Vietnam is expected to achieve at least five of the 17 goals (SDGs) by 2030 on poverty, hunger, quality education, climate action, and global partnerships, according to the 2020 National Report on the 5-year implementation of the country’s targets released by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
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Climate can’t be ignored
Thailand ranks 20th on the global emission scale and then ranks ninth when it comes to vulnerability from climate change. The alternate waves of floods and droughts have damaged our agriculture and industry sectors while rising seawater will make low-lying areas like Bangkok harder places to live in and work in. Yet, our climate change plan does not reflect a sense of urgency.
Chinese developer provokes ire in Laos with 100-meter Buddha statue
Laotians have taken umbrage at those plans because the Buddha statue will be built in the Mahayana style in the sprawling $5 billion That Luang Marsh special economic zone, funded by the Chinese property developer.
Thai military feels the heat over plan for solar farm
Blessed with sunshine, Thailand’s embrace of solar energy seems a no-brainer. But the entrance of the country’s powerful military into the sector may be doing the cause more harm than good. Critics fear that once the army gets a slice of the pie, it could use its stake to gain political influence – an idea that does not sit well in a land rocked by pro-democracy protests.
Thailand introduces ‘Burn Check’ mobile app to reduce smoke haze in the north
Those who want to dispose of plant matter by burning may make a request via the app and wait for approval from the district-level coordination center. The application provides information on the amount of airborne dust as well as air quality, which are used by officials to consider whether or not to approve burn requests.
The Mekong River’s Dam Problem
Environmentalists believe huge hydropower dams, many built by China, are to blame. Bloomberg speaks with Thai activist and educator Niwat Roykaew who has made it his mission to protect the river.
Cambodia ‘to achieve 20 percent of energy supplies from solar’
By 2023, seven additional solar power plants with a total capacity of 495 mW are expected to be put into operation, representing 20 percent of the total energy supply.
PM to present net-zero goal at COP26
This is effectively a roadmap for how Thailand plans to go net zero within 44 years.
Lights off in Myanmar
The energy sector has been a site of international investment in Myanmar, but, with foreign investors jittery and blackouts escalating, it is also a site of resistance against the military coup.
Lao workers quit Chinese banana plantation in droves over restrictions and hazards
More than 500 workers have quit their jobs at a Chinese-run banana plantation in central Laos over onerous coronavirus restrictions, late pay, and exposure to hazardous chemicals.