30-05-2022 18:08
Switching to clean energy sources, reducing emissions from electricity consumption, and building green facilities are Unilever Vietnam’s efforts to obtain net zero operational emissions, underpinning the company’s commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions throughout the value chain.
12-04-2022 16:07
Woody Wu, general manager of Sungrow Vietnam Co., Ltd. shared with VIR’s Thu Huong his experiences on how to help renewable energy owners promote their benefits by handling faults quickly to ensure power generation and maintain safe production.
27-03-2022 22:53
Vietnam’s exports of wood and wooden products are expected to rake in 20 billion USD in 2025 and 20.4 billion USD in 2030, per a project freshly approved by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh.
10-03-2022 10:00
Growth in Vietnam’s wood and timber industry is under threat of stagnation, but the establishment of inter-regional timber centre could help coordinate input supply and diverse order fulfilment.
24-02-2022 10:23
After a trade surplus of $11.8 billion in 2021, the wood industry brought in export revenue of approximately $1.6 billion in the first month of 2022, heightening expectations for the remainder of the year.
11-02-2022 15:03
Informal microfinance has long been a practice in Vietnam, with family and friends being the sources of critical funds to establish a business, pay back other loans, or invest in an asset. Hung (Jimmy) Nguyen, researcher at Woodberry Forest School, surveyed a small group of people in Ho Chi Minh City to gain a first insight into the sparsely researched topic, suggesting that further, more structured surveys could be advantageous for the national economy.
03-02-2022 23:41
Hanoi’s Duong Lam ancient village, renowned for its unique houses built with wooden frames and fortified with laterites, still preserves typical features of old villages in the Red River Delta.
10-01-2022 11:30
After rescuing Hollywood from otherwise paltry year-end numbers, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" continued to soar this weekend, leading the North American box office with an estimated take of $33 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
01-01-2022 10:00
With the demand in markets like Japan expected to rise, the wood pellet industry has much room for sustainable development, which can be boosted by increasing the proportion of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified products.
29-12-2021 11:41
Despite two official scenarios predicting wood and wooden products exports to rake in less than 14.5 billion USD this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's export revenue is now estimated at 14.72 billion USD.
18-12-2021 08:00
While Chinese enterprises have been buying wood and timber from Vietnam, local businesses are beginning to struggle from a shortage of production materials, leading some to argue for stricter control measures and higher export tax rates
08-12-2021 19:10
Inspired by the miles of snowy landscape in wintertime, a bustling cosy atmosphere of Christmas markets with woods, lights, and snow-topped trees, Mövenpick Hotel Hanoi has been transformed into a “Winter Wonderland” to welcome all guests this festive season.
22-11-2021 16:15
As one of the backbones of Vietnam’s agricultural industry, rubber has been the focus of the government and related stakeholders. Like other industries, the promotion as a national brand is meant to further push the crucial role the industry has for the country.
29-10-2021 12:21
The Association of Forest Smallholder Forest Certification Groups of Quang Tri province received the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, proving that they can supply sustainably harvested acacia wood logs and non-timber forest products of bamboo species in accordance with the FSC FM/CoC code.
10-10-2021 20:12
Vietnamese wood businesses are ramping up production to meet increasing orders from international buyers during the year-end shopping season.