The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) transits through South China Sea while conducting routine underway operations, February 5, 2021. — Photo from the US Department of Defense HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is a responsible member of the international community and always upholds provisions under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS 1982), spokesperson for the foreign ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng said. She made the statement on Thursday in the regular press briefing, held virtually this time due to COVID-19 in Hà Nội, when asked for Việt Nam’s reaction to the US Navy’s first freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) held under the Biden administration in February. The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain reportedly conducted the FONOP near the Trường Sa (Spratly) and Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea by Việt Nam) over which Việt Nam has repeatedly claimed sovereignty, but contested by mainland China and China’s Taiwan. “By engaging in innocent passage without giving prior notification to or asking permission from any of the claimants,” the US Navy noted in a statement. Also regarding the recent statement by French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly that France had sent the nuclear submarine, SNA Emeraude, to patrol the South China Sea, together with the naval support ship BSAM Seine, the said spokesperson said: “As a responsible member of the international community and a signatory of the UNCLOS 1982, Việt Nam always upholds the provisions of the UNCLOS, including items related to maritime and flight activities over the sea regions set up in accordance with UNCLOS 1982.” “The maintenance of peace, stability, security and order, safety, maritime and overflight freedom, the rule of law, with respect to sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction of the littoral countries in the South China Sea, in a manner that is consistent with the UNCLOS 1982, is …
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Cultural resources are soft power in Hanoi’s creative city development strategy
The Hanoitimes - Once becoming a creative city, Hanoi will have to materialize its long-term programs and action plans on visions and political ties in the city. Cultural resources have become soft power in the development strategy of Hanoi as a creative city, helping to build political culture, business culture, and penetrating deeply into all other fields of the capital city. Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, member of the Party Central Committee and Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party's Committee made the statement at the seminar titled "Cultural resources in the development strategy of Hanoi creative city" on September 28. Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, member of the Party Central Committee and Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party's Committee, speaks at the seminar. Photo: Hoa An Ms. Hang said that Hanoi, which has a long history of a millenary culture, has been honored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a "City for Peace" and "Creative City". In the city's development process, the municipal government and people of Hanoi always attach great importance to culture regarding it as the spiritual foundation of society, endogenous strength and the great motivation to develop the capital city, Ms. Hang added. She stressed that building a beautiful and impressive city image with friendly and elegant people in the eyes of international friends will contribute to enhancing Hanoi’s prestige and position in the country and on the international arena. Mr. Michael Croft, UNESCO Representative to Vietnam, noted that joining the Creative Cities Network is a start in the process of positioning Hanoi's development as a Creative Capital. In the years to come, Vietnam can establish a network of UNESCO Creative Cities nationwide. Besides the socio-economic benefits, this creative “belt” will be a powerful expression for a modern, dynamic and creative Vietnam, Mr. Michael Croft said. For his part, Vice …
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Zero waste systems could create more than 18,000 jobs in HCM City
A collection of bags are recycled from old package and canvas. investment in zero waste programmes would create numerous, good, green jobs, while reducing pollution and improving community health. — VNS Photo Công Thành HCM CITY — HCM City could create more than 18,000 new jobs if the city were to recover 80 per cent of recyclable and organic material in its waste stream, a new study has revealed. The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) said its new study shows that cities that invest in zero waste programmes and policies create numerous, good and green jobs, in addition to known benefits like reducing pollution and improving community health. The report comes as municipal governments across the world are making investment decisions to increase climate resilience and rebuild local economies damaged by the COVID-19 crisis. It said the new paper is an analysis of 36 studies spanning 16 countries that examined the job creation potential of various waste management strategies such as repair or reuse, recycling, composting, incineration and landfill. The research makes clear that what’s good for the environment is also good for the economy. Zero waste strategies score highest on environmental benefits and create the most jobs of any waste management approach. For example, reuse creates more than 200 times as many jobs as landfills and incinerators, while recycling creates about 70 times as many jobs as landfills and incinerators. Remanufacturing creates almost 30 times as many jobs as landfills and incinerators, the report found. Panels are reformed from waste at a factory in central Việt Nam. Waste can be reduced at a dumpsite by methods of recycling, reusing and classification at the source. — VNS Photo Công Thành Zero waste is a comprehensive waste management approach that prioritises waste reduction and material recovery, with the ultimate aim of creating a circular economy and shrinking waste disposal to zero. In …
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