The road-dyke also helps connect economic centres of districts in the eastern part of Ben Tre, facilitating the exploitation of local resources for socio-economic development in combination with enhancing security-defence in the coastal areas, the official said./. … [Read more...] about Ben Tre inaugurates sea dyke to prevent saline intrusion
Albedo and climate change
Vietnam determined to reduce GHG emissions by 9 percent in 2030
Nevertheless, Vietnam has actively implemented activities in response to climate change, developing its economy towards low-carbon development and green growth, and promoting the implementation of potential mitigation measures in the energy, industry, transport, agriculture and waste sectors, as well as improving the carbon sequestration capacity in the land use, land-use change and forestry sector. … [Read more...] about Vietnam determined to reduce GHG emissions by 9 percent in 2030
Human rights considerations: Dialogue and cooperation are the only effective way
At forums of the Human Rights Council, the Commission on Human Rights and Social Affairs (Committee 3), the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Vietnam always works actively with developing countries, the countries sharing the same opinion in struggling to protect the basic principles of human rights access: the principle of respect for independence, sovereignty, territorial unity and integrity, not interfering in internal affairs of each other, not politicizing the issue of human rights. … [Read more...] about Human rights considerations: Dialogue and cooperation are the only effective way
Law on Support for and Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas should be issued
It is necessary to pass the promulgation and implementation of the "Law on Support for and Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas" to both fill the gap in state management and overcome the spread in the implementation of regulations of different specialized "laws" in order to establish a unified legal framework, contributing to centralized coordination of investment and development activities in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. … [Read more...] about Law on Support for and Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas should be issued
Building a specialized monitoring agency to increase effectiveness in ensuring the rights of ethnic minorities
The quality of education, human resources are limited and the distance is quite far from the general level of the society; the ratio of people in the working age who are vocationally trained is low; there is still a proportion of the population that are illiterate or re-illiterate, along with low educational level, which limits their ability to access and enjoy development achievements associated with the criteria of basic rights. … [Read more...] about Building a specialized monitoring agency to increase effectiveness in ensuring the rights of ethnic minorities
