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Green strategy key to sustainable growth

Green strategy key to sustainable growth

Sustainable development will depend on a shift to a green economy, officials said at a seminar held in HCM City on March 15.

Conference focuses on climate change

Conference focuses on climate change

A three-day conference on developing towns that are well adapted to face climate change challenges opened on March 13 in Mekong Delta's Can Tho City.

National climate change strategy announced

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has announced the national climate change strategy and climate change and sea level rise scenario for Vietnam.

Denmark pledges more ODA for Vietnam

HANOI – Denmark will continue providing official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam until 2015, said Mogens Lykketoft, speaker of the Danish parliament, at his meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Transport energy assistance project launched

A technical assistance project for the national target programme on climate change resilience in transport energy has been launched.

Earth Hour campaign launched in Vietnam

The Ministry of Industry and Trade on Feb. 28 launched a campaign in response to Earth Hour 2012 in Vietnam.

Workshop talks green transport promotion in Vietnam

The Ministry of Transport and the UK Embassy in Vietnam jointly held a workshop on developing green vehicles in Hanoi on Feb. 17.

UK helps VN develop green transport

Cooperation in dealing with climate change, especially developing green transport, is a big part of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and the UK, UK Ambassador to Vietnam Antony Stokes said.

WB supports Vietnam to tackle climate change

WB supports Vietnam to tackle climate change

The World Bank (WB) on Feb. 2 approved a 70 million USD credit project to help Vietnam tackle climate change challenges.

PM urges national action plan on climate change

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged the National Committee on Climate Change to promptly complete a national action plan on climate change, while chairing the committee’s first session in Hanoi on Jan. 11.

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Police promote children putting on helmet

Police promote children putting on helmet

"Children also require a helmet" is really a obvious message for his or her parents - Source: Internet photo. HN – While five children in the united states die from traffic accidents everyday, the speed of individuals putting on headgear is not high enough, states Nguyen Hoang Hiep, vice chairman from the National Traffic Safety Committee.The committee is co-operating with Asia Injuries Prevention (AIP) Foundation, the Secretary of state for

Child drownings avoidable: UNICEF

HCM CITY — In Viet Nam, deaths from drowning happens around exactly the same rate as using their company causes until age five, if this starts to improve, research through the Alliance for Safe Children and UNICEF finds.A study entitled "Child Drowning: Evidence For any Recently Recognised Reason For Child Mortality in Low And Middle Earnings Nations in Asia" interviewed Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, and Viet Nam besides Beijing and Jiangxi Province in China.The price of drowning prevention among