According to the latest report from the International Energy Agency and the UN, the construction industry will witness a resurgence in growth and the number of constructions will double by 2050. Moreover, the environmental challenges for improving existing buildings and future designs need to focus on four main areas: adaptation to global warming and climate change, exhaustion of resources, pollution, and negativity in land use change. … [Read more...] about Sustainable buildings fit for tomorrow
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Ambassadors to Vietnam show high expectations for 13th Party Congress
Ambassador Sengphet Houngboungnuang, head of the Lao Diplomatic Delegation in Vietnam, said in the last 90 years the Vietnamese Communist Party had led the Vietnamese people in the fight for national independence in 1975, in the construction and protection of the country, in the doi moi (renovation) period, and has gained comprehensive and important results. … [Read more...] about Ambassadors to Vietnam show high expectations for 13th Party Congress
Top-10 prominent events in natural resources, environment in 2020 announced
The most meaningful of all is the approval of the 14th National Assembly about the adjusted Law on Environment Protection. In this important legal document, it is the first time that Vietnamese citizens are classified as a subject in environment protection tasks. … [Read more...] about Top-10 prominent events in natural resources, environment in 2020 announced
Việt Nam ready to contribute to CLMV co-operation: Prime Minister
On transportation, the four nations will work to build missing roads in their transport connectivity, upgrade sections in the North-South Economic Corridor, East-West Economic Corridor and South Economic Corridor, accelerate construction of the Vientiane-Hà Nội expressway and study building a road running through Myanmar, Laos and Việt Nam. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam ready to contribute to CLMV co-operation: Prime Minister
UNDP pledges to assist Asia-Pacific in addressing COVID-19 impact
Hanoi (VNA) – Assistant Secretary General, Deputy Regional Director and Director for the Asia-Pacific of the UNDP Kanni Wignaraja has affirmed that the UNDP will continue assisting Asia-Pacific nations in overcoming the consequences of COVID-19 pandemic and fulfilling sustainable development goals (SDGs). … [Read more...] about UNDP pledges to assist Asia-Pacific in addressing COVID-19 impact
