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Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha (centre) (Photo: VNA) Davos (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on January 17 attended, delivered speeches at important sessions, and had bilateral meetings, as part of his activities at the 53rd World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos , Switzerland. At a discussion of the Food Action Alliance, Ha shared Vietnam’s experience in ensuring food security and agricultural development, saying the country has attached special importance to agriculture, taking it an economic spearhead. The Party and the State have rolled out sound policies on agriculture and rural development, he said, noting that farmers, scientists, businesses and the State have been linked together and attention paid to international cooperation, notably the tripartite collaboration with the European Union (EU) and Africa. Regarding food transformation, Ha highlighted opportunities in energy transition in parallel with food transformation, and the … [Read more...] about Vietnam shares experience in ensuring food security, agricultural development

Benjamin Kreuz, general manager of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay Resort. Photo: Six Senses Ninh Van Bay Resort A breakdown of all the plastics used in our hotels worldwide identified that 80 per cent came from only 18 categories such as plastic cups, straws, or little napkin wraps. Today we are proud to be 95 per cent free of the 18 most unwanted items and with almost all single-use plastics being phased out of resort operations. Sustainability is one of the most important pillars of our business. As a whole group, we are following detailed and ambitious Sustainability Operation Guidelines, ensuring that we are looking at the immediate area where our hotels are based and making contributions to the local society around us. One of our core values is to be locally sensitive whilst displaying global sensibility. Highlights of our sustainable operations are our drive for renewable energy and our plastic-free campaign. Solar energy provides roughly thirty per cent of the total … [Read more...] about Sustainability at Ninh Van Bay

That is the vision Unilever is pursuing: Proving that a sustainable business model drives superior performance. “We do not believe that there is a trade-off. Sometimes there are short-term trade-offs where you incur a cost as an investment. But over the long term, there are many reasons sustainable business results in a stronger, more durable business,” said Alan Jope, Unilever CEO, on his visit to Vietnam. In Vietnam, Unilever’s business shows good alignment on this issue. Its purposeful brands are impressively growing, aiming at creating a positive impact on people, the environment, and society without compromising product quality and value. This all has a positive impact on Vietnamese people. Unilever Vietnam’s Personal Care business leads its peers while improving hygiene standards. Take Lifebuoy, for example; it delivers handwashing education to 35 million people. P/S provides oral care education to 25 million children. This means that more people are washing their hands … [Read more...] about Unilever: Sustainability and business growth are not conflicting

Illustrative photo (Source: nongnghiep.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The link between enterprises and farmers has helped form large raw material areas of stable and long-term development, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Quoc Tri. Tri said businesses’ thinking towards sustainable and responsible growth has resulted in such a link. In 2022, the agricultural sector reeled in over 54 billion USD from the export of agro-forestry-fishery products, affirming its supporting role and contribution to the country’s economic growth and food security. Notably, many regions across the country have developed small-scale agricultural production models that promote indigenous cultural values and bring high economic gains. Firms in the sector, meanwhile, have focused on the quality of their products meeting requirements of such foreign markets as the US, EU, Republic of Korea, and Japan. Illustrative photo (Source: baodautu.vn) This year, experts … [Read more...] about Businesses, farmers team up for sustainable growth

Dr. Patrick Lau, deputy executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council What were you doing in the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) 2023 to promote sustainable and green initiatives? In 2021, ​the Hong Kong government announced Hong Kong's Climate Action Plan 2050, setting out the vision of "Zero-carbon Emissions - Liveable City - Sustainable Development", and outlining the strategies and targets for combating climate change and achieving carbon neutrality. This target is 10 years earlier than Mainland China, and all relevant stakeholders, including us as the statutory body, are also making concrete efforts to be more sustainable and efficient ourselves. We have a role to promote sustainability to the rest of the business community, in particular small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong. We are doing a lot of promotion of the sustainability ESG concept to the SMEs sector, even though it is not a walk in the park. Currently, only tech-related … [Read more...] about Hong Kong pioneers a sustainable future for an ‘Asian century’

Illustrative image (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is moving towards green tourism development and working hard to drive the country’s green tourism roadmap in the right direction, toward sustainable tourism development for the future. Promoting green tourism has never been an easy story, but it is inevitable. The sector will have to follow this path in the context of the post-COVID-19 period. Each tourism business needs to be consistent in changing management solutions, long-term investment, and have more open financial mechanisms and policies. This was the theme among experts at a workshop on green tourism development held in the central province of Quang Nam on March 26 – the opening event for a series of activities in the National Tourism Year 2022. Green tourism development: an inevitable path According to Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of the Institute for Tourism Development Research under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), tourism … [Read more...] about Vietnam strives to promote sustainable, green tourism

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan Last year, Vietnam’s agricultural industry spectacularly overcame hurdles with impressive growth. The profound meaning behind those impressive numbers is the pride in contributing to ensuring the social security of nearly 10 million farmers and the country’s food security. In 2022, the whole country faces challenges globally, such as inflation and obstacles in the production and export of agricultural products in the context the prices of domestic inputs are escalating. In addition, many key export markets are still tightening spending due to inflation. However, Vietnam’s agriculture has cemented its position as the backbone of the economy with an export turnover of $53 billion, higher by $3 billion than the initial target assigned by the government. The sector contributed partly to the economy’s general growth and to ensure social security, especially food security. The Russia-Ukraine conflict together with other … [Read more...] about The pride of agricultural backbone

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai , head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), WTO and other international organisations in Geneva (Photo: VNA) Geneva (VNA) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023 will be a chance for Vietnam to share with the international community its vision on common efforts in settling emerging global challenges, as well as Vietnam's policies and experience in international integration and socio-economic development, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, told Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the forum. The diplomat said that the event will also offer a chance for Vietnam to call for investment and resources from international organisations, economic groups and investment funds in the world and Switzerland in particular. Ambassador Mai highlighted that amid numerous crises and challenges in the world … [Read more...] about WEF 2023 – Chance for Vietnam to share vision, experience with international community

Thanh and her team of five people call themselves "Hanoi and around with Thanh." For eight years they've been gifting the secrets of Vietnamese cuisine to foreigners via fun and casual classes. Thanh said she wants her attendees to enjoy themselves to the fullest so she limits enrollment in each class to two-four people for quality control. Her team hold about five courses per month. It all started with a hobby when Thanh was in university. She used her free time to guide foreign tourists around the town so she could improve her English. But over time, she grew passionate about sharing Vietnamese culture with outsiders. "I have a dream of becoming a tourism ambassador for Vietnam, someone who can share meaningful experiences that are directly connected to local culture with visitors," said Thanh. "Moreover, I want to contribute to the development of sustainable tourism." "Hanoi and around with Thanh" participants accompany Thanh as she shops for ingredients at Vietnamese … [Read more...] about It started as a hobby: A cooking class for foreigners

A range of Bayer initiatives are helping to improve health in Vietnam as well as raise awareness of future challenges Along with rolling out modern and effective agricultural solutions, Bayer is constantly working with strategic partners to implement programmes that support farmers to access knowledge about using crop protection products responsibly, ecologically, and effectively – from the handling and application of the products to the disposal of empty containers. The company’s products, services, and technologies are safe, sustainable, and environmentally responsible while meeting grower expectations and needs. In 2017, Bayer launched the “Safe Use Ambassador” contest with a view to building a network of partners and ambassadors to share and spread the message of using crop protection products safely among farmer communities. The company is partnering with faculties of agriculture at universities in Asia-Pacific to connect student and farmer communities with a view to … [Read more...] about Bayer steps up efforts in “health for all, hunger for none” vision