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South Korea posts worst growth in two decades
South Korea recorded its worst growth in more than two decades in 2020, the central bank said Tuesday, but it is expected to be among the best-performing OECD economies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The country's gross domestic product contracted 1.0 percent in 2020 from a year earlier, the Bank of Korea said, citing weak private spending and exports. It marks the worst annual growth since 1998, when the South Korean economy shrank 5.1 percent in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis. Still, South Korea is expected to be among the countries in the OECD group of developed economies least affected by the pandemic in 2020. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the South's economy -- the world's 12th-largest -- grew 1.1 percent from the previous quarter, data showed, marking a second consecutive quarter of growth amid the pandemic. The central bank said exports expanded 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter from three months earlier, offsetting a slump in private consumption due … [Read more...] about South Korea posts worst growth in two decades
USAID takes swing at changing behaviours about using illegal wildlife products
USAID will encourage people to stop using illegal wildlife products On November 17, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), CITIES Vietnam, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) organised the launching ceremony for the social and behaviour change communications campaign on demand reduction of illegal wildlife products. … [Read more...] about USAID takes swing at changing behaviours about using illegal wildlife products
HCMC expects to become economic, financial hub in Asia
Additionally, the city will enhance the urban development by rebuilding old apartment buildings, developing social housing projects, attracting investment in new urban areas, improving the efficiency of anti-flooding projects and climate change adaption, and reducing traffic jams and accidents. … [Read more...] about HCMC expects to become economic, financial hub in Asia
Equipping localities in climate fight
Major menace Disaster and climate challenges have become a top priority for policymakers in Vietnam. This is evidenced in national and sector strategies, and these challenges are identified as one of the key pillars of the new national development plan for the next decade. For example, the government adopted the National Climate Change Strategy in 2011 and the Vietnam Green Growth Strategy in 2012, which lay out a vision through to 2050. In addition, the government adopted the Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change for 2016-2020 that supported policy reform, capacity building, and increased investment for prioritised climate change and green growth actions in key sectors, including energy, transport, forestry, and water resource management. … [Read more...] about Equipping localities in climate fight
