Day: April 14, 2024

HCM City: Saigon Co.op signed an MoU with non-profit Winrock International in HCM City on April 12 to reduce environmental pollution by developing a waste circulation model, enhancing waste separation at source and raising the extended producer responsibility.

Within the framework of the programme, Saigon Co.op also signed agreements with the Tan Binh Culture JSC (ALTA Group) and Green Connect JSC to implement it at its stores.

The partnership is part of the Pollution Reducing Project funded by USAID, which the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Winrock International are managing.

Saigon Co.op will apply the waste circulation process through a plastic waste recycling station and an organic waste circulation model.

Under the former, Saigon Co.op and ALTA Group will install plastic bottle/aluminum can collection machines at Co.opmart supermarkets in HCM City.

The AI-based machines will automatically identify, classify and collect the bottles and cans.

For each bottle/can a user puts into th
e machine, they will receive a certain number of points that will be converted into vouchers for shopping on e-commerce platforms.

The programme will be piloted in HCM City from April 2024 to January 2025 before being deployed across the Co.op supermarket network.

Saigon Co.op will collaborate with Green Connect for the organic waste classification, collection and treatment at its supermarkets in the city from April 2024 to January 2025.

Based on results, the programme will be widely deployed./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Tokyo: The Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka organised a ceremony to launch the day for honouring the Vietnamese language and a contest to seek ambassadors of the language on April 13.

The event, held in both online and offline formats, aimed at preserving and promoting the national cultural identity among generations of Vietnamese in Japan.

Speaking at the event, Vietnamese general consul Vu Chi Mai stressed that the event was part of efforts to implement the project ‘Day for Honouring Vietnamese Language in Vietnamese Communities Abroad’ approved by the Prime Minister.

This year, the consulate will join hands with competent associations to open Vietnamese classes, provide training for teachers, and build bookcases of Vietnamese books, she said, adding communications work will be pushed ahead to popularise the project.

From Vietnam, Vice Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Nguyen Manh Dong hailed the consulate and the Vietnamese community in the south of Japan for organi
sing various cultural activities that help Japanese and other international communities have a better insight into the Vietnamese culture.

He expressed his hope that the event will receive enthusiastic response from the Vietnamese people.

The Vietnamese consulate and relevant associations agreed to set up a coordinating board for Vietnamese language and culture teaching for Vietnamese children, with training courses on teaching methods for non-professional teachers and parents to be held in May.

More than 110,000 Vietnamese are living, working and studying in Kyushu and Okinawa regions and south central of Japan./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Quang Binh: The central province of Quang Binh, home to the UNESCO-recognised Natural Heritage site of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, on April 13 launched a communication campaign in response to the World Wildlife Day (March 3) and the National Biodiversity Restoration Year 2024.

The campaign is within the framework of the Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation Project (VFBC) funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

It aims to raise public awareness about wildlife conservation in general and reduce demand for wildlife products in particular.

Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Hoang Xuan Tan called on officials, people, youth union members, and members of community conservation groups to join hands in taking actions to end the consumption of wild animals, thus contributing to a Quang Binh province free of bushmeat.

Quang Binh boasts a relatively high level of biodiversity, with many typical forest and marine ecosystems,
rich genetic resources of rare forest animals and plants, as well as rare wild fauna and flora species. However, in Vietnam in general and Quang Binh in particular, wild animals are facing numerous threats such as climate change, environmental pollution, diseases, hunting and overexploitation./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency