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Vietnam Airlines accomplishes SkyTeam’s Sustainable Flight Challenge

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4 months ago

June 3, 2023

Vietnam Airlines has completed the Sustainable Flight Challenge, a sustainability initiative launched by the global airline alliance SkyTeam, on its flight VN37 leaving Hanoi for Germany’s Frankfurt.

On the long-haul Hanoi-Frankfurt flight operated last Friday, the Vietnamese national flag carrier adopted environmental protection measures, such as giving its passengers bags recycled from old life jackets, serving sustainable meals, and encouraging passengers to carry their personal items instead of utilizing single-use items provided on board.

The carrier collaborated with Limloop, a social business producing sustainable bags through plastic recycling and creating jobs for the disabled, to recycle old life jackets that no longer meet safety requirements into sustainable bags.

This is one of the innovative ideas that the carrier has implemented in an attempt to align its business strategies with environmental protection measures, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from plastic waste disposal.

Moreover, these recycled bags are made by artisans with disabilities at Limloop.

In addition, the carrier served passengers boarding this flight with nutritionally balanced and sustainable meals, consisting of domestically sourced seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as plant-based protein alternatives.

The meals also included more local dishes in order to introduce the culinary delights of Vietnam to international visitors.

In the near future, Vietnam Airlines is set to establish partnership with VietHarvest, a social business dedicated to rescuing good quality leftovers, to distribute the food to disadvantaged people and organizations.

Passengers who brought their personal items, such as water bottles, on board will receive a 10 percent discount for their next international flight operated by Vietnam Airlines during the rest of 2023. Photo: Vietnam News Agency

Passengers who bring their personal items, such as water bottles, on board will receive a 10 percent discount for their next international flight operated by Vietnam Airlines during the rest of 2023. Photo: Vietnam Airlines

In its second year taking part in the Sustainable Flight Challenge, Vietnam Airlines requested its passengers bring their personal items on board, such as water bottles, blankets, jackets, toothpastes, and toothbrushes to reduce the utilization of single-use items offered on board.

One of the passengers aboard this Hanoi-Frankfurt flight, Mai Huong, residing in Hanoi, said that the flight created humane values for the environment through its practices of offering recycled bags and sustainable meals to passengers.

The Sustainable Flight Challenge is a sustainability initiative launched by the SkyTeam Airline Alliance to promote innovation and ideas that help reduce the aviation industry’s environmental impacts.

This year’s challenge, which lasted from May 15 to 28, attracted the participation of 22 airlines, including 15 SkyTeam members.

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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/business/20230530/vietnam-airlines-accomplishes-skyteams-sustainable-flight-challenge/73447.html

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Vietnam-Australia Digital Forum 2023: Making Vietnamese digital enterprises go global

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4 days ago

September 20, 2023

TienphongNews

The Vietnam – Australia Digital Forum 2023 was held in Sydney, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), on August 4 to promote the cooperation in information and communication technology as well as the digital field between the two countries.

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The signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Vietnam’s Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology and its Australian partners. (Photo: VNA)

Sydney – The Vietnam – Australia Digital Forum 2023 was held in Sydney, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), on August 4 to promote the cooperation in information and communication technology as well as the digital field between the two countries.

The event was co-organised by Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and the NSW Trade and Investment Department in charge of the Vietnam market.

The forum took place as part of Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung’s visit to Australia, Director of the MIC’s Department of International Cooperation Trieu Minh Long told Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Sydney.

In 2023, one of the key tasks that the ministry focuses on implementing is to support Vietnam’s digital business community go global. In addition to activities in Australia, it also implements programmes in other countries and regions around the world such as the US, Japan, and Europe.

Long highlighted strengths of Vietnam’s digital technology enterprises, saying some of them have been successful in foreign markets, even in choosy markets like the US and Japan.

One of the advantages of Vietnamese businesses when accessing the Australian market is that the two countries have good diplomatic and economic relations, along with the strong Vietnamese community in Australia.

Speaking at the forum, Consul General of Vietnam in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia Nguyen Dang Thang said that developing a digital platform is a breakthrough solution to promote faster digital transformation, reduce costs and increase economic efficiency.

International cooperation is also an important solution to carry out digital transformation, especially promoting the transformation in society, thereby creating momentum for the digital transformation process in government agencies, he added.
Highlighting the two countries’ new cooperation opportunities, Thang said Vietnam and Australia have a strong cooperative relationship, high political trust which is an important point for cooperation in cybersecurity.

