Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 19:24:40 (VOVworld) - A national meeting and a range of activities in response to World Water Day opened in the northern province of Bac Ninh on Wednesday. The World Water Day 2017 takes the theme “Water and Wastewater” with a view to raising public awareness of water pollution mitigation, water resources protection, economical and effective exploitation and use of water resources. Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Tran Hong Ha, was speaking in the meeting: “On the occasion of the World Water Day, I call for an all-out effort to promote safe water treatment, reuse waste water by tuning it into resources. This required improved awareness to minimize water pollution, early warning of harming incidents while effectively using safe water sources and preventing wastefulness.” Other activities include a scientific seminar themed “Safe treatment and reuse of wastewater – Solution to sustainably protect water … [Read more...] about The World Water Day: waste water becomes solution to world safe water crisis Spotlight
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Norway ranked World’s happiest country of 2017
Norway is officially the world’s happiest country, according to the 2017 World Happiness Report, released on March 20th. The rankings are also based on income and life expectancy figures, along with how people rate social support, personal freedom, corruption and generosity. The US was 14th in the latest ranking, down from No 13 last year, and over the years Americans steadily have been rating themselves less happy. The UK is ranked 19th. Jeffrey Sachs, the director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), said: “Happy countries are the ones that have a healthy balance of prosperity, as conventionally measured, and social capital, meaning a high degree of trust in a society, low inequality and confidence in government”./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about Norway ranked World’s happiest country of 2017
Nam rises five steps in world tennis rankings
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Việt Nam's top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam moved up five spots to No 630 in the latest men's singles world rankings released by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). This is because of Nam's impressive performance at the Japan F2 Men's Futures, where he advanced to the quarter-finals. The 20-year-old player has 44 points in the ATP world rankings. Last November, Nam had become world No 610, the highest spot he has reached in his career so far. In the Southeast Asia (SEA) region, Nam ranks second, behind 27-year-old Christopher Rungkat of Indonesia, who is world No 445. Rungkat won three titles at the SEA Games and used to be world No 241. Other Vietnamese players also moved up in the ATP rankings - Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên rose nine steps to world No 1425, while Trịnh Linh Giang moved up 19 places to world No 1634. - VNS … [Read more...] about Nam rises five steps in world tennis rankings
Hanoi – Hoi An tour is among world’s most attractive itineraries
The Telegraph has listed the Hanoi – Hoi An tour among the world’s Top 10 adventure holidays for families, with reasonable costs. The 12-day tour from the Vietnam’s capital to the World Heritage city of Hoi An, described with the heading “Riding through the historical land”, costs from GBP1,729 (adult) and GBP1,4399 (child) per person, including flights. The tour is organized by Families Worldwide. This 12-day activity holiday takes visitors to national parks, villages, temples and caves, all by bicycle. The Telegraph said: “Bikes do have their limitations, of course, so you will dismount to enjoy other adventures, including one night on a houseboat among the limestone islands of Ha Long Bay and another in a traditional tribal longhouse.” The trip also includes water puppet shows, raft trips, a train journey and a cookery class – with ingredients fresh from a shopping trip to the local market. The tour is arranged in April, July and … [Read more...] about Hanoi – Hoi An tour is among world’s most attractive itineraries
Vietnam world’s 94th happiest country: report
Vietnam ranked 94th out of 155 countries and territories in terms of happiness, while Norway displaced Denmark as the world’s happiest country in a new UN report released on Monday. Vietnam ranked 94th out of 155 countries and territories in terms of happiness, while Norway displaced Denmark as the world’s happiest country in a new UN report released on Monday. The World Happiness Report 2017, produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, a global initiative launched by the United Nations in 2012, called on nations to build social trust and equality in order to improve the well-being of their citizens. The Nordic nations are the most content, according to the report, while countries in sub-Saharan Africa, along with Syria and Yemen, are the least happy of the 155 countries and territories ranked in the fifth annual report of its kind released by the UN. Vietnam ranked 94th in this year’s report, up from last year’s 96th but still far behind its … [Read more...] about Vietnam world’s 94th happiest country: report