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Vietnam aims to get rich by 2045 and become Asia\u2019s next \u201ctiger economy\u201d\u2014a term used to describe the earlier ascent of countries like South Korea and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge ahead is steep: Reconciling growth with overdue reforms, an ageing population, climate risks and outdated institutions. There's added pressure from President Donald Trump over Vietnam\u2019s trade surplus with the US, a reflection of its astounding economic trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>In 1990, the average Vietnamese could afford about $1,200 (\u20ac1,025) worth of goods and services a year, adjusted for local prices. Today, that figure has risen by more than 13 times to $16,385 (\u20ac13,995).<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam's transformation into a global manufacturing hub with shiny new highways, high-rise skylines and a booming middle class has lifted millions of its people from poverty, similar to China. But its low-cost, export-led boom is slowing and it faces a growing obstacle to its proposed reforms\u2014expanding private industries, strengthening social protections and investing in technology and green energy\u2014from climate change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all hands on deck. . . . We can\u2019t waste time anymore,\" said Mimi Vu of the consultancy Raise Partners.<\/p>\n<h2>The export boom can\u2019t carry Vietnam forever<\/h2>\n<p>Investment has soared, driven partly by US-China trade tensions, and the US is now Vietnam's biggest export market. Once-quiet suburbs have been replaced with industrial parks where trucks rumble through sprawling logistics hubs that serve global brands.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam ran a $123.5 billion (\u20ac105bn) trade surplus with the US trade in 2024, angering Trump, who threatened a 46% US import tax on Vietnamese goods. The two sides appear to have settled on a 20% levy, and twice that for goods suspected of being transshipped, or routed through Vietnam to avoid US trade restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>During negotiations with the Trump administration, Vietnam's focus was on its tariffs compared to those of its neighbours and competitors, said Daniel Kritenbrink, a former US ambassador to Vietnam. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as they\u2019re in the same zone, in the same ballpark, I think Vietnam can live with that outcome,\" he said. But he added that questions remain over how much Chinese content in those exports might be too much and how such goods will be taxed.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam was preparing to shift its economic policies even before Trump's tariffs threatened its model of churning out low-cost exports for the world, aware of what economists call the \u201cmiddle-income trap,\u201d when economies tend to plateau without major reforms.<\/p>\n<p>To move beyond that, South Korea bet on electronics, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//05//20//taiwan-president-says-us-tariff-issues-are-frictions-between-friends/">Taiwan on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//tag//semiconducter/">semiconductors, and Singapore on finance, said Richard McClellan, founder of the consultancy RMAC Advisory.<\/p>\n<p>But Vietnam's economy today is more diverse and complex than those countries were at the time and it can\u2019t rely on just one winning sector to drive long-term growth and stay competitive as wages rise and cheap labour is no longer its main advantage.<\/p>\n<p>It needs to make \u201cmultiple big bets,\u201d McClellan said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9404871,9417293\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//08//13//warning-signs-in-europes-job-market-workers-now-brace-for-tariff-effects/">Warning signs in Europe's job market: Workers now brace for tariff effects<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//08//12//worlds-most-indebted-company-china-evergrande-delisted-from-hong-kong-stock-exchange/">World/u2019s most indebted company, China Evergrande, delisted from Hong Kong stock exchange<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Vietnam's game plan<\/h2>\n<p>Following China's lead, Vietnam is counting on high-tech sectors like <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//03//17//the-big-question-is-glass-the-answer-to-increasing-data-centre-efficiency/">computer chips<\/strong><\/a>, artificial intelligence and renewable energy, providing strategic tax breaks and research support in cities like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Danang.<\/p>\n<p>It's also investing heavily in infrastructure, including civilian nuclear plants and a $67 billion (\u20ac57bn) North\u2013South <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//tag//high-speed-train/">high-speed railway<\/strong><\/a>, that will cut travel time from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to eight hours.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam also aspires to become a global financial center. The government plans two special financial centres in bustling Ho Chi Minh City and in the seaside resort city of Danang, with simplified rules to attract foreign investors, tax breaks, support for financial tech startups, and easier ways to settle business disputes.<\/p>\n<p>Underpinning all of this is institutional reform. Ministries are being merged, low-level bureaucracies have been eliminated and Vietnam's 63 provinces will be consolidated into 34 to build regional centres with deeper talent pools.<\/p>\n<h2>Private business to take the lead<\/h2>\n<p>Vietnam is counting on private businesses to lead its new economic push\u2014a seismic shift from the past.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the Communist Party passed Resolution 68. It calls private businesses the \u201cmost important force\u201d in the economy, pledging to break away from domination by state-owned and foreign companies.<\/p>\n<p>So far, large multinationals have powered Vietnam's exports, using imported materials and parts and low cost local labour. Local companies are stuck at the low-end of supply chains, struggling to access loans and markets that favoured the 700-odd state-owned giants, from colonial-era beer factories with arched windows to unfashionable state-run shops that few customers bother to enter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe private sector remains heavily constrained,\" said Nguyen Khac Giang of Singapore\u2019s ISEAS\u2013Yusof Ishak Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Again emulating China, Vietnam wants \u201cnational champions\u201d to drive innovation and compete globally, not by picking winners, but by letting markets decide. The policy includes easier loans for companies investing in new technology, priority in government contracts for those meeting innovation goals, and help for firms looking to expand overseas. Even mega-projects like the North-South High-Speed Rail, once reserved for state-run giants, are now open to private bidding.