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VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 18
18/01/2021 21:49 GMT+7
Preparations underway for upcoming elections
Joint efforts have been made to prepare for the upcoming elections, heard a meeting of the National Election Council (NEC) in Hanoi on January 18.
It was reported at the second meeting of the NEC that the council has joined hands with the NA Standing Board, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee in the preparation work.
As of January 14, the issuance of documents regarding the elections of deputies to the 15th legislature, and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure has been completed.
Efforts have been made to ensure security and safety for the elections, according to chief of the office of the NEC Nguyen Hanh Phuc. Meanwhile, election committees have been set up swiftly in localities.
European property developers are working with the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the residential property sector.
A mangrove forest in Ca Mau province - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Ca Mau (VNA) – An
environment monitoring project for mangrove aquaculture (AQUAM)
in Ca Mau was kicked off on January 15 by the Mekong Delta province s Department
of Agriculture and Rural Development, Australia’s University of Queensland and
the Greenfield Consulting and Development Ltd (GFD).
The project, which
will be implemented by UQ and GFD Ltd, aims to build an environmental monitoring
system for mangrove aquaculture, provide information on management of mangrove
forests and sustainable aquaculture towards improving
livelihoods for and resilience of
coastal communities to climate change
The project is carried out in key mangrove aquaculture areas in