Karla Lampe, Director of NSW International Engagement & Market Development under the NSW’s Department of Enterprises, Investment and Trade (DEIT), emphasised that Vietnam and Australia are maintaining strongest-ever partnership, both from economic perspective and from the ties between the two governments. Both New South Wales and Vietnam have large technology companies and influential individuals in the media.

She expressed her hope that the two countries further promote economic and trade ties in the future, and outline ambitious digital transformation goals.

At the forum, representatives from agencies, organisations, research institutions and businesses of the two countries discussed issues related to information and communication technology, and digital technology to learn about policy incentives, the investment environment in Vietnam and Australia.

At the end of the forum, they witnesses the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Vietnam’s Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology and its Australian partners including Western Sydney University, the University of Canberra, SET Education, the Association of Vietnamese Australian Scholars and Professionals (VASEA)./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnamaustralia-digital-forum-2023-making-vietnamese-digital-enterprises-go-global/265680.vnp

Business

Vietnam lures over 16 billion USD in foreign investment

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4 days ago

September 20, 2023

TienphongNews

As of July 20, total newly-registered capital, additional capital, and capital contributions and share purchase by foreign investors stood at nearly 16.24 billion USD, up 4.5% compared to the same period of 2022 and 8.8% compared to the first half of the year.

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Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-lures-over-16-billion-usd-in-foreign-investment/265410.vnp

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Vietnam’s macro-economy stays stable, inflation controlled: official

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4 days ago

September 20, 2023

TienphongNews

Vietnam’s marco-economic continues to stay stable and inflation is controlled Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son told a press conference following monthly cabinet meeting in Hanoi on August 5.

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The regular press conference takes places on August 5 in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi – Vietnam’s
marco-economic continues to stay stable and inflation is controlled Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son told a press conference following monthly cabinet meeting in Hanoi on August 5.

Son said that the cabinet meeting for July focused on assessing and discussing the socio-economic situation in July
and first seven months of 2023; the progress of the programme on
socio-economic recovery and development; public investment capital
allocation and disbursement; and the implementation of three national target
programmes among others.

According to Son, participants to the meeting held that in July,
the socio-economic situation was improved compared to the previous month,
contributing to the country’s performance in the first seven months.

So far, the macro-economic situation has remained
stable, while inflation has been controlled. In the first seven months, the
average consumer price index (CPI) increased 3.12%, while all the major
economic balances were ensured.

State budget collection exceeded 1 quadrillion VND
(42.13 billion USD), equivalent to 62.7% of the estimate. Meanwhile, the
country’s exports fetched 195.4 billion USD, with a trade surplus of 16.5
billion USD.

In July, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
rose 3.9% month on month and 3.7% year on year. Total revenue from retail of
goods and services increased 7.1% year on year in July and 10.4% in seven
months.

At the same time, the country welcomed more than 1
million foreign visitors in July and 6.6 million in the January-July period,
6.9 times higher than that in the same period last year.

In seven months, 267.63 trillion VND of public
investment capital was disbursed, completing 37.85% of the yearly target, 3.38%
increase year on year. Meanwhile, the country attracted nearly 16.24 billion
USD in foreign direct investment (FDI), up 4.5%.

In July, 13,700 new businesses were established,
raising the total number of new firms to 131,900 in seven months.

Social welfare, security and defence were also
kept stable.

To date, nearly 93.8 trillion VND of the
socio-economic recovery and development programme has been disbursed. Requests
of localities have also been responded to in a timely manner.

Son said that Prime Minister Pham
Minh Chinh clearly pointed out tasks focusing on removing difficulties for production and business, giving
priority to promoting growth, creating jobs, ensuring livelihoods for people
associated with stabilising the macro-economy, controlling inflation, and ensuring
major balances of the economy.

The PM also asked
ministries, agencies and localities to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital, and carry out the socio-economic
recovery and development programme, as well as three national target programmes. He urged agencies
to strengthen
forecasts, warnings and provide timely information on
natural disasters and readiness for rescue works, Son said, adding that the PM assigned
specific tasks to particular ministries, sectors and localities in the time to
come./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnams-macroeconomy-stays-stable-inflation-controlled-official/265691.vnp