<\/p>\n<p>By 2030, Vietnam hopes to elevate at least 20 private firms to a global scale. But Giang warned that there will be pushback from conservatives in the Communist Party and from those who benefit from state-owned firms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9416791,9416888\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//08//12//half-of-trucks-produced-at-scanias-2bn-production-site-in-china-will-be-exported/">Half of trucks produced at Scania\u2019s \u20ac2bn production site in China will be exported<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//08//12//russian-stocks-climb-ahead-of-trump-putin-summit-on-friday/">Russian stocks climb ahead of Trump-Putin summit on Friday<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>A Closing Window from climate change<\/h2>\n<p>Even as political resistance threatens to stall reforms, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//03//27//vietnams-ancient-fish-sauce-making-tradition-is-being-threatened-by-warming-seas-and-overf/">climate threats<\/strong><\/a> require urgent action.<\/p>\n<p>After losing a major investor over flood risks, Bruno Jaspaert knew something had to change. His firm, DEEP C Industrial Zones, houses more than 150 factories across northern Vietnam. So it hired a consultancy to redesign flood resilience plans.<\/p>\n<p>Climate risk is becoming its own kind of market regulation, forcing businesses to plan better, build smarter, and adapt faster. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the whole world will decide it\u2019s a priority...it can go very fast,\u201d said Jaspaert.<\/p>\n<p>When Typhoon Yagi hit last year, causing $1.6 billion (\u20ac1.4bn) in damage, knocking 0.15% off Vietnam\u2019s GDP and battering factories that produce nearly half the country\u2019s economic output, roads in DEEP C industrial parks stayed dry.<\/p>\n<p>Climate risks are no longer theoretical: If Vietnam doesn\u2019t take strong action to adapt to and reduce climate change, the country could lose 12\u201314.5% of its GDP each year by 2050, and up to one million people could fall into extreme poverty by 2030, according to the World Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Vietnam is growing old before it gets rich.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s \u201cgolden population\u201d window\u2014when working-age people outnumber dependents\u2014will close by 2039 and the labour force is projected to peak just three years later. That could shrink productivity and strain social services, especially since families\u2014and women in particular\u2014are the default caregivers, said Teerawichitchainan Bussarawan of the Centre for Family and Population Research at the National University of Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam is racing to pre-empt the fallout by expanding access to preventive healthcare so older adults remain healthier and more independent. Gradually raising the retirement age and drawing more women into the formal workforce would help offset labour gaps and promote \"healthy ageing,\u201d Bussarawan said.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1755071522,"updatedAt":1755081343,"publishedAt":1755075388,"firstPublishedAt":1755075388,"lastPublishedAt":1755081343,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/41\/81\/77\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a72faf25-e1d7-54e7-8069-b6c7628bdd81-9418177.jpg","altText":"Vietnam wants to become Asia's next 'tiger economy'","caption":"Vietnam wants to become Asia's next 'tiger economy'","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP 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IN VIETNAM","daletPyramidId":1618349,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"France's Macron secures major Airbus deal during Vietnam visit","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"France's Macron secures major Airbus deal during Vietnam visit","titleListing2":"France's Macron secures major Airbus deal during Vietnam visit","leadin":"In his first visit to Hanoi in nearly a decade, Macron signed a slew of deals with Vietnam, aiming to strengthen trade relations and cooperation.","summary":"In his first visit to Hanoi in nearly a decade, Macron signed a slew of deals with Vietnam, aiming to strengthen trade relations and cooperation.","keySentence":"","url":"frances-macron-secures-major-airbus-deal-during-vietnam-visit","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2025\/05\/26\/frances-macron-secures-major-airbus-deal-during-vietnam-visit","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Emmanuel Macron signed a deal with Vietnam on Monday for 20 Airbus planes, among other agreements, in the first visit by a French president to Hanoi in nearly a decade.\n\nThe Airbus deal with VietJet for 20 A330neo aircraft, worth an estimated \u20ac7 billion, follows a previous agreement for 20 European-made aeroplanes. \n\nThe French leader struck other deals \u2014 said to be more than 30 \u2014 in a bid to expand a trade relationship worth \u20ac5.3 billion, including cooperation on energy, Earth-observation satellites, vaccines and railways.\n\n\u201cIt is truly a new page being written between our two countries \u2026 a desire to write an even more ambitious page of the relationship between Vietnam and France, between ASEAN and the European Union,\u201d Macron said.\n\nFrance's push towards stronger links with its former colony marks an attempt to offer a \"third way\" outside of Washington and Beijing.\n\nMacron's trip comes amid threats of 50% US tariffs on EU goods. Vietnam, which has also been threatened with 47% tariffs by US President Donald Trump, is considering purchasing Boeing planes to reduce its trade surplus with the US.\n\nMacron's three-leg Southeast Asia tour will continue with visits to Indonesia and Singapore. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Emmanuel Macron signed a deal with Vietnam on Monday for 20 Airbus planes, among other agreements, in the first visit by a French president to Hanoi in nearly a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The Airbus deal with VietJet for 20 A330neo aircraft, worth an estimated \u20ac7 billion, follows a previous agreement for 20 European-made aeroplanes. <\/p>\n<p>The French leader struck other deals \u2014 said to be more than 30 \u2014 in a bid to expand a trade relationship worth \u20ac5.3 billion, including cooperation on energy, Earth-observation satellites, vaccines and railways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is truly a new page being written between our two countries \u2026 a desire to write an even more ambitious page of the relationship between Vietnam and France, between ASEAN and the European Union,\u201d Macron said.<\/p>\n<p>France's push towards stronger links with its former colony marks an attempt to offer a \"third way\" outside of Washington and Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Macron's trip comes amid threats of 50% US tariffs on EU goods. Vietnam, which has also been threatened with 47% tariffs by US President Donald Trump, is considering purchasing Boeing planes to reduce its trade surplus with the US.<\/p>\n<p>Macron's three-leg Southeast Asia tour will continue with visits to Indonesia and Singapore. