Ministry of industry and trade

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Planning and Investment are asking relevant agencies if they have any feedback on the Vietnam Electricity Corporation (EVN)’s plan to expand the national grid from the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s Con Dao Island via submarine cables. Electricity demand on Con Dao, which is an increasingly popular tourist destination around 180 kilometers off Ba Ria-Vung Tau, has been on the rise. The load forecast for the southern island in 2025 is 28.7 MW, 87.6 MW in 2030, and 94 MW in 2035, according to EVN. Meanwhile, the two diesel-fired power plants on the island have a combined capacity of just 12 MW, which is seven MW lower than existing demand. Therefore, EVN proposed a project bringing electricity from the national grid in Soc Trang to Con Dao through submarine cables, which the power corporation believes to be much more stable than other forms of power supply and also minimize the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese ministries seek feedback on project linking Con Dao with national grid through submarine cables

Experts and delegates at a workshop on May 27 discussed challenges to the restoration of wild turtle populations in Vietnam, and the possibility of reintroducing turtles in the central region. Illustrative image (Source: internet) The workshop was held by the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency at the Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in coordination with the Asia Turtle Proramme. Hoang Thi Thanh Nhan, deputy head of the agency, said scientists have found 25 species of tortoises and freshwater turtles along with five species of sea turtles in Vietnam. Vietnam accounts for 9 percent of turtle species globally. However, their populations are rapidly declining due to the loss of habitats and illegal hunting and trade, with many on the edge of extinction. To build and implement conservation programmes for endangered precious and rare species, the Prime Minister on September 12, 2019 … [Read more...] about Workshop discusses restoration of endangered turtle populations in Vietnam

Treatment of all wastewater According to Nguyen Nhu Hanh, Director of the Environmental Protection Sub-Department of Quang Ninh province, wastewater discharged from all operational industrial parks (IPs) in the northeastern coastal province is treated according to environmental standards. In addition, domestic and industrial solid waste and hazardous waste and emissions in industrial zones are also collected and treated according to regulations. Planting trees to restore the environment at Chinh Bac waste dump in Ha Long City Four of the five operational industrial clusters (ICs) have concentrated wastewater treatment systems. Two additional ICs are completing infrastructure works to deal with ordinary solid waste and hazardous waste. Automatic environmental monitoring One of the important factors contributing to the success of environmental management and protection in Quang Ninh is the application of information technology in administrative management … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh Province given top marks for pollution control

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Sydney (VNA) – Binh Duong provincial authorities on May 27 organised a seminar in Sydney introducing the southern province’s potential and investment opportunities in a bid to attract Australian investors. In his remarks, Vietnamese Consul General to Sydney Nguyen Dang Thang said Binh Duong is the first province in Vietnam to arrange an official visit to Australia after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Boasting a stable socio-political environment , a favourable legal framework, continuously improved infrastructure and a population of nearly 100 million, of whom 70 percent are young and educated, Vietnam is poised to become a favorite destination for Australian investors, said the diplomat. In 2021, despite the pandemic, the nations’ two-way trade soared 49.45 percent year-on-year to exceed 12.4 billion USD. In the first four months of 2022, their trade value hit 4.8 billion USD, up 32.37 percent annually. As of March this year, … [Read more...] about Binh Duong promotes investment with seminar in Australia

The six species that are currently in a critical state are spoon-billed sandpiper, Nordmann's greenshank, great knot, far Eastern curlew, Chinese egret and Saunders's gull, said Nguyen Hoai Bao, representative of the BirdLife International Asia, the world's largest nature conservation partnership with 120 partners worldwide. Vietnam lies on one of nine important flight routes of migratory birds with over 300 different species, he said at a conference on bird conservation held Friday in Hanoi by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The biggest destinations are Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Province and Cat Ba Island off Hai Phong City, both in the Red River Delta, and the Mekong Delta's Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap Province, Go Cong Town in Tien Giang Province, and the Tien River in Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces. According to BirdLife International, migratory birds in general and those having destinations in Vietnam are critically endangered due to … [Read more...] about 6 migratory bird species in Vietnam face extinction

Sandra Scagliotti (L) receives the re-appointment decision from Vietnamese Ambassador Duong Hai Hung. (Photo: VNA) Rome (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung on May 26 presented Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son’s decision to re-appoint Sandra Scagliotti as Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Turin. In his congratulatory remarks, Hung said the Honorary Consul of Vietnam has worked effectively and greatly contributed to the two countries’ relations as seen in the activities boosting economic partnerships, locality-to-locality ties, and cultural exchanges. Scagliotti is a researcher on Vietnam and has written many works on the country which have helped introduce the Vietnamese culture to Italian people, he said, noting that she and her husband, Fulvio Albano, have also helped run the Italy - Vietnam Chamber of Commerce in Turin, thus strengthening trade links between the two countries. He described Scagliotti as a friend of Vietnam whose contributions are … [Read more...] about Sandra Scagliotti re-appointed Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Turin