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MARD held a conference on the Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture in Viet Nam (PSAV) with the theme “Adding Green and Value to Agriculture” in Ha Noi on Monday. — Photo nguonluc.com.vn Promoting public-private partnerships will help improve sustainability in the agricultural sector, according to experts speaking at an event in Ha Noi on Monday. The expansion of the public-private partnership (PPP) model was essential to developing a green, innovative and value-added sector, while attracting investment capital from the private sector, as well as domestic and foreign enterprises, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan. The minister was speaking at a conference on the Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture in Viet Nam (PSAV) with the theme “Adding Green and Value to Agriculture”, held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said that the new global economy required agricultural … [Read more...] about Promoting PPP cooperation to develop green agriculture

IHG Hotels & Resorts and VietHarvest staffs join in the programme of reducing food waste. — Photo Courtesy IHG Hotels & Resorts IHG Hotels & Resorts has launched a partnership with VietHarvest to reduce food waste and feed communities most in need in Viet Nam. The organisations have joined forces to tackle the key issue of surplus food, educate communities on food security and sustainability, and provide meals for the underserved in Viet Nam. By supporting VietHarvest’s Food Rescue programme, IHG will prevent food from hotels going to waste and use it to feed a range of communities via a charity network starting in the Ha Noi area. This commitment will grow throughout its properties in Viet Nam, where it has 15 open hotels and 22 in a growing pipeline. IHG has also pledged funds to enable VietHarvest to expand logistics and operational support in Ha Noi, scale up food rescue and its charitable operations, and enable it to deliver more than 10,000 meals to … [Read more...] about IHG and VietHarvest co-operate to reduce food waste

Students from the Viet Nam National University of Agriculture receive the AEON scholarships at a ceremony in Ha Noi on Tuesday. Since its establishment, the AEON 1% Club Foundation Scholarship has supported 8,000 students from 38 universities and colleges across Japan, China, Thailand, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Cambodia and Myanmar. — VNS Photo Linh Anh The AEON 1% Club Foundation granted 60 scholarships to Vietnamese university students at a ceremony on Tuesday. Yoshiki Mori, chairman of the AEON 1% Club Foundation, said the AEON 1% Club Foundation Scholarship was an allowance-based scholarship for university students in various Asian countries and self-financed Asian students studying in Japan. The project, designed to “Support the Dreams of Asian Students”, was started in 2006 in the hope that recipients will play an active role in the future, connecting their home countries with Japan in their respective specialist fields. In addition to year-round financial support, the project … [Read more...] about VN students receive AEON 1% Club Foundation Scholarship

Leader of General Department of Logistics, Military Zone 5; Petrovietnam and BSR leaders witnessed a cargo ship docking at Jetty port of Dung Quat Refinery to receive Jet A-1K gasoline. — Photo bnews.vn Binh Son Refinery and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company (BSR) has just sold the first batch of new defence fuel products to the Gasoil Department und the Ministry of Defence. This sale includes a total of 35,000 cubic metre (m3) and the next phase totaling 45,000 m3. In the next year plan, BSR is expected to produce 120,000 m3 for three types of products including Jet A-1K, DO L-62 oil and RON83 gasoline. BSR Chairman Nguyen Van Hoi said that the sale of this batch of defence fuel was an important milestone in the co-operation between the Ministry of National Defence, the Gasoil Department, the Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group and BSR to research and produce special fuel for national defence in order to gradually take the initiative and be self-sufficient in fuel sources for … [Read more...] about BSR sells the first 35,000 m3 of defence fuel

A representative from Phenikaa Group (centre) at the award ceremony in Ha Noi last week. — Photo courtesy of Phenikaa Group Phenikaa Group and its subsidiary, Vicostone Joint Stock Company, have been honoured as two of the country's top 100 sustainable businesses in 2022. This is the fifth consecutive year Phenikaa have been named on the list and the seventh consecutive for Vicostone. The Corporate Sustainability Index Programme (CSI 100), organised by the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development under the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, has been known as one of the top prestigious awards to access the sustainable development of businesses in Viet Nam since 2016. Via a thorough assessment covering four areas; sustainable development, administration, environment and labour, the programme … [Read more...] about Phenikaa Group, Vicostone named in Top 100 sustainable businesses in VN

Digital economy, information, and telecommunication are vital to driving the bilateral economic partnership. South Korea is willing to share its technological expertise to boost its economic partnership with Vietnam in the next 30 years, Choo Kyung-ho, Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Korea, said on December 6. Vietnam's President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (center) joins Vietnam-South Korea Business Forum on December 6. Photo: Vietnam News Agency Choo Kyung-ho made his statement at the Vietnam-Korea Business Forum held in South Korea with the participation of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, senior officials, and more than 500 representatives of businesses of the two countries. He expressed his hope that the two nations would see further cooperation in developing green growth, a digital economy, new industries, and exchanging technology and manpower. He also urged the Vietnamese and South Korean governments to … [Read more...] about South Korea, Vietnam ready to boost tech cooperation