Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city of Đà Nẵng plans to get residents to sort their own waste before throwing it out in Thanh Khê and Sơn Trà districts from March next year. The pilot project featuring the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle) will be launched throughout the city in 2019-22. Director of the city’s natural resources and environment, Tô Văn Hùng, said the project will help set up waste sorting processes at households in the two districts from early next year. He said the process will raise awareness among the community in sorting recyclable waste (including paper, metal and plastic) from hazardous waste (batteries and light bulbs) and solid waste. Hùng said the process would help reduce ratio of daily rubbish waste to be buried in landfills from 90 per cent to 15 or 25 per cent. “Waste classification will help limit pollution from household, while a large amount of rubbish can … [Read more...] about Đà Nẵng cracks down on waste
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Can Tho city plans vocational training for 30,000 people
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to provide vocational training to at least 30,000 people by 2020.(Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNS/VNA) - The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to provide vocational training to at least 30,000 people by 2020, 10 percent of them poor, ethnic minority and rural people whose lives are affected by industrial and other projects. Of the 30,000 to be trained, 80 percent would get jobs afterwards, authorities said. Tran Thi Xuan Mai, Director of the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said training provided to rural people usually met their actual needs in terms of occupations. This year, 123 courses had been organised to train people in 30 agricultural and non-agricultural occupations to enable people to work in handicraft villages, industrial parks and export processing zones, and trainees had got jobs at companies based in the city or started their own business to escape poverty, she said. According to the Can Tho e-newspaper, … [Read more...] about Can Tho city plans vocational training for 30,000 people
Cần Thơ plans vocational training
Viet Nam News CẦN THƠ — The Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ plans to provide vocational training to at least 30,000 people by 2020, 10 per cent of them poor, ethnic minority and rural people whose lives are affected by industrial and other projects. Of the 30,000 to be trained, 80 per cent would get jobs afterwards, authorities said. Trần Thị Xuân Mai, director of the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said training provided to rural people usually met their actual needs in terms of occupations. This year 123 courses had been organised to train people in 30 agricultural and non-agricultural occupations to enable people to work in handicraft villages, industrial parks and export processing zones, and trainees had got jobs at companies based in the city or started their own business to escape poverty, she said. According to the Cần Thơ e-newspaper, Võ Minh Chính, head of the … [Read more...] about Cần Thơ plans vocational training
Energy labeling for LED lighting products boost energy efficiency
This workshop was part of the project “Local Development and Promotion of LED Technologies for Advanced General Lighting in Vietnam” (LED project), supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UNDP. Energy labels This is the third in a series of workshops on implementation of the energy labeling program with an aim to introduce, guide and discuss energy labeling regulations to be readily prepared for compulsory labeling of LED lighting products as of 1 January 2020. Within the framework of the Energy labeling program for electrical equipment and appliances implemented by the MOIT since 2006, the LED Project has supported the MOIT to develop regulations and roadmap for labeling and certification of LED lighting products. To implement this program, the project continues to support the MOIT to develop a methodology to determine the appropriate energy efficiency levels and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan for the implementation of the LED … [Read more...] about Energy labeling for LED lighting products boost energy efficiency
HCM City to promote solutions that reduce GHG emissions
A corner of Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City will push ahead with solutions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, joining the nation’s efforts to realise the Paris Agreement on climate change. An interim report meeting on the project to support the planning and implementation of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (SPI-NAMA) in HMC City was held on August 28. Nguyen Huy Phuong, a representative of the HCM City climate change office, said the city’s GHG reduction plan currently covers the fields of planning, energy, transport, industry, water management, waste management, agriculture, healthcare, construction, and tourism. He noted that in order to boost GHG reduction activities, HCM City will continue to use clean and environmentally friendly fuel for buses and launch two bus rapid transit routes. It will also replace existing road lights with LED bulbs and solar-powered lighting devices. Additionally, waste-to-energy … [Read more...] about HCM City to promote solutions that reduce GHG emissions
