Category: Viet Nam
How can Vietnam avoid the middle-income trap?
Vietnam’s per capita income is currently only about 40 percent of the global average.
Religions promote role in environmental protection
Over the last three years, religious establishments have carried out some 1,000 projects in environmental protection and climate change combat, heard a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16.
Fifty Years After, A Daunting Cleanup of Vietnam’s Toxic Legacy
From 1962 to 1971, the American military sprayed vast areas of Vietnam with Agent Orange, leaving dioxin contamination that has severely affected the health of three generations of Vietnamese.
Report predicts Vietnam poised for renewables boom
The study from analytics firm GlobalData predicts a a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.4 per cent for currently untapped non-hydropower renewables in the country, which it attributes to a change in government policies.
Biofuel fails to make a difference in Vietnam, consumption drops
After being introduced as a more environmentally friendly option in late 2017, E5 biofuel consumption has fallen.
VN ready to trade in legal timber to EU
This meant that illegally harvested timber, as well as those businesses trading with it, would not be able to be a part of supply chains regulated by the timber legality assurance system that Việt Nam was putting in place.