Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations in Stuttgart, Germany, to hold 'PURE GOLD - Upcycled! Upgraded!' exhibition from April 21 to 26.

VN News talks with UNDP Viet Nam Country Director Caitlin Wiesen on how Vietnam can promote green expenditure in the future.

Despite having 3,000km of coastline with up to 2,700 hours of sunlight a year, the development of the renewable energy industry is yet to meet its potential. Director of the Green Innovation and Development Centre speaks on the issue.

Environmental pollution in some craft villages, especially food processing villages in the central province of Nghệ An, has gotten worse. It not only affects local communities but also raises concerns over food safety.

Dutch company Upp! UpCycling Plastic and Toàn Hải Vân JSC (a member company of TTC Land) on April 11 signed a co-operation agreement to build a cyclic plastic-waste disposal plant on Phú Quốc Island.

The Sài Gòn High-Tech Park Incubation Centre (SHTP-IC) and New Energy Nexus in Southeast Asia are kicking off the New Energy Nexus programme to support Vietnamese start-up companies in the renewable energy field.

The appearance of a 15ha sandbank, 1.8km off the Cua Dai Beach since early this year offers a chance to research changing riverhead flows and sand sedimentation at lower lands, according to experts.

Vietnam is among the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change, with massive exposure to natural hazards.

Tadashi Yamamura, UN environmental expert and President of the Japan Environment and Trade Promotion Organisation, said they would start a pilot programme to clean a part of Hanoi's To Lich River.

Various solutions for sustainable water management were raised at the Water Business Dialogues held by the Netherlands Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.

Hon Yen is an ideal destination for seeing coral reefs. However, over-exploitation of tourism has harmed the ecosystem in the area.

Dutch experts suggested constructing artificial islands off Hoi An coast in the central province of Quang Nam to shield it from strong waves, helping reduce coastal erosion and creating new tourist attractions in the locality.

 Located at the end of the Mekong River, the Mekong Delta is the most prosperous agricultural production region in Southeast Asia. However, it is also one of the areas most heavily affected by climate change.

The VN Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference in Ca Mau province on April 9, seeking measures to combat river and coastal erosion in the Mekong Delta region.

 The strategic partnership in climate change adaptation and water management continues to be a priority and an important pillar of Vietnam-Netherlands relations, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has said. 

 Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung and Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen agreed to tighten joint work to design and implement suitable policies and measures to cope with climate change.

 The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has committed 3.5 million USD in financial support for forest biodiversity conservation in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue during 2012-2022.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has revealed a plan to check 51 solid waste treatment facilities in 25 provinces and cities throughout the country.

 Vietnam could meet its long-term energy demands by adding renewable energy sources and cutting-edge battery storage technologies to its arsenal of solutions, experts said.

 Hanoi and Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture will exchange experiences, research and apply the technology for rare-earth waste dumps in Fukuoka to small and medium-sized landfills in Hanoi city.