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1748238198,"updatedAt":1748249996,"publishedAt":1748249945,"firstPublishedAt":1748249945,"lastPublishedAt":1748249945,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/30\/19\/91\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1feca469-5ded-5645-a1cc-9a4af467e21a-9301991.jpg","altText":"France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Vietnam's President Luong Cuong at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday,","caption":"France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Vietnam's President Luong Cuong at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday,","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Luong Thai Linh\/Pool Photo via AP","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1620,"height":911}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":12357,"slug":"emmanuel-macron","urlSafeValue":"emmanuel-macron","title":"Emmanuel Macron","titleRaw":"Emmanuel Macron"},{"id":8263,"slug":"vladimir-putin","urlSafeValue":"vladimir-putin","title":"Vladimir Putin","titleRaw":"Vladimir Putin"},{"id":11408,"slug":"xi-jinping","urlSafeValue":"xi-jinping","title":"Xi Jinping","titleRaw":"Xi Jinping"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2804229}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":{"youtubeId":"d6WIQ7ZJpxI","dailymotionId":"x9k73mu"},"hasExternalVideo":1,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":1,"video":1,"videos":[{"format":"mp4","quality":"md","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/ED\/15\/86\/47\/01\/ED_PYR_1586471_20250526080644.mp4","editor":"","duration":87520,"filesizeBytes":14988821,"expiresAt":0},{"format":"mp4","quality":"hd","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/SHD\/15\/86\/47\/01\/SHD_PYR_1586471_20250526080644.mp4","editor":"","duration":87520,"filesizeBytes":21463883,"expiresAt":0},{"format":"mp4","quality":"1080p","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/FHD\/15\/86\/47\/01\/FHD_PYR_1586471_20250526080644.mp4","editor":"","duration":87520,"filesizeBytes":68605758,"expiresAt":0}],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"europe-news","urlSafeValue":"europe-news","title":"Europe News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/europe-news\/europe-news"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"my-europe","verticals":[{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"Europe"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"Europe"},"themes":[{"id":"europe-news","urlSafeValue":"europe-news","title":"Europe News","url":"\/my-europe\/europe-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":56,"urlSafeValue":"europe-news","title":"Europe News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":299,"urlSafeValue":"vietnam","title":"Vietnam","url":"\/news\/asia\/vietnam"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article-video","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/my-europe\/2025\/05\/26\/frances-macron-secures-major-airbus-deal-during-vietnam-visit","lastModified":1748249945},{"id":2802529,"cid":9294492,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"CULTURE - NAPALM GIRL PHOTO ","daletPyramidId":1560556,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"World Press Photo suspends Nick Ut\u2019s credit for iconic 'Napalm Girl' Vietnam War image","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Who really took the Napalm Girl photo? Iconic image credit 'suspended'","titleListing2":"World Press Photo re-examines who really took iconic 'Napalm Girl' Vietnam War image","leadin":"The haunting image, seen around the world and hailed as a defining symbol of the Vietnam War\u2019s horrors, is once again under scrutiny as questions resurface about who actually took the photograph.","summary":"The haunting image, seen around the world and hailed as a defining symbol of the Vietnam War\u2019s horrors, is once again under scrutiny as questions resurface about who actually took the photograph.","keySentence":"","url":"world-press-photo-suspends-nick-uts-credit-for-iconic-napalm-girl-vietnam-war-image","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/05\/20\/world-press-photo-suspends-nick-uts-credit-for-iconic-napalm-girl-vietnam-war-image","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"More than 50 years after Nick Ut\u2019s Pulitzer Prize-winning image of a nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc fleeing a napalm attack in the South Vietnamese village of Tr\u1ea3ng B\u00e0ng, a prestigious photography organisation has cast fresh doubt over who actually took it.\n\nWorld Press Photo, which awarded the image its 1973 Photo of the Year, recently announced that it has suspended its attribution to Ut, following the release of a new documentary, The Stringer, that challenges the long-accepted account of the photo\u2019s origins.\n\nThe organisation said its independent investigation raised questions regarding Ut\u2019s role and suggested that two Vietnamese photographers, Nguyen Thanh Nghe - highlighted in The Stringer - and Huynh Cong Phuc, may have been better positioned to take the image.\n\nThe Stringer, which premiered at Sundance in January earlier this year, claims Nghe sold the photo to AP\u2019s Saigon bureau chief for $20 and a print, and forensic experts from the French NGO Index also weighed in, concluding it\u2019s \u201chighly unlikely\u201d that Nick Ut took the photo based on comparisons with other images credited to him that day.\n\n\u201cWe conclude that the level of doubt is too significant to maintain the existing attribution,\u201d said Joumana El Zein Khoury, executive director of World Press Photo. \u201cAt the same time, lacking conclusive evidence pointing definitively to another photographer, we cannot reassign authorship, either.\u201d\n\nUt will not be asked to return his cash prize from the World Press Photo 1973 Photo of the Year.\n\nWhat do the Associated Press have to say on the matter? \n\nThe Associated Press, where Ut worked at the time, have said that after conducting two internal investigations it couldn't find any definitive proof to strip Ut\u2019s credit and no compelling evidence anyone else took the photo.\n\n\u201cWe understand World Press Photo has taken different action based on the same available information, and that is their prerogative,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThere is no question over AP's ownership of the photo.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>More than 50 years after Nick Ut\u2019s Pulitzer Prize-winning image of a nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc fleeing a napalm attack in the South Vietnamese village of Tr\u1ea3ng B\u00e0ng, a prestigious photography organisation has cast fresh doubt over who actually took it.<\/p>\n<p>World Press Photo, which awarded the image its 1973 Photo of the Year, recently announced that it has suspended its attribution to Ut, following the release of a new documentary, <em>The Stringer<\/em>, that challenges the long-accepted account of the photo\u2019s origins.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation said its independent investigation raised questions regarding Ut\u2019s role and suggested that two Vietnamese photographers, Nguyen Thanh Nghe - highlighted in <em>The Stringer<\/em> - and Huynh Cong Phuc, may have been better positioned to take the image.