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WCD 2026 highlights waste management messages
On 19 September, hundreds of volunteers in Hanoi joined World Cleanup Day, one of the world's largest community-led environmental campaigns. This year, the campaign focuses on tackling waste at its source, including reducing food waste and promoting better waste sorting and recycling.
Fidel Castro's legacy continues in Vietnam - Cuba ties
Society 03:04Vietnam and Cuba are marking the centenary of the birth of Fidel Castro, the late Cuban president and revolutionary leader. Scholars and diplomats from both countries gathered in Hanoi on Friday to reflect on his historical significance and the evolution of Vietnam - Cuba relations.
WCD 2026 highlights waste management messages
Society 02:34On 19 September, hundreds of volunteers in Hanoi joined World Cleanup Day, one of the world's largest community-led environmental campaigns. This year, the campaign focuses on tackling waste at its source, including reducing food waste and promoting better waste sorting and recycling.
Vietnam steps up DNA testing of fallen soldiers’ remains
Society 02:16As part of the 500-Day-and-Night Campaign, Vietnam is accelerating DNA testing to identify unidentified fallen soldiers. Despite degraded samples and facility shortages, new laboratories will open this October to handle up to 10,000 samples annually.
ASIAD 20 – Green and sustainable games in Japan
Society 02:27Just one day remains before Asia’s biggest sporting event gets underway. Japan is taking a different approach: no race to build spectacular new venues and no vast athletes’ village. Instead, the host is reusing existing facilities, cutting waste and making the most of what is already in place – with the aim of delivering a greener, more sustainable Asian Games.
Danang takes IUU rules to sea
Society 02:52Danang has wrapped up a month-long push against illegal fishing, part of Vietnam’s effort to have the European Commission’s yellow card removed this year. Along the city’s fishing coast, the campaign has focused not only on enforcement, but on making sure fishermen know the rules before they leave shore.
Results of the 500-day Campaign Hotline
Society 03:21After three months of operation, the 500-day Campaign Hotline is helping connect vital clues for the Campaign to accelerate the search, recovery, and identification of fallen soldiers’ remains. From a name, a place, or a death notice to the memories of former comrades, information is screened, cross-checked, and forwarded to specialised forces for further verification and search operations.
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