Under the contest, Vietnamese individuals and groups aged below 35 are invited to send a set of before-and-after pictures showing themselves cleaning up rubbish, protecting the environment, and working for social welfares.

A group of young people clean up rubbish at the Old Church in Ba Vi National Park, in Hanoi’s Ba Vi District.

The two photos should highlight the difference between the littered places place before and after their clean-up activity. Each entry should be included with a 200-300 word description on the time and location of the activity as well as the participants’ feeling about the act.

The competitors are also requested to post the pictures on their personal Facebook page, tagging at least three people, with hashtags #ChallengeForChange and #thanhnientinhnguyen.

In the qualification round, the organising board will present 20 ‘Photo of the Week’ and five ‘Photo of the Month’ prizes, each worth VND500,000 and VND 1 million, respectively.

The contest will run until August 2, 2019, and the awards ceremony is scheduled in Mid-September, during which one first, two second, and three third prizes, totalling VND29 million, will be given to the most outstanding entries.

Exhibition highlights AO impacts on environment, human health

More than 200 photos and objects featuring impacts of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin on the environment as well as human health are on display at an exhibition that kicked off in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on October 25.

 

UNESCO launches environment project in Hanoi

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and development partners launched the project “For a World Without Waste” in Hanoi on October 17. 

 

Bac Giang only approves for investment projects with completed environmental procedures

(BGO) – Bui Van Hanh, Vice Permanent Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Council on October 4 headed a working delegation to supervise the execution of legal regulations on environmental protection (EP) for the period of 2015 – 2018 at the provincial People’s Committee.

 

Promoting environmental auditing

As the host country of the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI 14), the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) proposed the congress theme of “Environmental Audit for Sustainable Development” and received a high consensus from all of the 46 members. It is quite justifiable as the environmental issue is currently the number one global challenge, requiring the joint efforts of all nations.

 

Government Office and JICA sign MoU on improving business environment

The Government Office (OAG) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 14 for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the implementation of a project on building professional and efficient state activities to improve the business environment.

 

Source: NDO