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"7361954,9207420\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div 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Borgia<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><em>The Stringer<\/em>, which premiered at Sundance in January earlier this year, claims Nghe sold the photo to AP\u2019s Saigon bureau chief for $20 and a print, and forensic experts from the French NGO Index also weighed in, concluding it\u2019s \u201chighly unlikely\u201d that Nick Ut took the photo based on comparisons with other images credited to him that day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe conclude that the level of doubt is too significant to maintain the existing attribution,\u201d said Joumana El Zein Khoury, executive director of World Press Photo. \u201cAt the same time, lacking conclusive evidence pointing definitively to another photographer, we cannot reassign authorship, either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ut will not be asked to return his cash prize from the World Press Photo 1973 Photo of the Year.<\/p>\n<h2>What do the Associated Press have to say on the matter?<\/h2>\n<p>The Associated Press, where Ut worked at the time, have said that after conducting two internal investigations it couldn't find any definitive proof to strip Ut\u2019s credit and no compelling evidence anyone else took the photo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand World Press Photo has taken different action based on the same available information, and that is their prerogative,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThere is no question over AP's ownership of the photo.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1747739651,"updatedAt":1747748214,"publishedAt":1747746136,"firstPublishedAt":1747746136,"lastPublishedAt":1747746136,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/29\/44\/92\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_bb55bcf7-c070-5013-898f-5af772e5ef8e-9294492.jpg","altText":"Terrified children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc (center), flee after a napalm attack near Trang Bang, Vietnam, 8 June 1972.","caption":"Terrified children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc (center), flee after a 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Here\u2019s what we know so far","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Want to move to Asia? Vietnam has a new 10-year golden visa","titleListing2":"Vietnam is introducing a 10-year golden visa. Here\u2019s what we know so far","leadin":"Vietnam is experiencing an economic boom, making it increasingly attractive as a destination for high-net-worth foreigners.","summary":"Vietnam is experiencing an economic boom, making it increasingly attractive as a destination for high-net-worth foreigners.","keySentence":"","url":"vietnam-is-introducing-a-10-year-golden-visa-heres-what-we-know-so-far","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2025\/05\/08\/vietnam-is-introducing-a-10-year-golden-visa-heres-what-we-know-so-far","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Vietnam has announced it will introduce a new 10-year golden visa programme. \n\nThe Southeast Asian country is looking to attract long-term residents, investors and professionals from around the world. \n\nIt hopes, in turn, that this will bolster Vietnam\u2019s tourism sector and economy. \n\nHere\u2019s everything we know so far about the golden visa. \n\nVietnam\u2019s new golden visa aims to attract foreign investors\n\nVietnam is experiencing an economic boom, making it increasingly attractive as a destination for high-net-worth foreigners. \n\nAuthorities are looking to capitalise on this with new visas that offer renewable residency to those interested in investing in the country\u2019s tourism sector and economy. \n\nThere are three proposed categories, according to news site Financial Express. \n\nThe golden visa has a term of 5-10 years, with the possibility of extension. The investor visa has a term of 10 years, with a roadmap to become a permanent resident after 5 years. The \u2018Talent Visa\u2019, aimed at highly skilled professionals in rapid growth sectors, has a term of 5 years, with a simple renewal process.\n\nApplications for the visa are expected to be available entirely online, with no requirement for embassy appointments. \n\nVisa procedures for tourists and business travellers on short trips have also been streamlined, simplified and digitised. \n\nVietnam offers affordability and culture\n\nBeyond investment opportunities, Vietnam is positioning itself as a vibrant and affordable place to live, with quality services.\n\nMajor cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang are rich in culture and offer international schools and housing options that are attractive to foreigners seeking residency.\n\nVietnam\u2019s push for tourism expansion\n\nVietnam hopes the golden visa will contribute to its aim to expand tourism. \n\nMore than 7.67 million foreign visitors arrived in the country during the first quarter of 2025, marking a 23.8 per cent year-on-year increase, according to figures from the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.\n\nChina and South Korea are Vietnam\u2019s biggest tourism markets, followed by Taiwan, the US and Japan. \n\nEuropean markets are growing, thanks partly to Vietnam\u2019s visa exemption policy. The UK recorded a 20.7 per cent increase in visitors, followed by France (24.7 per cent) and Germany (18.8 per cent). \n\nVietnam\u2019s tourism authority plans to launch numerous promotional campaigns to help reach its aim of welcoming between 22 and 23 million international arrivals this year.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Vietnam has announced it will introduce a new 10-year golden visa programme. <\/p>\n<p>The Southeast Asian country is looking to attract long-term residents, investors and professionals from around the world. <\/p>\n<p>It hopes, in turn, that this will bolster Vietnam\u2019s tourism sector and economy. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything we know so far about the golden visa. <\/p>\n<h2>Vietnam\u2019s new golden visa aims to attract foreign investors<\/h2>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//15//from-the-worlds-biggest-cave-to-tiny-islands-heres-why-you-should-visit-vietnam/">Vietnam is experiencing an economic boom, making it increasingly attractive as a destination for high-net-worth foreigners. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities are looking to capitalise on this with new visas that offer renewable residency to those interested in investing in the country\u2019s tourism sector and economy. <\/p>\n<p>There are three proposed categories, according to news site Financial Express. <\/p>\n<p>The golden <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//04//10//thailand-cambodia-vietnam-could-southeast-asia-be-introducing-a-schengen-style-visa-system/">visa has a term of 5-10 years, with the possibility of extension. The investor visa has a term of 10 years, with a roadmap to become a permanent resident after 5 years. The \u2018Talent Visa\u2019, aimed at highly skilled professionals in rapid growth sectors, has a term of 5 years, with a simple renewal process.