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Everything you need to know about Vietnam’s plan to plant 1 billion trees
While some of the specific details are still unknown, the Vietnamese government has said tree planting will mostly occur in developed areas such as cities.
Future of Energy
Viet Nam has installed 6 coal plants’ worth of solar in a year
While COVID-19 dampened global demand for electricity, Viet Nam delivered a 25-fold increase in its solar power capacity last year.
Plastics and the Environment
How Viet Nam can reduce marine plastics by 75% in the next decade
Viet Nam has joined with the World Economic Forum and WWF-Viet Nam to launch the Viet Nam National Plastic Action Partnership to fight plastic pollution.
Viet Nam
How East Asia has controlled coronavirus, and what it means for its recovery
The COVID-19 death toll in countries in East Asia, including Vietnam and Singapore, has been low compared to western nations. This could be why.
Viet Nam
Vietnamese farmers forced to work at night to avoid rising daytime temperatures
Increasing daytime temperatures in Vietnam have forced rice farmers to work at night. Vietnam experienced its highest temperature on record last year.
COVID-19
Here are 4 ways Viet Nam has managed to control COVID-19
Vietnam became one of the first countries to report a COVID-19 infection outside of China, but no one has died from the disease. This is how the country responded.
COVID-19
COVID-19: this is how Asia-Pacific is emerging from lockdown
Asia-Pacific countries have been praised for their containment strategies, and many are now cautiously announcing plans to reopen their schools and get people back to work.
COVID-19
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 14 April
Today's top stories include WHO's guidelines for countries easing lockdown restrictions and a free rice "ATM" to feed Viet Nam's poorest during the crisis.
COVID-19
This 'rice ATM' is feeding Viet Nam's poorest amidst the coronavirus crisis
An entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City has invented a 'rice ATM' to help those unable to work during the COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19
A New York doctor reports from the front line: this week's World Vs Virus podcast
Author Matt McCarthy tells our World Vs Virus podcast about NYC's battle against COVID-19. Also: to test or not to test; and a submariner's lockdown tips.
COVID-19
Viet Nam shows how you can contain COVID-19 with limited resources
Despite more limited resources, Viet Nam has defied expectations and is tackling the spread of coronavirus. Here’s how.
COVID-19
This is how coronavirus is having a 'domino effect' on Asian businesses
The COVID-19 outbreak has shaken an Asian electronics supply chain still smarting from the U.S.-China trade war.
Viet Nam
Viet Nam is creating its first zero plastic waste city. Here's how
A new project in Viet Nam hopes to develop scalable local solutions to the country's plastic waste problem. Here's how it will work.
Future of Economic Progress
Vietnam is the most globalized populous country in modern history
In 2017, its trade as a percentage of GDP rose above 200% - the highest level for any country of over 50 million people, according to World Bank data.
ASEAN
The story of Viet Nam's economic miracle
Once one of the world's poorest countries, today Viet Nam is a booming economy, with a growing middle class and a rate of growth to rival China. How did it get here?