Climate change adaptation and sustainable agricultural development

More Vietnamese adop healthier and sustainable lifestyle. — VNS Photo Viet Nam is ahead of the global average when it comes to adopting healthier and more sustainable lifestyle choices, according to a new public opinion report conducted by GlobeScan and supported by Visa. Across the world, people have faced exceptional circumstances and have been forced to adapt to a new way of life. In total, 27,000 people from 27 markets were asked about attitudes, opinions, and behaviors linked to enabling healthier and more sustainable lifestyles. The report found that consumers in Viet Nam were more likely to support socially responsible companies. Some 47 per cent of those surveyed in the country said they had supported a socially responsible company in the past year, against a global average of 33 per cent. People in Viet Nam are much more likely to seek out information about healthy lifestyles. At least 82 per cent of respondents said they had sought out information related to … [Read more...] about Vietnamese adopts healthier, sustainable lifestyle choices: report

No new COVID-19 infections logged on March 9 morning Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases in the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on March 9, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The country recorded 1,586 domestically-transmitted infections, including 893 cases since the latest outbreak began on January 27. As many as 45,219 people who came in close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide, including 506 in hospitals, 14,266 in other quarantine sites, and 30,446 at home. Among the patients under treatment, 65 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 57 twice, and 137 thrice. The Treatment Sub-committee said that 1,920 patients have been declared to be clear of the coronavirus so far. Vietnam launched its COVID-19 vaccination programme on March 8, with healthcare workers being first in the queue. They received AstraZeneca vaccine shots, which was granted the Emergency Use … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 9

On Hon Tre island, Kien Hai district, Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) hập mô tả cho ảnh Kien Giang (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang aims to have all of its 116 communes fulfil the criteria in the national target programme on building new-style rural areas in the 2021-25 period, with funding estimated at some 17.4 trillion VND (751.47 million USD). In 2021 alone, nine communes strive to win recognition, while the districts of Vinh Thuan and Kien Luong as well as Ha Tien city are to accomplish the task of building new-style rural areas. Local authorities also strive to fulfil targets on the rate of households with access to clean water of 99 percent and health insurance coverage of over 90 percent, and the reduction of the multidimensional poverty household rate of 1 percent while creating 35,000 jobs. The province will bolster the transfer and application of modern technologies in agricultural production and consider models for large-scale agricultural … [Read more...] about Kien Giang sets aside over 750 million USD for building new-style rural areas

Small investors oppose expanding trading lot Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE)’s proposal to raise the minimum trading lot to 1,000 shares is receiving mixed opinions from market experts and investors. The proposal was initiated by newly-appointed General Director of HOSE Le Hai Tra as a solution to reduce system overloads which have troubled traders recently. A 1,000 minimum trading lot will limit the participation of small investors, while the stock market is moving towards fairness and equality, said a budding investor. “My friends and I, when joining the stock market, only have a few tens to several hundreds of millions of dong, raising the minimum trading lot to 1,000 shares will directly affect our investment capacity,” said individual investor Diep. “With expensive stocks, we may have to spend hundreds of millions of dong to buy the minimum 1,000 shares,” she said. According to Diep, the stock market has never had such a chance for growth. New cash flow into … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 8

Chamnan Wangakkarangkul, Tran Quang Khanh, and CPV leaders at the online conference Also involved were Chamnan Wangakkarangkul, C.P. Vietnam Corporation (CPV) vice chairman cum president of the CPV Sustainable Sourcing Committee; Tran Quang Khanh, chief technology officer of SGS Vietnam; and numerous suppliers and leaders of CPV. The conference aimed to develop a sustainable husbandry sector and a chance for CPV and its suppliers to share new concepts and experiences to improve the performance of their collaboration and business outcomes towards sustainable development and environmental protection. Wangakkarangkul said, “Suppliers are the key part for our supply chains’ success and growth. Thereby, we believe that long-term sustainable success should be based on social and environmental responsibilities through cooperation between CPV and its suppliers. The conference is an important development to boost the relationship as well as create more opportunities for suppliers and … [Read more...] about CPV conference focus on growth via cooperation