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for the visa are expected to be available entirely online, with no requirement for embassy appointments. <\/p>\n<p>Visa procedures for tourists and business travellers on short trips have also been streamlined, simplified and digitised. <\/p>\n<h2>Vietnam offers affordability and culture<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond investment opportunities, Vietnam is positioning itself as a vibrant and affordable place to live, with quality services.<\/p>\n<p>Major cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//03//23//hanois-french-quarter-is-an-oasis-of-laid-back-luxury-in-the-chaotic-capital/">Hanoi, and Da Nang are rich in culture and offer international schools and housing options that are attractive to foreigners seeking residency.<\/p>\n<h2>Vietnam\u2019s push for tourism expansion<\/h2>\n<p>Vietnam hopes the golden visa will contribute to its aim to expand tourism. <\/p>\n<p>More than 7.67 million foreign visitors arrived in the country during the first quarter of 2025, marking a 23.8 per cent year-on-year increase, according to figures from the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8902658,8262934\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//12//10//spain-flip-flops-on-golden-visa-ban-as-applications-continue-to-flood-in/">Spain flip-flops on Golden Visa ban as applications continue to flood in<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//02//23//greece-inside-one-of-europes-last-golden-visa-programmes-and-whats-set-to-change/">Greece: Inside one of Europe\u2019s last golden visa programmes and what\u2019s set to change<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>China and South Korea are <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//04//26//vietnam-s-new-tour-guides-were-illegal-loggers-until-this-innovative-programme-came-along/">Vietnam/u2019s biggest tourism markets, followed by Taiwan, the US and Japan. <\/p>\n<p>European markets are growing, thanks partly to Vietnam\u2019s visa exemption policy. The UK recorded a 20.7 per cent increase in visitors, followed by France (24.7 per cent) and Germany (18.8 per cent). <\/p>\n<p>Vietnam\u2019s tourism authority plans to launch numerous promotional campaigns to help reach its aim of welcoming between 22 and 23 million international arrivals this year.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1746703426,"updatedAt":1746783135,"publishedAt":1746712808,"firstPublishedAt":1746712808,"lastPublishedAt":1746712849,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/27\/15\/92\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1c7c5c16-8df1-511d-8a06-ae352839c6fe-9271592.jpg","altText":"Vietnam hopes to boost tourism with golden visa investors.","caption":"Vietnam hopes to boost tourism with golden visa investors.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Cole 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WIRE AGENT ORANGE","daletPyramidId":1322455,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"50 years after the Vietnam War's end, the devastating legacy of Agent Orange remains","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Decades after Vietnam War, Agent Orange-linked health issues persist","titleListing2":"Agent Orange-linked health issues persist, 50 years after the Vietnam War ended","leadin":"April 30 will mark 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, but the battle with Agent Orange, a chemical used by US forces during the conflict, continues.","summary":"April 30 will mark 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, but the battle with Agent Orange, a chemical used by US forces during the conflict, continues.","keySentence":"","url":"50-years-after-the-vietnam-wars-end-the-devastating-legacy-of-agent-orange-remains","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2025\/04\/29\/50-years-after-the-vietnam-wars-end-the-devastating-legacy-of-agent-orange-remains","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its chemical legacy.\n\nNguyen Thanh Hai, 34, is one of millions with disabilities linked to Agent Orange. Born with severe developmental challenges, it's a struggle for him to complete tasks others take for granted: buttoning the blue shirt he wears to a special school in Da Nang, practicing the alphabet, drawing shapes, or forming simple sentences.\n\nHai grew up in Da Nang, the site of a US air base where departing troops left behind huge amounts of Agent Orange that have lingered for decades, leaching into food and water supplies in areas like Hai's village and affecting generations of residents.\n\nAcross Vietnam, US forces sprayed 72 million litres of defoliants during the war to strip the enemy's cover.\n\nMore than half was Agent Orange, a blend of herbicides laced with dioxin, a chemical linked to health problems and lasting environmental damage.\n\nToday, 3 million people, including many children, still suffer serious health issues associated with exposure to it.\n\nVietnam has spent decades cleaning up the toxic legacy of the war, in part funded by belated US assistance, but the work is far from complete. \n\nNow, millions in Vietnam are worried that the US may abandon Agent Orange clean-up as President Donald Trump slashes foreign aid.\n\nDecades of contamination\n\nWhen the war ended, the US turned its back on Vietnam, eager to turn the page on a painful chapter in its history.\n\nBut Vietnam was left with dozens of dioxin hotspots spread across 58 of its 63 provinces.\n\nVietnam says the health impacts last generations, threatening the children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren of people exposed to the chemicals with health complications ranging from cancer to birth defects that affect the spine and nervous system.\n\nBut the science about the human health impact, both to those exposed to Agent Orange and the generations that follow, remains unsettled.\n\nThis is partly because when the two countries finally started working together in 2006, they focused on finding dioxin in the environment and clearing it instead of studying the still-contentious topic of its impact on human health, said Charles Bailey, co-author of the book 'From Enemies to Partners: Vietnam, the US and Agent Orange'.\n\n\"The science of causality is still incomplete,\" said Bailey.\n\nA massive cleanup begins\n\nIn the decades after the war ended, the recovering country fenced off heavily contaminated sites like Da Nang airport and began providing support to impacted families.\n\nBut the US largely ignored growing evidence of health impacts \u2013 including on its own veterans \u2013 until the mid-2000s, when it began funding clean-up in Vietnam.\n\nIn 1991, the US recognised that certain diseases could be related to exposure to Agent Orange and made veterans who had them eligible for benefits.\n\nSince 1991, it has spent over $155 million (\u20ac144 million) to aid people with disabilities in areas affected by Agent Orange or littered by unexploded bombs, according to the US State Department.\n\nCleaning up Agent Orange is expensive and often dangerous. Heavily polluted soil needs to be unearthed and heated in large ovens to very high temperatures, while less contaminated soil can be buried in secure landfills.\n\nLarge sites still need to be cleared in Vietnam.\n\nAnxiety about aid cuts\n\nBut Trump\u2019s cuts to US aid funding stalled key projects in Vietnam, and while many have resumed, doubts remain about US reliability.