The National Energy Efficiency in Industry Award 2017
To promote the utilization of energy efficiency in industries toward sustainable development, the Vietnam Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Association cooperated with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and GIZ to organize a National Energy Efficiency in Industry Award 2017 and to promulgate the following ...
MOIT/GIZ
Problems in education sector mount
The educational sector has been blamed for the unemployment of 200,000 university graduates, among other issues. A report released by MOET and UNICEF shows that 80 percent of students suffered from gender-based violence at least once, while 71 percent suffered from school violence in the last ...
Why COVID-19 Will Worsen Inequality in Thailand
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Thailand’s capital was the world’s most visited city. Now Bangkok’s once-bustling streets are quiet. With its struggling economy, the timing of the crisis could not be worse for Thailand. Exports have been falling since 2019 while the GDP growth rate remained one of the lowest ...
M Niaz Asadullah and Ruttiya Bhula-or
Efforts exerted to increase climate change adaptability of Mekong Delta urban systems
Localities in the Mekong Delta region are working hard to increase their urban areas’ adaptability to climate change, and boost urban development to green and sustainable direction.It is forecasted that by the end of the 21st century, the sea level will rise by 0.5 – ...
Laos urged to address e-commerce constraints
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government must address several challenges as part of efforts to effectively develop e-commerce and make trade more efficient, a recent study reveals. The 2018 study, funded by the World Bank, Australia, Germany, the European Union and Ireland names the main challenges ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Opinion: Floodplain wetlands of the Mekong – going, going, gone?
A rapid and irreversible change is taking place in the Lower Mekong basin. Floodplain grasslands and freshwater wetlands are being lost – bustling ecosystems that once supported thriving communities of large mammals and birds. These include the spectacular sarus crane; the greater adjutant, one of ...
Ding Li Yong, Khwankhao Sinhaseni
Winners of Mekong Agritech Challenge announced
Three early stage startups from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, and three more mature teams originating from outside the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have won prizes in the Mekong Agritech Challenge (MATCh). The first prize went to Cricket one (Vietnam) with sustainable and affordable protein product ...
Terms and definitions
Defining and measuring forests is not an easy business. Definitions that initially sound very similar can turn out to have crucial differences. Understanding the terms is important for understanding forest use, forest cover, forest laws and policies and deforestation. ...
International Youth Day 2020
Under the theme “Youth Engagement for Global Action”, the 2020 International Youth Day focuses on the participation and representation of young people in public affairs at the local, national and global level. International Youth Day has been celebrated every year since 1999, when the United ...
Southeast Asia heatwave: Thailand’s heat index tops 52 degrees as Philippines risks ‘overloaded’ power systems
Thailand is reeling under the grip of a severe heatwave with temperatures soaring to record highs in some areas and authorities warned of harsher weather in the coming days. More than three dozen districts across Thailand’s 77 provinces have seen record temperatures in April, generally the hottest month of ...
Bloomberg
Vietnam coffee farmers turn to avocados and durians as Ukraine war pushes up fertiliser costs
Coffee growers in top producer Vietnam are planting more profitable crops like avocados, black pepper and durians, which is helping them cope with the soaring fertiliser and fuel costs caused by the war in Ukraine. Even with the extra income from these additional crops, farmers are still ...
Bloomberg
Forest Policy and Administration
Forestry Laws, Plans and Policies2017 Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand1941 Forest Law1961 National Parks Law (amended 2019)1964 National Reserved Forest Law1985 National Forest Policy (currently under the revision in 2020)1989 Logging Ban11992 Wildlife Conservation Law (amended 2019)1992 Forest Plantation Law and its revisions2002 Chainsaw ...
South East Asia – Tropical Storm Sinlaku Brings Flooding Rains to Vietnam, Laos and Thailand
At least 2 people have died in flash flooding in Vietnam after heavy rainfall brought by Tropical Storm Sinlaku. Meanwhile hundreds of homes have been flooded as the storm dumped heavy rainfall making its way over Laos and Thailand. According to Thailand’s meteorological department, the storm is now expected to move ...
Floodlist News
Ministry of Commerce
In 1996, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) was established by law. Its organization and functioning is defined by a sub-decree of the Royal Government of Cambodia. After a nomination of the Prime Minister’s candidate and the vote of confidence on the cabinet by the National ...
Situation of COVID-19 in Vietnam as of 21 July 2021
By end of July 2021, Vietnam went through three waves of COVID-19 and now is facing the fourth one. During the first wave, with the original virus strain from Wuhan (China), there were some severe cases but no deaths. The second wave in Da Nang ...
EMAXX Telecom Commercially Launches 4G Network, Selects PureWave as Infrastructure Partner
Mountain View, Calif — PureWave Networks, Inc. announced today that it has been selected by EMAXX Telecom (Cambodia) Limited as the operator’s 4G infrastructure vendor. EMAXX Telecom expects to expand its mobile WiMAX network, already commercially operating in the cities of Phnom Penh and Sean ...
B.Grimm buys 30MW solar plant under development in Cambodia
Thai firm B. Grimm Power has extended its interest in PV in Southeast Asia by investing in a 30MW solar project to be set up in Cambodia. The ground-mount system is slated for development in Serie Saophoan, Banteay Meanchey Province. Company subsidiary B.Grimm Solar Power entered ...
Tom Kenning
https://www.pv-tech.org/news/b.grimm-buys-30mw-solar-plant-under-development-in-cambodia
Cambodia to Miss 2013 Copyright Deadline
Cambodia will not meet the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) deadline to enforce copyright laws by 2013 and will likely ask for an extension, an official at the Ministry of Commerce said yesterday. The deadline was already extended once by the WTO in 2005 after it ...
Loans and deposits up 30%
Outstanding loans and deposits made at Cambodian banks grew by 32 per cent and 28 per cent respectively at the end of March this year from a year earlier, according to data from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). The data from the NBC that the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053065929/Business/loans-and-deposits-up-30.html