Conversations on Vietnam Development
Thứ tư, 22/7/2020, 00:00 (GMT+7) VNExpress
NGHỆ ANSau 8 năm vận hành, hồ thuỷ điện Hủa Na (xã Thông Thụ, huyện Quế Phong) cạn trơ đáy, lộ rõ một số công trình từng chìm dưới nước như trụ sở UBND xã, trường học, lô cốt, giếng nước.9
Những ngày này, mực nước hồ thủy điện Hủa Na đoạn dưới chân cầu Nậm Piệt trên quốc lộ 48B, xã Thông Thụ, huyện Quế Phong, Nghệ An chỉ còn chưa đầy 30 cm, dòng chảy rộng 10 m.
Bộ Tài nguyên và Môi trường lần đầu giải thích các ý kiến liên quan đến báo cáo đánh giá tác động môi trường dự án Cần Giờ.
Sáng 20/7, tại cuộc họp báo thường kỳ của Bộ Tài nguyên và Môi trường, hầu hết các câu hỏi đều liên quan đến đánh giá tác động môi trường (ĐTM) dự án khu du lịch đô thị lấn biển Cần Giờ (dự án Cần Giờ).
Ông Nguyễn Xuân Hải, Vụ trưởng thẩm định đánh giá tác động môi trường (Tổng cục Môi trường), nêu các nguyên tắc khi phê duyệt báo cáo ĐTM dự án Cần Giờ, như: “Phải giữ được rừng ngập mặn, có biện pháp phù hợp giảm thiểu tác động môi trường nhằm hạn chế tối đa tác động bất lợi đối với dòng chảy, xói lở, thoát lũ, ô nhiễm môi trường”.
Tiếp tục đọc “Triển khai dự án Cần Giờ ‘phải giữ được rừng ngập mặn’”Hai thiếu tướng quân đội bị Ủy ban Kiểm tra Trung ương cảnh cáo và khiển trách; một trung tướng bị đề nghị kỷ luật.
Chiều 20/7, Ủy ban Kiểm tra Trung ương thông báo đã quyết định cảnh cáo Thiếu tướng Nguyễn Hoàng (nguyên Phó Bí thư Đảng ủy, nguyên Tư lệnh Quân đoàn 4) và Đại tá Nguyễn Trọng Lương (nguyên Ủy viên Ban chấp hành Đảng bộ Bộ Tham mưu, nguyên Phó bí thư Chi bộ, nguyên Chánh văn phòng Bộ Tư lệnh Quân đoàn 4).
Tiếp tục đọc “Vài tin chống tham nhũng”The process, called enhanced weathering, could remove 2 billion tons of CO2 from the air while fertilizing soil
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For farming, the latest climate fix isn’t especially high tech or glossy. By spreading rock dust over large swatches of land, carbon dioxide could be trapped in transformed, scrubbing it from the atmosphere. If this technique, called enhanced weathering, were to be employed around the world, scientists estimate two billion tons of carbon dioxide could be removed from the atmosphere each year. Tiếp tục đọc “Rock Dust Could Be Farming’s Next Climate Solution”
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LOS ANGELES, June 21, 2020
Vietnamese officials, air carriers and companies band together to deliver 2.5 million masks to U.S. through a partnership with Los Angeles relief organization
LOS ANGELES, June 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Operation USA, a Los Angeles-based international relief agency, today announced it has partnered with VietJet Airlines, the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and several Vietnamese companies to bring 2.5 million masks and other personal protective equipment into the U.S. by air and sea in support of ongoing COVID-19 response efforts. A majority of the masks will be distributed in the Greater Los Angeles area, with additional masks being shipped to partners in New York City. OpUSA is working closely with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office, the Deputy Mayor for International Affairs, Ambassador Nina Hachigian, and the Port of Los Angeles to arrange transport and distribution. Tiếp tục đọc “Forty Years After Operation USA Aids Vietnamese “Boat People” Crisis, Vietnam Sends COVID-19 Aid to United States”
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HÀ NỘI — The Prime Minister has requested the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) propose suitable management solutions for solar power projects to ensure national security.
The Government Office has released this PM direction on this issue for the MPI, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies after local media has reported that a Thai investor has acquired solar power projects in Bình Phước. Tiếp tục đọc “PM asks to manage solar power projects for national security”
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast the highest 2020 GDP growth rate in Southeast Asia for Vietnam at 4.1 percent.
The regional bank has placed Myanmar in second place with an estimated growth rate of 1.8 percent while Brunei in third place with 1.4 percent. Thailand is at the bottom of the list at -6.5 percent, behind Singapore (-6 percent) and Cambodia (-5.5 percent).
Southeast Asia’s average GDP growth is estimated to contract by -2.7 percent this year and expected to rebound to 5.2 percent next year.
Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam poised for highest GDP growth in Southeast Asia”
This is the first testing facility for Qualcomm in South East Asia and will help local companies fast track their 5G developments.
The deployment of 5G technology worldwide has made chip makers intensify production further to ensure that smartphone manufacturers will have enough hardware to meet the continually growing demand. The introduction of 5G has also led to need for research and testing facilities. To meet that need, Qualcomm has announced that it is opening a “Interoperability Testing Laboratory” in Vietnam. The new test facility will primarily cater to its research and development needs and offer “world-class testing and engineering development services to local OEMs and partners”. Also Read – Qualcomm launches its RB5 robotics platform with Artificial Intelligence and 5G Tiếp tục đọc “Qualcomm opens new testing facility in Vietnam to expand 5G development in South East Asian markets”
Every year, the long-standing preference for boys in Vietnam’s society terminates 40,800 baby girls before they are born, according to the United Nations Population Fund. Tiếp tục đọc “40,800 female births doomed in Vietnam every year”
Issues of dependency and lack of support leave many elderly citizens exposed to mistreatment by those charged with their care. Tiếp tục đọc “Elderly Vietnamese at mercy of abusive families”
Vietnam is struggling to fully utilize the potential of renewable energy because of policy roadblocks even though power shortages are expected in upcoming years. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam yet to optimize renewable energy utilization as shortages loom”
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Restarting Vietnam’s nuclear power projects, which have been suspended since 2016 for economic reasons, is one of the options to be considered as the country seeks to ensure energy security after 2035.
The Institute of Energy, on behalf of the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade, is drafting a master plan for the country’s electricity development between 2021 and 2030, looking toward 2045. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam might reconsider nuclear power”
Vietnam is expected to attract 15 Japanese firms of different sizes that will receive Japanese government’s subsidies to shift manufacturing plants out of China to diversify its supply chain.
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| Manufacturing semiconductors at MTEX – a Japanese invested company in Vietnam (Photo: Cao Thang) |
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has recently unveiled a list of 87 firms that will receive JPY 70 billion (US$653 million) to implement the scheme, according to Nikkei Asian Review. Tiếp tục đọc “15 Japanese firms to move China production lines to Vietnam”
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