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Vietnam receives US$51.5 million in emission reduction payments
Vietnam has received a US$51.5 million payment for verified emissions reductions for reducing deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) and for enhancing carbon stored in forests through reforestation and afforestation, making it the first country in the East Asia Pacific region to receive a results-based payment from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF).
WB, Japan support vulnerable groups' access to legal services in Vietnam
VOV.VN - The World Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam have signed an agreement that will allow a US$2.5 million grant from the Japan Social Development Fund to finance a project that will strengthen the delivery of legal aid services to vulnerable groups in the northern part of Vietnam.
A roadmap to stop single-use plastic pollution in Vietnam
VOV.VN - The majority of plastics polluting Vietnam’s waterways are single-use, low-value items such as plastic bags, food containers, and straws, according to a World Bank study launched on July 25.
Clarinet of the Dao Khau
VOV.VN - The Dao Khau ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau have a set of traditional musical instruments, of which a clarinet is the most difficult instrument to play.
Vietnam’s coastline urgently needs new resilience development strategy
VOV.VN - The coastline of Vietnam is increasingly exposed to natural disasters, resulting in significant human and economic losses, but current risk management measures prove inadequate, according to a new report by the World Bank.
WB report outlines increase in Vietnam's human capital index 2020
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s human capital index 2020 is higher than average for the East Asia & Pacific region and lower-middle income countries, although the stunted rate among children reached up to 25%, according to the World Bank.
Hanoi – endless inspiration for poets
VOV.VN - Poems about Hanoi resist the flow of time, preserving the ancient values from a millennium ago and promoting contemporary features. Hanoi has always been an endless inspiration for poets.
New study offers pathways to climate-smart transport
VOV.VN - A two-volume study laying out a pathway to a low-carbon and climate-resilient transport sector in Vietnam was released at a workshop themed "Addressing Climate Change in Transport", held in Hanoi on September 16.
East Asia and Pacific growth to moderate as global headwinds persist: WB
VOV.VN - Growth in developing East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) is projected to soften to 6.0 percent in 2019 and 2020, down from 6.3 percent in 2018, largely reflecting global headwinds and a continued gradual policy-guided slowdown in China.
WB:Vietnamese schools achieve significant educational progress
VOV.VN - The East Asia and Pacific region has seven of the top ten performing education systems in the world, with schools in China and Vietnam showing significant progress, according to a new World Bank report released on March 15.