Director of the HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Toan Thang is answering questions raised by waste collection cooperatives in the session. (Photo: SGGP) More importantly, waste collection is a labor-intensive job with a shift of 8-12 hours per day, yet the salary is not satisfactory, at VND7-8 million (US$300-340) a month. That explains why there is a reduction in human resources in his company from 60 employees before the pandemic to only 45 now. This asks for a proper support policy for workers to feel at ease performing their duties. Director of the HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Toan Thang informed that the city has financially support 68 projects, with a value of over VND80 billion ($3.4 million), to gather individual private garbage collection teams into official businesses. Since 2017, 2,700 such teams have been brought together to establish 250 legal entities, with more than 20,000 workers. Director Thang … [Read more...] about HCMC aiming at turning 80 percent of waste into power by 2025
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Workers’ ties viewed as core factor of Vietnam – Cuba special solidarity
The meeting between the VGCL delegation and Roberto Morales Ojeda, Politburo member and Secretary in charge of organisation affairs of the Communist Party of Cuba (Photo: VNA) Havana (VNA) – Leaders of the Party and State of Cuba have received a delegation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in Havana, describing the relations between Vietnamese and Cuban workers as a core factor of the special solidarity and friendship between the two countries. The VGCL delegation met with Roberto Morales Ojeda, Politburo member and Secretary in charge of organisation affairs of the Communist Party of Cuba ; Esteban Lazo Hernández, Politburo member and President of the National Assembly of the People’s Power; Homero Acosta Álvarez, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the National Assembly of the People’s Power and the Council of State; and Salvador Valdés Mesa, Politburo member and Vice President of Cuba. At the meetings, Nguyen Dinh Khang, member of … [Read more...] about Workers’ ties viewed as core factor of Vietnam – Cuba special solidarity
Who is the Vietnamese for whom a Paris square has just been named?
By fighting in World War I, Do Huu Vi (1883-1916) was the first Vietnamese aviator to serve in the French Army more than 100 years ago. Late in June, a ceremony took place to name a small square in the center of the 16th arrondissement of Paris after Do Huu Vi, in the presence of Paris Deputy Mayor Laurence Patrice, Mayor of the 16th arrondissement Francis Szpiner, representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in France, along with Do Huu Vi's relatives, local officials and residents. The naming ceremony of Do Huu Vi Square. Photo: C'est le Temps de l'amour Group Do Huu Vi Square is located at the intersection of Versailles Avenue and Quai Louis Blériot, 16th arrondissement, overlooking the Radio France headquarters and the Grenelle Bridge. A hero of Cholon, Saigon Do Huu Vi was born in Cholon as the youngest son of Governor Do Huu Phuong, a landowner in Cochinchina at that time, who was allegedly the second wealthiest man in the old Saigon. According to … [Read more...] about Who is the Vietnamese for whom a Paris square has just been named?
Paragliding festival offers tourists fresh experience in Nha Trang
A performance of powered paragliding at the festival in Nha Trang city (Photo: VNA) Khanh Hoa (VNA) – A paragliding festival has taken place Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa , an activity to help stimulate domestic tourism in the post-pandemic period. Addressing the opening ceremony on the beach of Nha Trang Bay on July 1, Do Van Tiep, Director of the Hon En Tourism and Adventure Sports Co. Ltd - the festival organiser, said he hopes the development of paragliding in particular and adventure sports in general will help diversify high-end tourism products in Nha Trang, thus attracting new travellers and providing fresh experiences for existing ones. Besides, the festival was also a chance for Nha Trang and Khanh Hoa to get established in the “paragliding map” of Vietnam and the world, he noted. The three-day event featured competitions along with powered and non-powered paragliding with the participation of about 100 pilots from clubs across … [Read more...] about Paragliding festival offers tourists fresh experience in Nha Trang
Vietnam a regional FDI magnet say experts
According to Berly D. Alvarez, chairman of the Philippines’s Kaunlad Lending Investors Corporation and a speaker at the 2018 Horasis Asia Meeting held recently in Binh Duong province, Vietnam’s ability to attract FDI is due to its consistent economic reform, a young and increasingly urbanized population, affordable labor, constant improvements to its business climate, and political stability. The fact that it hosted the 2017 APEC meetings highlights its regional economic integration and steadily improving business climate, he added. Vietnam has been attracting investment in infrastructure, including power projects, road and rail construction and renewable energy. Don Lam, CEO of VinaCapital, said Vietnam’s economy remains strong with 6.6 percent growth targeted next year, inflation remaining under control and manufacturing expanding. “More foreign investment is expected to flow into Vietnam in the coming time.” Pakpoom Vallisuta, chairman of The Quant Group Corporation, a … [Read more...] about Vietnam a regional FDI magnet say experts
Real estate firms advised to catch up with green growth trend
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Positive changes in the real estate sector are crucial if the country wants to meet its green growth targets. Along with construction, the sector is the source of nearly 40% of carbon emissions in the world and consumes about 36 percent of total power generated globally, according to experts. Savills cited the Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction 2021 , which showed that in 2020, the real estate and construction sector accounted for 36% of global final energy consumption and 37% of energy related CO2 emissions , as compared to other end use sectors. Vietnam approved a national strategy on green growth for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, which aims to switch the country’s growth model towards a greener economy with the application of a circular economic model through the economical and efficient use of natural resources and energy, and developing sustainable infrastructure for higher growth … [Read more...] about Real estate firms advised to catch up with green growth trend
Sydney braces for more heavy rains and flash floods as thousands flee homes
SYDNEY -- Fresh evacuation orders were issued for thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains flooded several suburbs in Australia's largest city, with officials warning of more wild weather over the next 12 hours. An intense low-pressure system off Australia's east coast is forecast to bring more heavy rain through Monday across the southern regions of New South Wales even as several places in the state were hit with about a month's rain over the weekend. About 100 millimetres (4 inches) of rain could fall in the next 24 hours over a wide swathe of regions in New South Wales, from Newcastle to the south of Sydney, a distance of more than 300 kms (186 miles), the Bureau of Meteorology said. "We are expecting the rain to pick up again from this afternoon," Jonathan How, BoM meteorologist said. More than 200 mm of rain have fallen over many areas, with some hit by as much as 350 mm since Saturday. The wild weather could trigger flash floods and landslides, … [Read more...] about Sydney braces for more heavy rains and flash floods as thousands flee homes
Extended excise tax deadline does not affect car prices: experts
Clients view a Kia Suv model at a showroom in Le Van Luong Street. This model is one of the best selling ones of Kia Vietnam. — VNS Photo Doan Tung Decree No.32/2022/ND-CP issued recently by the Government, which extends the tax payment deadline for payable excise tax, will not directly affect domestic car prices, according to industry insiders. Under the decree, the deadline for payable excise taxes for June-September for domestically manufactured or assembled cars is now November 20. Nguyen Vinh Nam, an automotive expert, said the extension of the excise tax did not affect car prices but would solve the financial burden for domestic car assemblers. The continuous extension of payable excise tax would help domestic automobile businesses solve immediate financial burdens and use finance sources to reinvest in factories and production lines to prepare for car assembling plans in the near future, said Nam. He said that the current difficult situation after more than two years … [Read more...] about Extended excise tax deadline does not affect car prices: experts