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The capital city of Hanoi will respond to the 2019 Earth Hour with a series of activities which will begin on March 9 and culminate in an event from 20:00 to 21:30 on March 30 at the Cach Mang Thang Tam Square in the city’s downtown Hoan Kiem district.

The Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). It has been described as the largest world grassroots movement for the environment, with the involvement of around 7,000 cities in 172 countries and territories so far.

In Vietnam, activities responding to the Earth Hour are coordinated by the Ministry of Industry and Trade with the support of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN). The EVN has been the main sponsor of the Earth Hour movement in the country for 10 consecutive years since Vietnam joined the campaign in 2009.

Various solutions to improve investment environment

(BGO) – The latest data from the Department of Planning and Investment (DoPI) and the Management Board controlling the industrial parks in the northern province of Bac Giang have proved for a dramatic change in investment attraction.

 

Further improving business and investment environment

(BGO) – Nguyen Van Linh,  Chairman of Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) cum Head of the Steering Board for supporting and investing in enterprises in Bac Giang province (Steering Board) on January 15 chaired a meeting to review the status of local investment support and business development in 2018 as well as execute the tasks and solution in 2019.  

 

Vietnam spells out ambitious goal to improve business environment

Vietnam wants to climb 5-7 places in the World Bank’s ease of doing business rankings and reach the top four in Southeast Asia.

 

WB-funded project helps improve environment in Vietnam’s coastal cities

The World Bank (WB), the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and the People’s Committee of Quang Binh province organized a conference in Dong Hoi city on November 30 to review preparations for the implementation of the Vietnam Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project

 

Provincial Party Secretary Bui Van Hai urges to accelerate construction progress of waste treatment plant to ensure the environmental sanitation

(BGO) – 18th People’s Council deputy delegation in the northern province of Bac Giang on November 14 met with constituents in 8 wards and communes of Le Loi, Tran Phu, Ngo Quyen, Tran Nguyen Han, Hoang Van Thu, My Do, Da Mai and Song Mai in Bac Giang city to prepare for the six meeting of the provincial People’s Council (18th tenure).

 

Source: VNA