Natural events that cause climate change

At the meeting, the city leader expressed his pleasure at good friendly and cooperative relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands, especially since the establishment of the diplomatic ties in 1973 and strategic partnership relations in water management and climate change adaptation in 2010. The Netherlands is currently the major trading partner and the eighth largest foreign investor of Ho Chi Minh City with 153 projects having the total investment capital of nearly US$2 billion. On the base of the desire to strengthen the mutual cooperation in the fields of climate change adaptation and sustainable agricultural development, HCMC has made efforts to materialize the potential cooperation, notably the public-private partnerships (PPP) initiative for the Sustainable Greater Ho Chi Minh City Flood Protection Scheme. As for Mr. Elsbeth Akkerman, she highly appreciated achievements of Ho Chi Minh City in the fields of urban infrastructure and public transport development.  … [Read more...] about Netherlands ready to support HCMC in projects against flooding

Viet Nam is emerging as an important pillar for India with its stable political and economic environment, attractive investment policies, competitive labour costs, availability of raw materials, and potential market access due to free trade agreements that Viet Nam has concluded. … [Read more...] about Investors to explore business opportunities at India – Viet Nam investment forum

Drastic measures urged to curb rise in plastic usage (shutterstock) Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Minh Ngan said at the SEA of Solutions 2020 event in Hanoi that ASEAN nations currently face harsh impacts of climate change and marine waste, especially plastics. … [Read more...] about Drastic measures urged to curb rise in plastic usage

Until Jan 23, 2021 Mo Art Space, B3, Apricot Hotel, 136 Hang Trong Street Featuring 27 artworks from 22 Vietnamese and foreign artists. The artworks were created with various perspectives and stories, providing a panoramic view of landscape painting, a long history in Western and Eastern art. Hanoi-Online exhibition featuring shared culture of Vietnam, Australia … [Read more...] about What’s on January 18-24 (Daily updated)

HCM City (VNA) – The export of coffee declined in both volume and value last year due to certain difficulties that are forecast to linger on for the time to come, insiders have said. Nguyen Viet Hai, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Coffee - Cocoa Association (Vicofa), told a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on January 15 that in the 2019 - 2020 crop, 1.61 million tonnes of the bean was shipped abroad at the average price of 1,740 USD per tonne, bringing home 2.8 billion USD. The figures respectively fell 5 percent, 0.4 percent, and 5.3 percent from the previous crop. The export volume of processed coffee (roasted and ground coffee, instant coffee) dropped by over 17 percent to 110,000 tonnes, resulting a fall of 8.7 percent in value to more than 443 million USD, he pointed out. Hai noted coffee prices remain unstable, leading to a plunge in the purchase of the produce from farmers in the 2020 - 2021 crop. Fresh coffee is currently priced at 6.7 million - 6.9 million VND (about 289 - … [Read more...] about Difficulties still ahead for coffee sector: insiders