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Hanoi (VNA) – The final pitching competition and awards ceremony for the Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge took place in Hanoi on January 26. Funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, the ASEAN-wide competition aims to tackle plastic pollution in coastal areas of Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines by seeking, upgrading and spreading innovation solutions. Among 14 finalists, four teams won the awards, namely Galaxy Biotech, Green Joy and Refill from Vietnam and CIRAC from Thailand. Each winner received a seed funding of 18,000 USD and will start a 9-month impact acceleration programme. The organising board received 159 entries from six ASEAN member states. The best 14 teams joined an incubation programme launched by the United Nations Development Programme and the Vietnam Silicon Valley’s Accelerator Programme from October – December. Team members received necessary skill training and took field trips to Ha Long Bay … [Read more...] about Award ceremony for ASEAN plastic pollution innovation challenge

Lee Tung Avenue has won critical acclaims from Hong Kong and international organizations, including Glod winner of " Best Media Event", "Best Use of Venue" and "Best Event -- Corporate Social Responsibility" at Marketing Magazine Marketing Event Award 2020, Glod winner of "Best Use of Experiential Marketing" at Loyalty & Engagement Award 2020, Gold winner of "Sales Marketing & Event" at 2019 ICSC China Shopping Centre & Retailer Award held by International Council of Shopping Centers and more. … [Read more...] about Lee Tung Avenue’s Lunar New Year Presents Butterflies of Hope．Blessing Lanterns

Two companies that Vu owns sold stakes in Hoa Sen last year. In fact, one of them, Hoa Sen Holdings Group, last month sold its remaining 9.7 percent stake. It had owned 24.32 percent at the beginning of the year but had sold on three earlier occasions before completing the divestment. … [Read more...] about Steelmaker Hoa Sen’s chairman to become Buddhist monk in 2026

Speaking as a Hanoi citizen, the Party leader and State President also said central agencies must collaborate better with Hanoi to help it achieve its targets because it is the capital city and face of the nation. … [Read more...] about Build a spiritually healthy capital, Party leader exhorts Hanoi

In 2021, the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee will submit to the Politburo and the Government for consideration and adjustment of the development planning of Hà Nội to 2030, with a vision to 2050, to create a development framework for the city, in accordance with the new Planning Law and review 10 years of implementation of the Capital Law to submit to the National Assembly for studying, amending and supplementing as well as adopting a new resolution for development strategy in the coming years. … [Read more...] about Hà Nội strives to become a green, smart and modern city