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In order to minimise the use of such bags, the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade held a working session with the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. According to the department, 140 out of 170 supermarkets and trade centres in Hanoi have switched from plastic shopping bags to bio-degradable bags and multi-use shopping bags. The majority of facilities use food packaging materials made of bagasse and natural materials. Plastic bags used in a supermarket (Photo: VNA) … [Read more...] about Supermarket coalition expected to help cut use of plastic bags

At the foot of the hill was beautiful beaches and rocks. As the transport system remained primitive here, the beaches were untouched. Sitting on the beach, listening to sea waves and admiring little birds flying in the sunset sky made me feel like I was soothed by Mother Nature. … [Read more...] about The tranquil, soothing hill in Binh Thuan

Around two kilometers from the Ong De neighborhood, the landslide also killed Ho Thi Ha’s 56-year-old father. Before the storm hit, she had sent her two daughters to her parents’ house, thinking the house, which had survived many storms, was solid. … [Read more...] about Unbearable grief grips landslide survivors in central Vietnam

An official from the provincial Department of Police told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Saturday that officers had searched the house of Tran Thi Dam, 75, in Quang Trung Ward, Thai Binh City, which is the capital of the namesake province. … [Read more...] about Police break up drug ring run by septuagenarian woman in northern Vietnam

Vietnam must have really strong local enterprises to have a self-reliant economy. This poses an urgent need, that is the attraction and use of FDI in the next phase must bring about qualitative efficiency, meaning that the value of the production chain in Vietnam must belong to Vietnamese enterprises. Meanwhile, the private sector currently has a dominant presence in the economy, with some 800,000 enterprises operational as of October 2020, but over 95% of them are micro, small and medium busiensses. Therefore, the concentration of all resources available (capital, including land, high-quality manpower, incentives and so on) to develop the private sector economy is an urgent need for FDI attraction in the next phase. If private enterprises remain micro, small and medium, lack capital and technology, and still face administrative troubles, Vietnam will not have sufficient enterprises big and strong enough to be able to ally and partner with foreign enterprises so as to master each area … [Read more...] about Private sector development to enhance FDI efficiency