VN smart city plans lack specifics
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Major economic hubs of big cities and provinces nationwide have announced ambitious multi-billion dollar projects to become smart cities, well-equipped to take advantage of opportunities presented by the digital age. But so far, the country still lacks a specific standard framework for building a "smart city", experts said. Many countries in the world are building intelligent cities based on information technology, telecommunications and many other factors. In Việt Nam, at least 30 cities and provinces such as Hà Nội, HCM City, Đà Nẵng, Bình Dương, Thái Nguyên and Kiên Giang are looking forward to turning themselves into smart cities, Việt Nam News Agency reported. Ministries such as information and communications and science and technology have held many workshops on building smart cities to attract opinions from domestic and foreign experts, especially models and … [Read more...] about VN smart city plans lack specifics
Hue city lights up public places to attract more tourists
The ancient imperial city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has mobilised social sources to light up its streets and tourist destinations at night during weekends and holidays to lure more visitors. Hue city lights up public places to attract more tourists The Hue ancient imperial city plans to have areas surrounding Dai Noi (Imperial Citadel) illuminated, as well as enhance lighting systems on walking streets along the Huong river Since 2017, the city has established Chu Van An – Pham Ngu Lao – Vo Thi Sau walking streets. Relevant agencies also plan to have areas surrounding Dai Noi (Imperial Citadel) illuminated, as well as enhance lighting systems on walking streets along the Huong (Perfume) river. Accordingly, Hue has installed about 4,000 LED light bulbs to increase luminous efficiency and save electricity. Up to 12,000 remaining bulbs need to be changed and 5,000 new ones will be added to the city’s parks, along the Huong river and new … [Read more...] about Hue city lights up public places to attract more tourists
Thua Thien-Hue’s Flag Tower lighted during Tet
The Thua Thien-Hue Flag Tower (Photo: Le Hieu) A ceremony to activate the lighting system, sponsored by the Viettravel Company and the Thue Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee, was held on Monday. Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Hue Relics Preservation Centre, said: “The lighting system will be on from Thể Nhơn gate to Quảng Đức gate. We have also restored the operation of the 4 cannons using oil combustion and are piloting electronic shooting technology. We hope that the lighted Flower Tower and cannons will attract more tourists to Hue”. The Flag Tower is at the south end of the Hue citadel. It was built in 1807 in the Nguyen dynasty. It’s a 3-storey tower 17.5 meters tall with a flag pole that stands 37 meters. 1,000 LED bulbs were attached to the building as part of the project “Hue – Light and Live”, which was launched last September to improve the city’s architectural and cultural space. … [Read more...] about Thua Thien-Hue’s Flag Tower lighted during Tet
Most LEDs on local market have substandard quality
Most LEDs on local market have substandard qualityVan Nam By Van Nam - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Around 90% of the LEDs available on Vietnam’s market are of poor quality, with large volumes of them assembled by small establishments and having a very short life and low efficiency, according to the HCMC Energy Conservation Center (ECC). Director of ECC Huynh Kim Tuoc said at a meeting on energy efficiency last week that HCMC currently had around 100 LED producers and suppliers. However, around 60 of them buy components to assemble LEDs at home and their quality is poor, he noted. Tuoc said high-quality LEDs can consume 50% less electricity than normal lights like incandescent bulbs. Buyers of LEDs should query about the origins of LED chips, reflector and other parts. If the origins are unclear, their quality cannot be ensured. Tien Giang Energy Conservation Center has recently installed LEDs for some road and bridge projects. Though the supplier guarantees the life of … [Read more...] about Most LEDs on local market have substandard quality
Will Cape Town be the first city to run out of water?
Cape Town, home to Table Mountain, African penguins, sunshine and sea, is a world-renowned tourist destination. But it could also become famous for being the first major city in the world to run out of water.Most recent projections suggest its water could run out as early as March. The crisis has been caused by three years of very low rainfall, coupled with increasing consumption by a growing population.The local government is racing to address the situation, with desalination plants to make sea water drinkable, groundwater collection projects, and water recycling programmes.Meanwhile Cape Town's four million residents are being urged to conserve water and use no more than 87 litres (19 gallons) a day. Car washing and filling up swimming pools has been banned. And the visiting Indian cricket team were told to limit their post-match showers to two minutes.Such water-related problems are not confined to Cape Town, of course.Nearly 850 million people globally lack access to safe drinking … [Read more...] about Will Cape Town be the first city to run out of water?