\n\nVietnam can\u2019t handle the toxic chemicals that still persist without help, said Nguyen Van An, the chairman of Association for Victims of Agent Orange in Danang.\n\n\"We always believe that the US government and the manufacturers of this toxic chemical must have the responsibility to support the victims,\" he said.\n\nInsufficient data means that experts can't definitely say when the risk to human health will end. But the more urgent problem is that if clean-up efforts are interrupted, the now-exposed contaminated soil could get into waterways and harm more people.\n\nA 10-year project to clear the approximately 500,000 cubic metres of dioxin-contaminated soil \u2013 enough to fill 40,000 trucks \u2013 at Bien Hoa airbase was launched in 2020. \n\nIt stopped for a week in March and then restarted, though Bailey, the author, said future US funding for the cleanup was uncertain.\n\nChuck Searcy, an American Vietnam War veteran who has worked on humanitarian programmes in the country since 1995, said he worries that trust built over years could erode very rapidly.\n\nHe pointed out that those who benefit from US-funded projects to address war legacies are \u201cinnocent victims\".\n\n\"They\u2019ve been victimised twice, once by the war and the consequences that they\u2019ve suffered. And now by having the rug pulled out from under them,\" Searcy said.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its chemical legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Nguyen Thanh Hai, 34, is one of millions with disabilities linked to Agent Orange. Born with severe developmental challenges, it's a struggle for him to complete tasks others take for granted: buttoning the blue shirt he wears to a special school in Da Nang, practicing the alphabet, drawing shapes, or forming simple sentences.<\/p>\n<p>Hai grew up in Da Nang, the site of a US air base where departing troops left behind huge amounts of Agent Orange that have lingered for decades, leaching into food and water supplies in areas like Hai's village and affecting generations of residents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9209916\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//04//18//how-dangerous-chemicals-detected-in-products-in-the-eu-could-be-impacting-your-health/">How 'dangerous chemicals' detected in products in the EU could be impacting your health<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Across Vietnam, US forces sprayed 72 million litres of defoliants during the war to strip the enemy's cover.<\/p>\n<p>More than half was Agent Orange, a blend of herbicides laced with dioxin, a chemical linked to health problems and lasting environmental damage.<\/p>\n<p>Today, 3 million people, including many children, still suffer serious health issues associated with exposure to it.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam has spent decades cleaning up the toxic legacy of the war, in part funded by belated US assistance, but the work is far from complete. <\/p>\n<p>Now, millions in Vietnam are worried that the US may abandon Agent Orange clean-up as President Donald Trump slashes foreign aid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8837812\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//11//07//exposure-to-forever-chemicals-linked-to-gut-health-and-kidney-damage-in-young-adults-study/">Exposure to 'forever chemicals' linked to gut health and kidney damage in young adults, study finds<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Decades of contamination<\/h2>\n<p>When the war ended, the US turned its back on Vietnam, eager to turn the page on a painful chapter in its history.<\/p>\n<p>But Vietnam was left with dozens of dioxin hotspots spread across 58 of its 63 provinces.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam says the health impacts last generations, threatening the children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren of people exposed to the chemicals with health complications ranging from cancer to birth defects that affect the spine and nervous system.<\/p>\n<p>But the science about the human health impact, both to those exposed to Agent Orange and the generations that follow, remains unsettled.<\/p>\n<p>This is partly because when the two countries finally started working together in 2006, they focused on finding dioxin in the environment and clearing it instead of studying the still-contentious topic of its impact on human health, said Charles Bailey, co-author of the book 'From Enemies to Partners: Vietnam, the US and Agent Orange'.<\/p>\n<p>\"The science of causality is still incomplete,\" said Bailey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8533682\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//06//27//scientists-confirm-toxic-forever-chemicals-enter-our-blood-by-being-absorbed-by-the-skin/">Scientists confirm toxic 'forever chemicals' enter our blood by being absorbed by the skin<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>A massive cleanup begins<\/h2>\n<p>In the decades after the war ended, the recovering country fenced off heavily contaminated sites like Da Nang airport and began providing support to impacted families.<\/p>\n<p>But the US largely ignored growing evidence of health impacts \u2013 including on its own veterans \u2013 until the mid-2000s, when it began funding clean-up in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991, the US recognised that certain diseases could be related to exposure to Agent Orange and made veterans who had them eligible for benefits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">We always believe that the US government and the manufacturers of this toxic chemical must have the responsibility to support the victims.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Nguyen Van An\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Chairman, Association for Victims of Agent Orange\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Since 1991, it has spent over $155 million (\u20ac144 million) to aid people with disabilities in areas affected by Agent Orange or littered by unexploded bombs, according to the US State Department.<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning up Agent Orange is expensive and often dangerous. Heavily polluted soil needs to be unearthed and heated in large ovens to very high temperatures, while less contaminated soil can be buried in secure landfills.<\/p>\n<p>Large sites still need to be cleared in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<h2>Anxiety about aid cuts<\/h2>\n<p>But Trump\u2019s cuts to US aid funding stalled key projects in Vietnam, and while many have resumed, doubts remain about US reliability.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam can\u2019t handle the toxic chemicals that still persist without help, said Nguyen Van An, the chairman of Association for Victims of Agent Orange in Danang.