New partnership to reduce greenhouse gas in building The German Development Co-operation-GIZ Việt Nam and the Ministry of Construction’s Housing and Real Estate Market Management Bureau (HREM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation on the joint development of the Vietnam Green Housing Programme (VGHP) under the implementation of the Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) in Việt Nam.

Việt Nam should shift to clean energy, market mechanism: forum

Việt Nam needs to speed up its transition to clean, secure and market-based energy by switching to advanced technologies, improving the energy sector’s performance and encouraging private investment, a conference in HCM City on December 23 heard.

Seminar talks facilitating green growth

A seminar was held in Hà Nội on Tuesday to discuss research on incorporating goals of the national action plan implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and national strategy on green growth into socio-economic development plans of centrally-run cities and provinces.

Senior ASEAN officials meet to discuss environmental issues The 31st Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN 31) and related meetings have begun via videoconference to discuss environmental sustainability.

New partnership aims to put bicycles back on city streets Vietnamese cities are set to benefit from greener transport after the Ministry of Construction and German Development Cooperation (GIZ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the development of technical guidelines for the design of cycling infrastructure.

Flora & fauna survive under watchful eyes

Since the giant muntijac (Muntiacus vuquangensis) -- a critically endangered species of deer -- was found at the Bidoup-Núi Bà National Park in the Central Highlands’ Lâm Đồng Province in 2019, the park has been the only site in Việt Nam confirmed as hosting the species.

Workshop discusses challenges faced by energy service companies market

There is great potential for the energy service companies market in Việt Nam, a workshop heard in HCM City yesterday.

1,000 labourers affected by Covid-19 receive free technical vocational training

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the German development agency, in cooperation with Việt Nam’s Directorate of Vocational Education and Training and departments of Labour invalids and Social Affairs in eight cities and provinces, will offer short training courses for 1,000 workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Phú Yên lecturer make portable ventilators

The COVD-19 pandemic has sparked the imaginations of thousands in their efforts to fight the disease, and a Vietnamese academic is the latest example of impressive creativity.

Việt Nam now needs to walk the talk on sexual harassment As with all legislation, the proof will be in its implementation and enforcement