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It is forecast that climate change will increase the risk of forest fires next year, therefore concerned organisations should be vigilant and prepare for fire prevention and control. An official of Sin Suoi Ho Village (third from left) is teaching local people on how to prevent forest fires in the northern province of Lai Chau.  Deputy director of the Department of Forest Management Do Trong Kim made the statement at a conference held early this week in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau. The conference, with the participation of forest managers from 19 northern provinces and cities, aimed at discussing the forest management sector’s plan for next year, including methods to protect forests, develop them and manage forest products. Speaking at the conference, Kim highly appreciated the sector’s efforts in overcoming difficulties at work and asked concerned organisations to improve. They should re-check hot spots of forest destruction, destroy … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s forest management sector to improve forest protection

  Mangrove forests in Sóc Trăng Province’s Trần Đề District. — VNA/VNS Photo Trung Hiếu SÓC TRĂNG — The co-management model for mangrove forest protection in Sóc Trăng Province has improved livelihoods in local communities and efficiently protects forests. Located south of the Hậu River, the southern-most tributary of the Mekong River, Sóc Trăng has faced the impacts of climate change, including coastal erosion. Human activities like overexploitation of aquatic resources in mangrove forests have caused the degradation of those forests which act as shields preventing erosion of coasts. To grow mangrove forests, the province launched the co-management model in Âu Thọ B Hamlet in Vĩnh Châu Town’s Vĩnh Hải Commune in 2007. Under it, local people together with authorities protect the forests and exploit aquatic resources and wood. Thạch Soal, … [Read more...] about Sóc Trăng forest co-management model helps protect mangroves, improve locals’ incomes

Hosted by the city Department of Industry and Trade, the workshop was also attended by Chairman of the city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai. Speaking at the event, head of HCMC Institute for Development Studies Tran Hoang Ngan emphasized that major economic sectors which the city gives development priority to have no longer fitted the trend of Industry 4.0. If the city wants to maintain the growth momentum at over 7 percent in coming years, it needs to adjust priority industries as well as develop new industries to suit the trend. Specifically, pharmaceutical chemistry and plastics-rubber are sensitive to the environment and labor intensive, requiring large scale factories but not creating high added value. At present, the narrowing land fund in the city is rocketing rent. Hence, these two industries will suffer heavily competitive pressure. Other industries including garment and textile, leather and footwear, … [Read more...] about HCMC needs to adjust major industries: experts

The situation, however, has produced both opportunities and challenges for Vietnamese enterprises in building a trademark for local farm produce that is recognized in foreign markets. Cao Thi Kim Lan, director of Binh Dinh Fishery JSC, said that due to the European Commission’s  yellow card on Vietnam’s seafood exports to the European market, 100% of the firm’s exported seafood products were being detained at destination ports for check. The firm has faced multiple difficulties in meeting requirements related to the origins of legal fishing products. Of the 10 fishing boats supplying these materials, the company has only made purchases from three or four boats that have succeeded in meeting the requirements, while the remaining boats failed to sell their products as their owners could not present any fishing diaries or identify their fishing locations. Keeping detailed diaries on fishing practices seems strange to fishermen who are used to traditional fishing … [Read more...] about Foreign markets tighten control on origin traceability

Vietnam's emerging startup scene is proving to be a case of right place, right time for local and international venture capital funds. Eleven “rising star” startups in Southeast Asia in September converged at the “500 Startups Demo Day” in Ho Chi Minh City to spotlight the dynamic technology landscape in Vietnam and broader Southeast Asia. “There’s more hype about Vietnam’s tech scene now than ever before, as this is an exciting time for Vietnam overall,” said Mr. Eddie Thai, General Partner at 500 Startups Vietnam. “Vietnam is fast becoming an attractive destination for local and international venture capital funds, who are hoping to capture the growing consumer opportunities and leverage the Vietnamese entrepreneurial spirit.” Rising appetite Vietnam’s startup sector is growing at a rapid clip despite the global economic slump and is closing the gap with regional leaders. In only two years, it has made a big leap … [Read more...] about Startups catching the eye