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Picturesque landscapes in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang have lured the attention of both domestic and foreign tourists.
 Breathtaking sunset on Phia Oac-Phia Den mountain. Tiếp tục đọc “Cao Bang’s rustic landscapes fascinate tourists” |
Here are selected photographs of the Mid-Autumn Festival in early 20th century Hanoi. The photos are part of an exhibition showcased at the Heritage House at 87 Ma May Street, Hang Buom ward, Hanoi.
 The management board of Hanoi’s Old Quarter introduces this unique art installation displaying the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival of a family in Hanoi with photos from the early 20th century provided by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. Tiếp tục đọc “Hanoi Mid-Autumn Festival in the early 20th century” |
A special Mid-Autumn festival began at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature on September 29, imbuing visitors with memories of the old days. Let’s explore the event through the following photos.
 The Temple of Literature is lit up with lanterns in almost of its corners. Tiếp tục đọc “Hanoians enjoy nostalgic Mid-Autumn festival” |
The Ministry of Health has launched a project wherein by 2020, all pharmacies will be required to sell antibiotics only to patients carrying doctors’ prescriptions.
A drugstore in Ho Chi Minh City
The ministry will work with local health departments in the first phase, to conduct the project in the northern provinces of Nam Dinh, Vinh Phuc, central city of Da Nang and Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
In the second phase, between 2018 and 2020, the project will be expanded to other provinces and cities nationwide. Tiếp tục đọc “Health ministry cracks down on sale of antibiotics”
VietNamNet Bridge – VAMC (Vietnam Asset Management Company) is now holding VND230 trillion worth of bad debt, including real estate which is used as collateral for bad debts it has purchased from commercial banks.
It is expected that from now to the end of 2017, VAMC will settle VND23-25 trillion worth of bad debt, or 10 percent of the amounts of bad debt it is holding.
With 70 percent of bad debt secured by real estate, roughly VND161 trillion dong worth of property being held by VAMC will be liquidated in the time to come. Tiếp tục đọc “Foreign investors shun properties with bank debt”
Series of related articles:
– IPCC: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios
– A new scenario framework for climate change research: the concept of shared socioeconomic pathways
– Linking Climate and Development Policies – Leveraging International Networks and Knowledge Sharing
The new scenario framework for climate change research envisions combining pathways of future radiative forcing and their associated climate changes with alternative pathways of socioeconomic development in order to carry out research on climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation. Here we propose a conceptual framework for how to define and develop a set of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) for use within the scenario framework. Tiếp tục đọc “A new scenario framework for climate change research: the concept of shared socioeconomic pathways”
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese authorities on Monday used water cannon and electric rods to end a five-month long protest by villagers blockading a textile plant that serves global fashion brands, an official and a villager said.
The blockade represents another challenge to the communist nation’s government over industrial pollution woes, at a time when Vietnam seeks more foreign investors to keep up one of the highest rates of growth in Southeast Asia.
Hundreds of people from the northern province of Hai Duong have maintained watch in shifts day and night since April to stop work at the Pacific Crystal Textiles mill, operated by Hong Kong-based Pacific Textiles.
Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam uses water cannon to disperse protest at global fashion brands supplier”
By James Borton
Can Tho, Vietnam, June 14, 2017
“I am frequently on several environmental online forums and campaigns led by Vietnamese, who have addressed Hanoi’s logging of 6,700 trees, the Thai Binh deforestation for economic development, and the construction in Cat Ba,” says Tran Thi Thuy Binh, a member of the Vietnam Forum for Environmental Journalists in Hanoi. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s Social Media Shaping New Environmentalism”
Meeting demand will take $500 billion worth of new generation facilities
MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer
asia.nikkei_will remain the main source of power generation in ASEAN in the coming decades, says Wood Mackenzie analyst Edi Saputra. © Reuters
TOKYO — ASEAN needs to more than double its power capacity in less than 20 years to meet burgeoning demand. British energy research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie reported last week that the region requires $500 billion worth of investment to achieve such a goal.
ASEAN, whose current combined GDP is around $2.8 trillion, needs to construct an additional 270 gigawatts of generating capacity by 2035. Current capacity is 209GW. Tiếp tục đọc “ASEAN needs to double power capacity in less than 20 years”
The ancient pagoda of Phuoc Kien, known as King Lotus Pagoda in Chau Thanh district in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has attracted tourists due to unique giant lotus leaves.
 Tourists flock to Phuoc Kien pagoda in Hoa Tan commune, Chau Thanh district in September and October to enjoy giant lotus leaves. Tiếp tục đọc “King Lotus Pagoda, top destination in western region” |
He said the nature of VNEN is student-centered teaching methodology. Most of the schools using VNEN have prepared the material and teaching facilities, especially the teaching staff, and have ‘deployed VNEN in a flexible and creative way’. Tiếp tục đọc “Should schools use the VNEN educational methodology?”
The Prime Minister has approved a project to preserve ancient red pine trees at the Yen Tu National Forest in Uong Bi city of the northern province of Quang Ninh.
The ancient red pine trees at the Yen Tu National Forest in Quang Ninh province (Photo: http://www.laodong.vn)
The project will be implemented at a cost of about 26.26 billion VND (1.16 million USD) in 2017-2021.
The funding will be used to care for the 237 living red pine trees, upgrade infrastructure of existing nursery gardens, cultivate seedlings of the species and collect red pine trees that grow in the wild. Tiếp tục đọc “New project to preserve ancient red pine trees in Quang Ninh”
Local people in Quang Nam Province have gathered again and demanded to relocate the Vietnam-France Steel Plant due to pollution.
Locals camp out the at the factory
The locals in Dien Nam Dong Ward, Dien Ban Town have put up tents and blocked the entrance to the plant for the past three months. Old people stay out during the day and young people sleep in the tents at night. They are determined to shut down the plant in the area.
According to the locals, since the factory went into operation five years ago, it has caused air and noise pollution. The local authorities promised to work out a solution but nothing has been done and the plant is still in operation. Tiếp tục đọc “Local protest against steel plant”
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The government has announced plans to build an expressway connecting Vietnam’s two northern provinces of Hoa Binh and Son La, at an estimated cost of VND50.27 trillion (US$2.2 billion).
The new road, which will extend the Hanoi-Hoa Binh Expressway, is expected to boost the socio-economic development in Son La province and other provinces in the north western region.
Once complete, the expressway will help to form an uninterrupted corridor between the north western region and the Northern Key Economic Region, the north eastern provinces and Lach Huyen Port. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam plans to build Hoa Binh-Son La Expressway for US$2.2 billion”
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