Impacts Climate

Support for climate framework

Viet Nam has given its full support for the proposed Global Framework for Climate Services on the sidelines of the 16th congress of the World Meteorology Organisation.

Vietnam needs to embrace ‘low carbon’ development

HCMC – Vietnam should quickly prepare a strategy for moving toward a “low carbon” economy to cushion the negative impacts of climate change, said a Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment leader.

Coping with climate change to cost city $1 bln

With large-scale flooding and other devastation feared, Ho Chi Minh City will need that amount by 2015 to be prepared

Ministry mulls long dyke project to fight flooding in south

HCMC – The agriculture ministry is working with HCMC and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province over an ambitious project to build a dyke along the coastline from Vung Tau to Go Cong in Tien Giang Province to fight flooding in southern localities, said a ministerial leader.

Ministry focuses on coping with climate change

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will invest 143.5 billion VND in an action plan to cope with climate change from 2010 to 2015 and for the years to come.

Climate change seen eating into Vietnam GDP

HCMC – Negative impacts of climate change will likely take away 25% of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the coming years if the country fails to take prompt coping measures, said a Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment official.

ASEM climate-change forum attracts 150 to Ha Long City

The Asia-Europe Meeting International Forum on Climate Change opened in Ha Long City yesterday with the aim of strengthening international co-operation in response to climate change.

ASEM climate-change forum attracts 150 to Ha Long

The Asia-Europe Meeting International Forum on Climate Change opened in the northern Ha Long City Monday

Vietnam hosts ASEM forum on climate change

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) International Forum on Climate Change opened in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on September 6, aiming at strengthening international cooperation in response to climate change.

From Politics

NA talks about changes to work law

Employees harvest whitened-leg shrimps in the Hung Bien Ocean Items Co Ltd within the central province of Quang Binh. The draft amended Work Code, that was talked about through the NA yesterday, is anticipated to make sure workers' proper privileges including salaries, overtime and maternity leave. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hung HN — The Nation's Set up talked about a variety of concerns associated with work issues throughout a session which was

PM greets mind of Lao inspectorate

HN — Pm Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday confirmed that Viet Nam always supported co-operation between its relevant agencies and also the Inspection Commission from the Lao Individuals Revolutionary Party Central Committee and also the Government Inspectorate of Laos. Dung made the statement while finding the commission mind, Inspector-General Bounthong Chitmany.Dung stated co-operation would concentrate on training human assets within the sector in addition to swapping encounters within the combat and protection