<\/p>\n<p>\"We always believe that the US government and the manufacturers of this toxic chemical must have the responsibility to support the victims,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Insufficient data means that experts can't definitely say when the risk to human health will end. But the more urgent problem is that if clean-up efforts are interrupted, the now-exposed contaminated soil could get into waterways and harm more people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8845184\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//11//11//can-a-chemical-found-in-red-grapes-prevent-bowel-cancer-uk-scientists-want-to-find-out/">Can a chemical found in red grapes prevent bowel cancer? UK scientists want to find out<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>A 10-year project to clear the approximately 500,000 cubic metres of dioxin-contaminated soil \u2013 enough to fill 40,000 trucks \u2013 at Bien Hoa airbase was launched in 2020. <\/p>\n<p>It stopped for a week in March and then restarted, though Bailey, the author, said future US funding for the cleanup was uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Chuck Searcy, an American Vietnam War veteran who has worked on humanitarian programmes in the country since 1995, said he worries that trust built over years could erode very rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that those who benefit from US-funded projects to address war legacies are \u201cinnocent victims\".<\/p>\n<p>\"They\u2019ve been victimised twice, once by the war and the consequences that they\u2019ve suffered. And now by having the rug pulled out from under them,\" Searcy said.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1745826446,"updatedAt":1746013139,"publishedAt":1745919883,"firstPublishedAt":1745919883,"lastPublishedAt":1746013139,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/23\/87\/14\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_708a7e2e-44c9-57de-a4bb-a1050dc7af8a-9238714.jpg","altText":"(Left) Bulky 'C-123 providers' spray chemical defoliant over Vietnam in 1968. (Right) Nguyen Ba Quy Phuoc, 14, attends a physio class at a school for agent orange victims.","caption":"(Left) Bulky 'C-123 providers' spray chemical defoliant over Vietnam in 1968. 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AP LEGO EMISSIONS FREE FACTORY ","daletPyramidId":1117161,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Lego says new factory in Vietnam will make toys without without adding emissions to the atmosphere","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"New Lego factory in Vietnam aims to use 100% clean energy ","titleListing2":"Lego says new factory in Vietnam will make toys without without adding emissions to the atmosphere","leadin":"It is hoped that the factory\u2019s 12,400 solar panels and energy storage system will help set a precedent for more sustainable manufacturing in Vietnam.","summary":"It is hoped that the factory\u2019s 12,400 solar panels and energy storage system will help set a precedent for more sustainable manufacturing in Vietnam.","keySentence":"","url":"lego-says-new-factory-in-vietnam-will-make-toys-without-without-adding-emissions-to-the-at","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2025\/04\/09\/lego-says-new-factory-in-vietnam-will-make-toys-without-without-adding-emissions-to-the-at","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Lego opened a $1 billion (\u20ac906 million) factory in Vietnam on Wednesday that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on clean energy.\n\nThe factory in the industrial area of Binh Duong, close to Ho Chi Minh City, is the first in Vietnam that aims to run entirely on clean energy. Lego says it will do that by early 2026.\n\nIt's the Danish company's sixth worldwide and its second in Asia. It will use high-tech equipment to produce colorful Lego bricks for Southeast Asia\u2019s growing markets.\n\n\u201cWe just want to make sure that the planet that the children inherit when they grow up needs to be a planet that is still there. That is functional,\u201d Lego CEO Niels Christiansen told The Associated Press.\n\nThe Lego factory will be powered entirely by clean energy\n\nThe factory is an important factor in Lego's quest to stop adding greenhouse gases by 2050. It has a shorter-term target of reducing emissions by 37 per cent by 2032. \n\nThe privately held group makes its bricks out of oil-based plastic and says it has invested more than $1.2 billion (\u20ac1.09 billion) in the search for more sustainable alternatives. But those efforts have not always been successful.\n\nFast-industrialising Vietnam also aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, so it needs more of its factories to use clean energy. The country hopes the plant\u2019s 12,400 solar panels and energy storage system will help set a precedent for more sustainable manufacturing.\n\nThe blocks are made from differently coloured plastic grains that are melted at high temperatures and then fed into metal molds. The highly-automated factory uses robots for making the bricks to a tenth of a hair's width precision and then packaging them. \n\nIt will eventually employ thousands of mostly skilled workers to operate these machines. Some of them have already begun work after being trained in Lego's factory in eastern China.\n\nManufacturing makes up a fifth of Vietnam's GDP and consumes half the energy it uses. There are plans to phase out its coal power plants by 2040.\n\nA 'blueprint' for more planet-friendly factories\n\nThe Lego factory, which spans 62 football fields, sets the \u201cblueprint\u201d for making large, power-guzzling factories sustainable while remaining profitable, said Mimi Vu, a founder of the consultancy Raise Partners in Ho Chi Minh City. \n\n\u201cSometimes it takes a big company, like Lego, to take those risks. To show that we can do it \u2026 And we can be profitable,\u201d she said.\n\nThe factory will benefit from a new 2024 rule known as a direct power purchase agreement or DPPA, which allows big foreign companies to buy clean energy directly from solar and wind power producers to meet their clean energy requirements.\n\nThe factory will be linked to an adjacent energy centre where electricity can be stored in large batteries.\n\n\u201cSo even if the sun is only shining during the day, we store the energy and can use it all over. That will cover by far the majority of the consumption of the factory,\u201d added Christiansen,\n\nThe remaining 10 to 20 per cent of the factory's energy needs will be met through agreements with other clean energy producers.\n\n\u201cLego and Vietnam, we are having the same aspirations. We both want to be green, to play our part in the climate. And I think this with the solar and battery and DPPA, it is showcasing that it can be done,\u201d Jesper Hassellund Mikkelsen, Senior Vice President Asia Operations at the LEGO Group, told The AP.\n\nPlanting trees and avoiding tariffs \n\nThe company will also open a distribution center in Vietnam's southern Dong Nai province to help serve markets in Australia and other Asian countries where it sees an opportunity for growth. \n\nLocating the Lego factories in regions they supply helps to insulate them from the tariffs ordered by US President Donald Trump, Christiansen said.\n\n\u201cRight now, I am probably more observant of what does this mean to growth in the world? Do we see consumer sentiment changing in parts of the world or not, and what would that potentially mean?\" he said.\n\nThe five buildings in the factory meet high energy efficiency standards. Lego also has planted 50,000 trees \u2013 twice the number it cut to clear land for the factory. It's also the first Lego factory to replace single-use plastic bags with paper bags for packaging.