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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed US President Joe Biden's decision to rejoin the Paris climate accord, but called on him to adopt an "ambitious" plan to fight global warming. "I warmly welcome President Biden's steps to re-enter the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and join the growing coalition of governments, cities, states, businesses and people taking ambitious action to confront the climate crisis," Guterres said in a statement. "We look forward to the leadership of United States in accelerating global efforts towards net zero, including by bringing forward a new nationally determined contribution with ambitious 2030 targets and climate finance in advance of COP26 in Glasgow later this year." Guterres emphasized that the climate crisis "continues to worsen and time is running out to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and build more climate-resilient societies that help to protect the most vulnerable." In a separate statement, Guterres … [Read more...] about UN chief calls on Biden to propose new ‘ambitious’ climate target

After the State Bank of Vietnam cut policy interest rates in October 2020 in an effort to ease the cost of credit, credit growth picked up from 9.6% in October to 10.5% in November and 10.1% in December. Since this rate was higher than the nominal gross domestic product growth, the credit/GDP ratio had increased from some 136% in 2019 to over 143% in 2020. … [Read more...] about Vietnam one of fastest growing economies amid pandemic: WB

I have heard calls, including some from the OECD, for the development of sustainable energy solutions to meet Africa's power needs. Great - let's go for it. I'm all for renewable energy solutions, but Africans should not be forced to make either-or-decisions in this area. Energy poverty is a serious concern, and it's wrong to make it more difficult for African countries to use a readily available natural resource to address it. … [Read more...] about African Energy Chamber: African Lives Matter, Too. Energy Policy Decisions Should Consider Their Needs

Earlier, the Vietnam Airlines Group, which include Vietnam Airlines, budget carrier Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), said it will supply over 414,000 extra seats from January 27 to February 26, 2021 to serve increasing travel demand. This will bring the total seats on flights operated by the Vietnam Airlines Group during the traditional holiday to 2.4 million, equivalent to nearly 12,000 flights. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 20

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 20 January 2021 -Cloud Comrade was announced a winner in the Rising Star category at the 2020 Microsoft Singapore Partner of the Year Awards. Held virtually for the first time, the annual event is a prestigious occasion to celebrate and reward Microsoft partners in Singapore who have demonstrated unique excellence in innovation, driving transformation, and competitive differentiation in the delivery of customer solutions leveraging Microsoft technology.  … [Read more...] about Cloud Comrade Recognised as Rising Star Partner of the Year at the 2020 Microsoft Singapore Partner of the Year Awards