Guided by the theme “A common agenda to advance sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific,” the annual session brought together leaders, senior government officials and about 700 representatives of 51 countries and territories which are ESCAP members, and President of the U.N. General Assembly Abdulla Shahid and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. In his speech, Deputy PM Dam underlined the special meaning of this year’s session which marks the 75th founding anniversary of ESCAP, and upheld the Commission’s contribution to socio-economic development of the region which have lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty and seen the development of some of the world’s large and most dynamic economies. He expressed a concern that countries, particularly developing ones, are struggling with the huge multi-faceted impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and climate change. They are also encountering many difficulties in accessing resources for recovery, green growth, … [Read more...] about Deputy PM addresses 78th session of ESCAP
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Vietnam aims to deepen partnership with U.N., ESCAP: Diplomat
The Deputy PM’s participation at the session will deliver an important message from the Vietnamese Government that it highly values the effective cooperation with the U.N. in general and ESCAP in particular over the past 45 years, while demonstrating the country’s strong commitments to promoting its partnership with the U.N. and ESCAP in the coming time, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh, who is also the Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ESCAP. Vietnam wants to further accelerate the dialogue and cooperation process with member countries, effectively optimize ESCAP's support to implement Vietnam's development strategies and goals, especially during the post-pandemic recovery and sustainable development process, and realize its commitments at the 26th UN Climate Conference (COP26), he stressed. Ambassador Thanh affirmed that the Deputy PM will be the highest leader of Vietnam to attend a session of the commission in person in many years, which shows … [Read more...] about Vietnam aims to deepen partnership with U.N., ESCAP: Diplomat
BW Industrial setting the market standard
Lance Li, CEO of BW Industrial Development JSC What difficulties has BW Industrial Development encountered when attracting manufacturers to its campus? The leasing part is always difficult. Despite being a leading player in this market, a large proportion of our tenants, especially manufacturers, is small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The average space that they need is 3,000-5,000 square metres. If you look at our tenant profile, we have more than 200 tenants. Therefore, we actually need a very strong leasing team to work with, to serve the different requirements of these tenants – from choosing the right locations to other demands such as facilities, dealing with local authorities and skilled labour recruitment as well. Do you have any incentives for SMEs and what are the advantages for them? For each individual industrial zone, they may have some incentive policies. In the very early stage, we will introduce that policy to our tenants, depending on each … [Read more...] about BW Industrial setting the market standard
Tourism week to promote Ninh Binh’s beauty
Visitors to the tourism week entitled “The Yellow Colour of Tam Coc - Trang An” will have the chance to experience Tam Coc’s cuisine, take part in a photography tour, and enjoy stellar art performances, among other activities. Tam Coc - Bich Dong tourism site, which has one of the most scenic rice fields in Vietnam, a romantic waterway, and karst mountains. The site is host to eco-tourism, spiritual tourism, and culture and community-based tourism. Besides its aesthetics and geological value, Tam Coc - Bich Dong has a lot of cultural values as well. It guards the history of Hoa Lu, which was chosen as the site of the capital by various emperors during the Dinh, early Le, and the beginning of the Ly reigns between 968-1009 and was inhabited by humans thousands of years ago./. VNA … [Read more...] about Tourism week to promote Ninh Binh’s beauty