Da Nang declares war on single-use plastic packaging
13:00 | 27/10/2020 Environment
(VEN) - Da Nang aims for all its supermarkets and shopping malls to replace difficult to decompose, single-use plastic packaging with environmentally friendly packaging by 2030. This ambitious goal is part of the “National Action Plan on Sustainable Production and Consumption for the 2021-2030 period” being led by the local Department of Industry and Trade.
Authorities work to ensure sufficient supply of goods for yearend market
06:00 | 27/10/2020 Society
(VEN) - Localities and businesses are preparing to ensure a sufficient supply of goods in the remaining months of this solar and lunar year.
Unique Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival
06:00 | 24/10/2020 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - The traditional Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival takes place annually on the 9th day of the 8th lunar month in the coastal town of Do Son in the northern coastal city of Hai Phong.
Japanese PM meets with students of Vietnam-Japan University
13:27 | 20/10/2020 Society
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on October 19 had a meeting with students of the Vietnam-Japan University (VJU) under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi - a symbol of human resource development projects between Japan and ASEAN - as part of his official visit to Vietnam.
Waste not, want not: Vietnam moves to reduce food loss
13:00 | 20/10/2020 Society
(VEN) - Stemming food loss and waste is an urgent task in order to reduce food insecurity and malnutrition and achieve sustainable development.
Vietnam pilots Japan's training to improve productivity
06:00 | 18/10/2020 Society
(VEN) - Vietnam is working to apply Japan’s KOSEN model of personnel development in order to increase labor productivity by improving the skills of human resources.
World Standards Day 2020: Protecting the Planet with Standards
09:00 | 17/10/2020 Society
To reduce human impact on our planet, we need the political will, concrete actions and the right tools. International standards are one of such tools. The international standards prepared by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) take into account tried and true solutions to technical challenges.
Need tomatoes in the off-season? Son La Province can help
13:00 | 16/10/2020 Society
(VEN) - The Australian-funded ACIAR project and the “Community Livelihoods” Program launched by Central Retail Group is helping farmers increase their incomes and opening up opportunities for domestic clean agricultural products and Vietnamese products in general in the modern distribution system.
Quang Ninh model achieves industrial-environmental co-existence
13:00 | 15/10/2020 Environment
(VEN) - Home to one of the world’s most enticing heritage sites, Ha Long Bay, the northeastern Vietnamese province of Quang Ninh is also the source of 90 percent of the country’s coal. Seeking to balance its booming industry with its surging tourism, the province is set to exceed the targets set out by its green growth model.
Vietnam eyes domestic demand to stimulate year-end tourism
13:00 | 13/10/2020 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - Vietnamese localities are preparing to stimulate domestic tourism to salvage what little is left of tourism prospects for the rest of the year, but with the peak season over, expectations in the industry are not high.
Slashing VAT, delaying benefit fees: Proposals to save tourism sector
13:00 | 10/10/2020 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has presented the Prime Minister with a list of urgent solutions to salvage Vietnam’s previously booming tourism sector.
Direct flights to Con Dao Archipelago expected to develop tourism
13:00 | 09/10/2020 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - Inadequate transport infrastructure is greatly hampering tourism development in the Con Dao Archipelago off the coast of the southeastern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Direct flights that will soon service the islands are expected to greatly help economic and tourism development in the region.
