Vietnam needs $30 billion for green growth strategy to 2020

Vietnam needs up to $30 billion to carry out its Green Growth Strategy from now to 2020, of which 70% will not come from the State budget.

The money will[…]

Young Vietnamese keen on adopting, sharing green lifestyle

A number of young Vietnamese joined a green tour on Saturday to Dong Nai Province, which neighbors Ho Chi Minh City, as one of GetGreen Vietnam’s activities to promote a[…]

Germany grants loan worth 200 mln euros for Vietnam’s energy sector

Germany has offered a loan worth 200 million euros for Vietnam’s energy sector during a recent visit by Dr. Friedrich Kitschelt, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, to Vietnam. Dr. Friedrich Kitschelt, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, poses for a […]

Sustainable Pangasius supply chain in Vietnam

The EU co-funded project (SUPA) has being implemented by Vietnam Cleaner Production Centre (VNCPC), along with project’s partners: WWF Vietnam, WWF Austria and Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), aimed to promote sustainable and environmentally friendly Pangasius production in Viet Nam.

Green Growth on the Agenda for Vietnam PM’s Brussels Visit

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung shakes hands with Belgian officials after arriving at Brussels Military Airport on October 12. 2014. Photo credit: Vietnam News Agency Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Belgium for the first leg of his week-long Europe visit on Sunday afternoon. The visit was made at the invitation of Belgian Prime Minister […]

Vietnam officials: Time for pangasius sector to focus on quality, not quantity

The balance between quality and quantity in the Vietnamese pangasius industry has not been right thus far, admitted deputy director general of the directorate of fisheries, Pham Anh Tuan. Producers have not done a good job either of ensuring standards in the race to expand, or of addressing the needs of the local market while […]

8 lessons from Egypt in building a cleaner chemicals industry

The technology is there to reduce the environmental impact of Egypt’s chemical sector, but finance and capacity are still lacking. The Nile River is Cairo’s main source of water but how clean is it when factories are discharging untreated effluent into its waters? Photograph: Dallas and John Heaton/Alamy In previous blogs, I have looked at […]

Vietnam aims for just four key industries

Viet Nam this week announced an action plan that maps out strategies to develop four key industries to raise the country’s competence in production and service supply. Tuna processing for export at Ba Hai Joint Stock Company in central Phu Yen Province. Viet Nam has announced an action plan to develop four key industries, including […]

Improving productivity in Myanmar’s garment factories

From 28th July to 15th August 2014, the German textile company ESGE conducted its third working visit with the SMART Myanmar team. Ms. Barbara Waeschle, garment technician from ESGE’s quality department, worked closely with the more than one dozen garment factories that are embracing the productivity and technical support offered by the SMART Myanmar project. During this […]