Tourism impacts and sustainability

Heineken Vietnam’s efforts in sustainability are directly linked to prosperity in Vietnam. By supporting local suppliers, 99% of packaging is sourced locally, creating 5.7 billion VND for local suppliers annually. The brewer uses renewable energy at 5 out of 6 of its breweries. When Heineken Vietnam switched to clean biomass energy to brew, the company was able to source approximately 40,000 tons of agricultural waste, which also generated 52.6 billion VND for local farmers in 2019. These practices reinforce that it is not only good for the environment and local suppliers and farmers but also beneficial to the business. … [Read more...] about Heineken Vietnam receives merit award for sustainability practices – brings prosperity to Vietnam

An accommodative monetary stance sustained the growth of local currency bond markets in emerging East Asia, including Vietnam, with currencies and equity markets gaining in early November, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a press release on Wednesday, citing the latest quarterly issue of its Asia Bond Monitor report. … [Read more...] about Improving sentiment boosts emerging East Asian bond markets, including Vietnam, amid COVID-19

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — Hanoi will strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2030, according to local authorities. The municipal People's Committee recently issued a plan for the reduction, with the city aiming to achieve savings of 8-10 percent of total energy consumption in 2020-30 and about 14 percent in 2031-45. The capital city will promote the use of equipment and machinery with high efficiency, energy-saving, energy audit and enhance solutions to reduce power consumption and emissions in industrial zones, factories and urban areas. It encourages the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from energy activities compared to the normal development scenario at 15 percent in 2030 to 20 percent in 2045. In the plan, the proportion of renewable energy sources in the total primary energy supply will reach about 2 percent by 2030 and then 5 percent by 2045. The city strives that by 2045, the total capacity of solar power is estimated at about … [Read more...] about Hanoi aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Since ancient times, there has been no institution that has established the age of talents as well as limited the selection of talents within a certain framework. Therefore, it is necessary to remove the mechanical regulations on the age of leadership and management for talent and should only select personnel within the scope of the source of planning staff. It is the binding regulations on planning resources and the age of staff that are hindering the attraction and use of talents - a special resource for the cause of national construction and defense today. … [Read more...] about Gathering the talent for national leadership and governance

Hanoi (VNA) – Institutional reform, deeper integration and digital transformation are important for Vietnam to recover the economy, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, President of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vu Tien Loc said on November 24. In his opening remarks at the Vietnam Business Forum 2021, Loc laid stress on the gloomy outlook for the global economy due to the pandemic. However, the Asian Development Bank forecasts the Vietnamese economy would grow 2.8 percent in 2020, and 6.3 percent in 2021. The bank said in its Asian Development Outlook 2020 that Vietnam is showing its better recovery ability as compared to similar economies, giving positive prospect for the Vietnamese economy in mid- and long-term. However, Loc said Vietnam has not overcome challenges yet, as businesses have not made recovery from the outbreak and millions of workers have been unemployed. He spoke highly of the Party and Government’s first support … [Read more...] about Tripod strategy crucial to economic recovery in 2021: experts