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Core5 Vietnam breaks ground on its second world-class industrial project in Quang Ninh Indochina Kajima, a joint venture between Indochina Capital and Kajima Corporation (Japan), held the ground-breaking ceremony for the Core5 project in DEEP C Quang Ninh 2 in the Quang Yen Coastal Economic Zone on March 29. Given its prime and strategic location, Core5 Quang Ninh offers convenient accessibility to its tenants. The site is only a two-hour drive to the Mong Cai International Border with China, 14km to the Lach Huyen International Deepwater Port, 20km to Cat Bi International Airport, and has direct accessibility to Hanoi via the Haiphong motorway. The project provides ready-built factories for lease with a terraced design and workshop and warehouse areas ranging from around 2,800sq.m up to 18,200sq.m. Each unit will be equipped with the Core5 Vietnam signature curved curtain-wall office, necessary utilities, a firefighting and protection system in the factory area, dry … [Read more...] about Core5 Vietnam breaks ground on second industrial project in Quang Ninh

SIG's solar-powered factory, one of the biggest in the region, produces with 100 per cent renewable electricity As SIG has just celebrated its 25 th anniversary of its packaging plant for aseptic carton packs in Thailand, c ould you share a significant milestone of your time in Southeast Asia? Through our 25 years in Southeast Asia, the pursuit of excellence towards a greener future underpins everything that we do. Our motivation to design eco-friendly packaging across all product lines drives us to pioneer top-notch technology to our clients with adaptable solutions, and ultimately assist them in transforming their businesses for the better. The SIG Rayong plant began operations in 1998 and spans across 109,600 sqm, supplying customers in Asia Pacific and South Asia, specifically in Southeast Asia, Australia, Japan, and India. The plant has the capacity to produce around 11 billion aseptic carton sleeves per year for brands such as Thai Denmark, Nestlé, … [Read more...] about Packaging provider SIG reinforces sustainability commitment in Asia

The number of national-standard schools in Hanoi has increased to 1,620, or 72.3% of all the schools in the city. Hanoi aims to have more than 170 new national-standard schools this year, an increase of 22% from the previous year, according to the municipal Department of Education and Training. Representatives of new national-standard schools in Hanoi receive certificates from the Department of Education and Training. Photo: The Hanoi Times A total of 130 new national-standard schools, including 46 kindergartens, 53 elementary schools, 28 secondary schools, and three high schools, were to be built this year under the original proposal from the department. As of the end of February, local authorities expected the city's overall number of national-standard schools to rise by 40 units to 173 for the year. In 2022, Hanoi had 142 new national-standard schools certified, more than doubling the target of 70 new national-standard schools established at the start … [Read more...] about New national-standard schools in Hanoi accredited

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang , Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), as Vice-President of the UN General Assembly , adopts the resolution (Photo: VNA) New York(VNA) -  Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), as Vice-President of the UN General Assembly, on March 29 chaired its discussion and vote on a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to define the obligations of states to combat climate change. The resolution was put forward by Vanuatu and a “core group” of 18 countries, including Vietnam. Under the resolution, UN member states requested the world court to give opinions on the obligations of states under international law to protect the environment against greenhouse gas emissions, as well as on legal responsibilities of countries which have caused negative impacts of climate change on many other countries. With this resolution, the ICJ will, for the first time, … [Read more...] about Vietnam contributes to resolution seeking ICJ’s act related to climate change

Lao workers install solar panels. (Photo: phnompenhpost.com) Vientiane (VNA) – Lao Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines ChansaVath Bounpha has affirmed that energy transition with the use of hydrogen ammonia energy as clean energy to replace current sources is essential for Laos. Speaking at a recent workshop on energy transition and the possibility of use of hydrogen-ammonia in Laos, she said that countries in the world now have an increasing demand for clean energy and each country has its policies and orientations in the use of energy resources which are clean and friendly to the environment. Demand for hydrogen energy is also increasing, especially in countries like the Republic of Korea, Japan, and China. In Laos, the government has a strategy of using clean energy sources, especially hydrogen gas to supply the transportation industry. Laos imports all fuel to meet its demand. In 2021, the country imported about 1.4 million liters of fuel worth about 803 million … [Read more...] about Clean energy important to Laos’ energy strategy: Minister

