took the second position, at 13.98 million square meters. Social housing witnessed an increase of 1.23 million square meters in 19 finished projects, accounting for 69.2 percent of the goal. However, … [Read more...] about HCMC only fulfills 12.4 percent of relocation for households along channels

Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee, Phan Van Mai speaks at the seminar. Speaking at the meeting, the city’s Chairman noted that District 7 has the advantages of road and water transport. If the locality has a good development strategy of sea encroachment , it could approach and exploit the advantages of the sea surface effectively. He asked District 7 to develop in accordance with the goal of developing HCMC into a regional and international financial center, an attractive destination, a hub of service, modern industry and culture, and top performer in digital transformation by 2030. At the meeting In addition, the district must focus on developing waterway tourism, healthcare facilities, education, culture and sports; investing in social and transport infrastructures; building an urban administration and digital administration on an effective larger scale. HCMC has proposed a specific mechanism for its development. District 7 must put itself in a state of … [Read more...] about HCMC’s District 7 organizes seminar seeking development strategy

The Viglacera booth at Vietbuild 2022 in HCM City. Viglacera has cooperated with the world's leading experts in designing and transferring green technologies. — Photo courtesy of the firm Viglacera takes “pioneer in green technology” as its core value, said Phung Viet Quang, General Director of Viglacera Ceramic Tiles Joint Stock Company, at a networking event themed 'Touch the future' held in HCM City last week. Organised under the Vietbuild exhibition 2022, the event aimed to connect and create opportunities for influential individuals in the field of design and architecture to introduce new products and connect sustainably with domestic and foreign experts. The event showed how green technologies are efficiently used in energy and resources in the entire process of socio-economic activities to minimise the emission of greenhouse gases and pollutants. Prominent technologies were mentioned, such as technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, efficient use of energy; brick … [Read more...] about Vigalcera promotes green technologies in production

More than 360,000 young people and students from colleges and universities are working as volunteers in the 2022 Mùa Hè Xanh (Green Summer) Campaign, a community and charity programme launched by the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union this week. — VNA/VNS photo by Hồng Giang HCM CITY — Nearly 800 university students and members of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union opened the 2022 Mùa Hè Xanh (Green Summer) Campaign on Tuesday in HCM City. The annual event is the year’s biggest social and charity programme launched by the union. The volunteers are working in remote areas of Tam Nông District in Đồng Tháp Province, and Phú Quý island in Bình Thuận Province. Some villages in Laos are also included. They have worked to clean and upgrade canals, alleys, roads and irrigation systems. Free health check-ups and medicine for poor residents, children and women are also provided. They have also participated in cultural and community activities to promote environmental protection, … [Read more...] about HCM City students join 2022 Green Summer Campaign

Nguyen Tat Thanh Street is always crowded Duong Thi Thanh Thuy, living on Huynh Tan Phat Street in District 7 and a regular user of this street to go to work in District 1, shared that it normally takes her 20 minutes to get to work, but at rush hours the time could be a double or triple. Truck driver Le Van Lam, who usually uses the street to transport cargoes to and fro Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone, complained that Nguyen Tat Thanh Street is always crowded, regardless of the time of the day. Nguyen Hoang Viet, a resident on the street, expressed his concern that he has heard about a street expansion plan towards Khanh Hoi Port for 5 years, yet could not understand why it has not turned to reality yet. People like him feel so tired of the noise and dirt volume each day, let alone traffic jams. He suggested that an expansion of 2-3m wide can greatly address the congestion situation here. Also, the intersection between this street and Ton Dan Street is often stuck because … [Read more...] about Nguyen Tat Thanh St. in urgent need of expansion

Tan Phu Plastic Company produces safe products to serve the local market. The "Zero Covid" policy of China means many Vietnamese producers lack input materials. (Photo courtesy of the firm) The worst sufferers were the electronics, wood, textiles, and footwear industries. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), China was an important market for the export and import activities of Vietnam as it provides the majority of input materials for Vietnam's production, especially electronic components, machinery parts, fabrics and chemicals. MoIT said from 50 to 55 percent of raw materials and accessories for the textile, garment, and footwear industries originated from China. The country was currently implementing the "Zero Covid" strategy, which forced many factories there temporarily stop production to fight the pandemic. The import-export activities in the neighboring country were affected a lot by the shortage of containers at ports. Phan Thi Thanh Xuan, Vice … [Read more...] about Local enterprises lack materials due to China’s ‘Zero Covid’ policy

A report by Hanoi People's Committee on June 20 revealed 532 medical personnel had quit last year, while 82 decided to switch workplaces. In the first four months of this year, 226 have quit and 17 switched workplaces, the report added. Hanoi said the medical field has focused all its resources on fighting the pandemic since 2020. Due to the low number of workers, the sheer amount of workload and lower incomes and benefits in public facilities, many are opting to quit or seek better opportunities. Hoa, the former head of a ward medical station in Dong Da District, said her workload was too much while her salary wasn't enough to make a living. She quit at the end of March. During the height of the pandemic, Hoa and her colleagues did contact tracing and vaccination day in and day out. Pressure was building up, yet they only got a "bonus" of VND500,000 ($21.50). Her colleagues, a married couple, only got VND8 million a month in total. Amid a worker exodus in the medical field and … [Read more...] about Hanoi health workers quit in droves over heavy workload, low pay

The Vietnam Circular Economy Forum 2022 took place on June 28 with a focus on how to translate the commitment on net zero emissions into action. Addressing the hybrid event, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s message to the forum that calls for solidarity and joint actions to reduce carbon emissions towards net zero like the way humankind has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government leader also emphasised cooperation among the countries, as well as between them and international organisations so as to step up circular economy models, especially by sharing knowledge, boosting joint scientific researches, developing and transferring technology, Ha said. Environmental and climate issues always enjoy the top priority in the agenda of the Vietnamese Party, National Assembly, and Government, along with national development programmes and plans, with the ultimate goal of protecting people’s health, ensuring … [Read more...] about Forum seeks to translate net zero carbon pledge into action

View of the Dong Van II Industrial Park in the southern province of Ha Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has called for the implementation of an industrial environmental index in Viet Nam, according to Le Thanh Quan, head of MPI's department of economic zone management. Quan said the establishment of environmental standards in more than 400 industrial parks and 18 economic zones across the country was to play a significant role in resolving environmental issues, reducing waste and achieving sustainable development. The MPI had been gathering data and feedback in preparation to set up Viet Nam's industrial environmental standards. He said it was in line with the global trend to promote sustainable industrial development among developed countries including Japan, South Korea and Switzerland. The implementation of the index was also part of a national development strategy on green growth for the 2021-30 period with a vision to 2050, as well … [Read more...] about VN to establish industrial environmental index