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Resource Kit for Building Resilience and Sustainability in Mekong Towns – Bộ công cụ Xây dựng khả năng chống chịu và tính bền vững cho các đô thị vùng sông Mekong

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Resource Kit for Building Resilience and Sustainability in Mekong Towns

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Donor: Asian Development Bank (ADB)     |    Duration: 2013-2014   |    Location: Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam

About: Natural systems are the essential foundation for Mekong town development and rehabilitation. The Resource Kit for Building Resilience and Sustainability in Mekong Towns is a seven-volume kit that promotes the maintenance and use of natural systems as a key strategy for building sustainability and resilience in urban areas.

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Hundreds of forest violation cases reported in Gia Lai

Last update 11:27 | 20/03/2018  vietnamnet

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are struggling to find solutions to address deforestation and development violations, which are rampant in many localities across the province.

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Several big trees were illegally chopped down in Gia Lai Province. – VNA/VNS Photo

Forest rangers here came across 130 cases of deforestation and forest related violations in the first two months of this year, seizing over 148,000cu.m of timber, Duong Hoang Nguyen, head of Gia Lai Forest Protection Department’s Legal Inspection Division, told Viet Nam News Agency (VNA).

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Three telcos gained $62 million from Vietnam’s largest gambling ring

Last update 15:20 | 20/03/2018  vietnamnet

The Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) has just announced that three telecommunication companies (Viettel, Vinaphone, and MobileFone) earned VND1.4 trillion ($62 million) from the gambling ring led by former C50 director general Nguyen Thanh Hoa.

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Big gaps in telecommunications management and payment

This is the largest-scale gambling ring ever to be discovered in Vietnam, with 43 million accounts, 14 million users, and over VND9.54 trillion ($420 million) in circulation. Up to March 14, MoPS has arrested and prosecuted 83 defendants related to this ring. This case also involves telecommunications networks and game publishers in Vietnam.

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Advanced schools want to use foreign curricula

Last update 07:10 | 05/12/2017  vietnamnet

VietNamNet Bridge – Many schools in HCM City, especially schools operating under the so-called advanced model, have proposed using international curricula.

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The number of students leaving to study abroad is high

Headmaster of Le Quy Don High School in district 3, at a meeting held on the occasion of Vietnam Teacher’s Day on November 20, proposed using international curriculum along with the curriculum set by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

According to Thach, Le Quy Don loses tens of students every year because the students leave to study abroad.

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More than 30 investors to pour money into electricity-from-waste plants

Last update 07:30 | 05/12/2017  vietnamnet

VietNamNet Bridge – The government’s commitment to purchase all electricity output generated from waste-to-energy projects have encouraged more investors to develop projects in HCMC.

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The HCMC authorities have called for investment in waste-to-electricity projects 

HCMC produces 8,500 tons of domestic waste every day which is treated by Vietstar, Tam Sinh Nghia Investment & Development JSC, Vietnam Waste Solutions and Citenco.

The municipal authorities have called on investors to invest in waste-to-energy plants which generate electricity and protect the environment.

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Building tough, resilient towns in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Building Tough, Resilient Towns in the Greater Mekong SubregionParks and other green spaces provide both health and environmental benefits, making them a key element in making towns and cities more livable and climate-resilient. Photo: ADB.

greatermekong – Vulnerable towns in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam are using “green infrastructure” to stave off the impacts of climate change.

The towns of Battambang, Kaysone Phomvihane, and Dong Ha are very different but they have a few things in common. Each is threatened by flooding that stands to get worse in the face of climate change, and each is undergoing a climate resilience makeover to address the problem.

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Law on wildlife crimes takes effect, but enforcement still weak

Last update 07:30 | 21/03/2018  vietnamnet

VietNamNet Bridge – On January 1, 2018, the 2017 amended Criminal Code with stricter provisions and heavier sanctions on wildlife crime took effect. 

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Criminals can be sentenced up to 15 years in prison

Criminals can be sentenced up to 15 years in prison and a pecuniary penalty of up to VND15 billion.

The first Criminal Code in 1985 only mentioned crimes related to forest management and protection and the illegally poaching of birds and animals. The maximum penalty stipulated in the law was three years imprisonment.

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