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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a Resolution covering solutions to encourage and foster investment in sustainable and safe development of agriculture. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (first, left) visits a typical agricultural development model in the Southern province of Binh Phuoc in 2018. Photo: VGP The Resolution aims to untap huge potential of the country’s agricultural sector, especially land and human resources. The Government plans to increase the number of enterprises effectively investing in agriculture to 80,000-100,000 by 2030. Of the total, around 3,000-4,000 are large-scale businesses, the Resolution reads. The Government also sets the goals to maintain growth rate of agriculture, forestry and aquaculture at 3% annually meanwhile the export value of agriculture, forestry and aquaculture is expected to increase by 6%-8% annually. To achieve the above goals, the Government will focus on improving related institutions and administrative procedures … [Read more...] about Government plans to have 100,000 enterprises in agriculture by 2030

A boat docks on a beach off the Cham Islands. The world biosphere reserve is vulnerable to mass tourism with overloaded boats and logistics demands. (Photo: VNA) Quang Nam (VNS/VNA) - The Cham Islands off the coast of Hoi An have since 2015 limited the number of tourists permitted to 3,000 per day to protect the vulnerable world biosphere reserve site from being overrun by boats and waste, but the area is in crisis despite these efforts. Leaders of the protected area have expressed reluctance to allow in more boats, but officials from neighbouring Da Nang said they will go ahead with a plan to add a new route to the islands. Director of the Cham Islands-Hoi An Marine Protected Area (MPA) Centre Tran Thi Hong Thuy has advocated against allowing more tourists and boats from the neighbouring city of Da Nang. In April, Da Nang released a plan to develop eight aquatic tourism services – including a direct boat route from the Han River to the Cham Islands – by 2021. However, … [Read more...] about Cham Islands officials resist plan to send tourist boats from Da Nang

Canon Inc plans to build a new laser printer plant in Viet Nam to meet booming demand in the country, Nikkei English News reported without citing anyone. The Japan-based company will invest 5 billion yen (US$48.6 million) to build the factory next to its existing plant in northern Viet Nam. The new facility will make black- and-white laser printers, with production capacity expected to reach 8.4 million units, the news service said. The company entered the country six years ago. Canon Viet Nam is now operating a factory in Ha Noi and two others in Bac Ninh Province next to the capital. Its main products include cameras, laser printers, ink-jet printers and photocopiers. It is currently a leading exporter in terms of revenue in the country. Canon Viet Nam employs more than 13,000 local workers. … [Read more...] about Nikkei Says Canon Plans New Printer Factory in Viet Nam

In the first six months of the year, heavy rains flooded many regions in the country, causing significant loss of life and property. Photo: baohaiquan.vn In the first six months of the year, heavy rains flooded many regions in the country, causing significant loss of life and property, he said at the “Prevention of Disaster in Southern Provinces” seminar. Nguyen Hiep of the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said the agency in the last six months of this year would work with southern cities and provinces to set up a disaster-prevention and relocation plan for households living in coastal areas. Local authorities would be tasked to check areas facing a high risk of landslides and move residents to safe places, while workers will be assigned to guard roads at risk of being inundated by water, he said. In the first half of the year, 75 people were killed or missing while 48 others were injured during natural disasters. Total economic damages reached VND 868.5 billion … [Read more...] about Prevention and relocation plan needed for Southern region

Nation Time for action to cope with air pollution The Saigon Times Daily Sunday,  Dec 15, 2019,15:36 (GMT+7) Time for action to cope with air pollutionThe Saigon Times Daily Air pollution in Hanoi has worsened, making the Vietnamese capital city one of the most dangerous places in the world to live in. Last Friday, according to Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper, the monitoring system of the municipal Environmental Protection Agency showed that 10 of 11 sites were encountering serious air pollution, with the air quality index exceeding 200. The reading, categorized at the purple level, indicated that the air quality was very hazardous and residents may experience serious health problems. The red-alarm air quality in Hanoi City on the day was recorded by various media, including Air Visual as a website that tracks air quality in cities around the world, and Pam Air, an environmental quality tracking app. Faced with the problematic air … [Read more...] about Time for action to cope with air pollution