Climate change

A research by the Department of Science, Technology and Environment (under the Ministry of Construction) about greenhouse gases emission in solid waste treatment from 2014 – 2017 reveals that solid waste burial has created a larger amount of greenhouse gas than any other treatment methods. In fact, in 2017, the total volume of CO2 emission was 9.1 million tonnes, 8.1 million tonnes of which belonged to solid waste burial. Meanwhile, solid waste burning and composting release only 647 tonnes and 191 tonnes of CO2 respectively. … [Read more...] about Vietnam strives to reduce greenhouse gases in solid waste treatment

Vietnam is currently the 16th-largest trade partner of New Zealand and the two countries boast many advantages from supplementing each other. New Zealand has high demand for importing garments and textiles, footwear, wood, tropical farm produce, and seafood, which are strengths of Vietnam, while Vietnam needs to import milk and dairy products, wine, lamb, fruit, raw wood materials, and materials and accessories for garment-textile and leather-footwear. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM’S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES AUGUST 3

While it may sound like a cliché, it is true that with every challenge lies an opportunity. A perfect example of this lies in the reprieve that nature has received as a result of everybody staying home – most apparent in the remarkable improvements in air quality levels witnessed in major cities from Los Angeles to Delhi to Hanoi. While this hopefully raises the bar in terms of the expectations from a society that has now been given a glimpse of what a cleaner environment looks like, on a practical management level there is so much we can learn and that can be applied. … [Read more...] about Finding the pathway to seafood sustainability