Fishing vessels off the coast of An Bien district, Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has intensified concerted measures to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as the fourth working session with the European Commission’s inspection team is nearing. Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Le Quoc Anh said the province has investigated and punished all fishing vessels that were arrested abroad and violated IUU. All information have also been publicised on the mass media. The locality also launched crackdowns on violating vessels and those lacking the global positioning system (GPS), he said. According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total number of the fishing vessels with a length of 15m or more that are required to install GPS tracking devices is 3,691. So far, 3,624 vessels, or 98.2%, have installed these devices. IUU fishing , implement … [Read more...] about Kien Giang fights IUU fishing

Mark Billington, Managing Director, International, ICAEW (left) and Warrick Cleine, Chairman & CEO of KPMG in Vietnam and Cambodia (right), signed an extension of cooperation on developing high-quality human resources in Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of the company The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and KPMG in Viet Nam will continue to cooperate in developing high-quality human resources in Viet Nam, according to a recent renewal of their existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The new MoU on developing high-quality human resources aims to meet the new requirements of the domestic financial market, which is opening up to extensive international integration. Under the framework of the three-year cooperation agreement, the two sides will continue to work together in creating favourable conditions in terms of finance and time for young talents who study ICAEW ACA programmes, in order to develop their careers in the fields of finance, … [Read more...] about ICAEW, KPMG continue to develop high-quality financial human resources in VN

Artificial intelligence (AI) is used in agricultural production to assist farmers and cooperatives in examining, monitoring, and forecasting various environmental effects. Chuc Son Clean Vegetables Cooperative, located in Chuong My District, Hanoi, has been incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) technology in their agricultural production by setting up iMETOS 3.3, a durable and flexible data logger. Applying hi-tech in agricultural production in Hanoi. Photo: Tran Anh/The Hanoi Times This system provides up-to-date information on pest and disease situations and makes precise predictions on temperature, wind speed, and rainfall, among others, which helps farmers to create appropriate plans for fruits and vegetable cultivation. Hoang Van Vi, residing in Giap Ngo residential group, Chuc Son Town, shared that his family has constructed a 2,200-square meter house, combined with an automatic sprinkler irrigation system to cultivate vegetables, following the … [Read more...] about Hanoi promotes AI in agricultural production

Welcoming the Cuban official to Vietnam, Sr. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong highly appreciated the visit which took place at the time that the two countries are looking forward to celebrating the 60th anniversary of the foundation day of the Vietnam - Cuba Solidarity Committee (September 25, 1963 - 2023) and 50 years when President Fidel Castro visited liberated zone in South Vietnam in September 1973. The Vietnamese Chief of the General Staff affirmed that Vietnam and Cuba have special traditional relationship which was founded and built by Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Fidel Castro and has been treasured and nourished by generations of party and state leaders, people, and militaries of the two countries, becoming a symbolic exemplary relationship. He added that Vietnam always bears in mind the support of the Cuban Party, State, people, and Revolutionary Armed Forces to Vietnam’s revolution cause and its national protection with the spirit “For Vietnam, Cuba is willing to shed its blood.” … [Read more...] about Defense leader receives Cuban Minister of Construction

The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has explained that rules in Vietnam on extended producer responsibility (EPR) introduced a mandatory recycled content rate in products introduced into the domestic market. EPR in Vietnam is implemented via Decree No.08/2022/ND-CP implementing some articles in the Law on Environmental Protection, and an additional circular that were both made effective in January 2022. But these rules are deemed not enough. EPR clarity sought to keep costs low, illustration photo “Today many recyclers don’t have, for example, the proper wastewater treatment. We would like to recommend publishing a clear list of criteria, including environmental criteria, considering international standards that the recyclers must fulfil in order to be registered as a recycler,” EuroCham cited at the Vietnam Business Forum organised over a week ago in Hanoi. There are many systems to track waste such as composition, dirtiness, and other properties … [Read more...] about EPR clarity sought to keep costs low