\n\nLego's founder, Ole Kirk Kristiansen, started the company as a wooden toy maker before patenting the iconic plastic bricks in 1958. It is still seeking a way to make its plastic bricks more environmentally friendly.\n\nChristiansen said Lego bricks last decades and could be reused, though ultimately ambition is to make them out of more renewable materials. \n\nHe said that a third of the materials used in Lego bricks made last year were from renewable and recycled sources. But that's more expensive than plastic made out of fossil fuels.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s not inexpensive at this point in time, but we believe if we ... lean into that, we help create a supply chain for the type of plastic materials that are not based on fossil fuel,\u201d he said.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Lego opened a $1 billion (\u20ac906 million) factory in Vietnam on Wednesday that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on clean energy.<\/p>\n<p>The factory in the industrial area of Binh Duong, close to Ho Chi Minh City, is the first in Vietnam that aims to run entirely on clean energy. Lego says it will do that by early 2026.<\/p>\n<p>It's the Danish company's sixth worldwide and its second in Asia. It will use high-tech equipment to produce colorful Lego bricks for Southeast Asia\u2019s growing markets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9170154,9149966\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//03//29//coca-cola-and-unilever-among-dozens-of-plastic-brands-tied-to-texas-fracking-investigation/">Coca-Cola and Unilever among dozens of plastic brands tied to Texas fracking, investigation reveals<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//04//07//meet-the-teen-duo-that-won-this-years-earth-prize-europe-with-their-groundbreaking-clean-w/">Meet the teen duo that won this year\u2019s Earth Prize Europe with their groundbreaking clean water tech<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cWe just want to make sure that the planet that the children inherit when they grow up needs to be a planet that is still there. That is functional,\u201d Lego CEO Niels Christiansen told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<h2>The Lego factory will be powered entirely by clean energy<\/h2>\n<p>The factory is an important factor in Lego's quest to stop adding greenhouse gases by 2050. It has a shorter-term target of reducing emissions by 37 per cent by 2032. <\/p>\n<p>The privately held group makes its bricks out of oil-based plastic and says it has invested more than $1.2 billion (\u20ac1.09 billion) in the search for more sustainable alternatives. But those efforts <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//09//25//legos-quest-to-make-recycled-plastic-bricks-has-failed-now-the-toymaker-is-turning-to-e-me/">have not always been successful<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6675\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//18//31//86//808x539_cmsv2_c8a30b95-b23f-5de5-9cad-c80087e7cff5-9183186.jpg/" alt=\"Workers scrub the floor at Lego factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_c8a30b95-b23f-5de5-9cad-c80087e7cff5-9183186.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_c8a30b95-b23f-5de5-9cad-c80087e7cff5-9183186.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/750x501_cmsv2_c8a30b95-b23f-5de5-9cad-c80087e7cff5-9183186.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/828x553_cmsv2_c8a30b95-b23f-5de5-9cad-c80087e7cff5-9183186.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1080x721_cmsv2_c8a30b95-b23f-5de5-9cad-c80087e7cff5-9183186.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1200x801_cmsv2_c8a30b95-b23f-5de5-9cad-c80087e7cff5-9183186.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1920x1282_cmsv2_c8a30b95-b23f-5de5-9cad-c80087e7cff5-9183186.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Workers scrub the floor at Lego factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Hau Dinh<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Fast-industrialising <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//03//27//vietnams-ancient-fish-sauce-making-tradition-is-being-threatened-by-warming-seas-and-overf/">Vietnam also aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, so it needs more of its factories to use clean energy. The country hopes the plant\u2019s 12,400 <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//04//08//world-surpasses-40-clean-electricity-with-europe-leading-as-a-solar-superpower/">solar panels<\/strong><\/a> and energy storage system will help set a precedent for more sustainable manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>The blocks are made from differently coloured plastic grains that are melted at high temperatures and then fed into metal molds. The highly-automated factory uses robots for making the bricks to a tenth of a hair's width precision and then packaging them. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6675\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//18//31//86//808x539_cmsv2_4cdfee5c-9555-5688-84ad-d0aa02d59f59-9183186.jpg/" alt=\"A worker operates packing machines at Lego factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_4cdfee5c-9555-5688-84ad-d0aa02d59f59-9183186.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_4cdfee5c-9555-5688-84ad-d0aa02d59f59-9183186.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/750x501_cmsv2_4cdfee5c-9555-5688-84ad-d0aa02d59f59-9183186.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/828x553_cmsv2_4cdfee5c-9555-5688-84ad-d0aa02d59f59-9183186.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1080x721_cmsv2_4cdfee5c-9555-5688-84ad-d0aa02d59f59-9183186.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1200x801_cmsv2_4cdfee5c-9555-5688-84ad-d0aa02d59f59-9183186.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1920x1282_cmsv2_4cdfee5c-9555-5688-84ad-d0aa02d59f59-9183186.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A worker operates packing machines at Lego factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Hau Dinh<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>It will eventually employ thousands of mostly skilled workers to operate these machines. Some of them have already begun work after being trained in Lego's factory in eastern China.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing makes up a fifth of Vietnam's GDP and consumes half the energy it uses. There are plans to phase out its coal power plants by 2040.<\/p>\n<h2>A 'blueprint' for more planet-friendly factories<\/h2>\n<p>The Lego factory, which spans 62 football fields, sets the \u201cblueprint\u201d for making large, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//01//31//from-paper-to-pasta-industrial-heat-pumps-have-the-power-to-cut-25-of-eu-manufacturing-emi/">power-guzzling factories<\/strong><\/a> sustainable while remaining profitable, said Mimi Vu, a founder of the consultancy Raise Partners in Ho Chi Minh City. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes it takes a big company, like Lego, to take those risks. To show that we can do it \u2026 And we can be profitable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The factory will benefit from a new 2024 rule known as a direct power purchase agreement or DPPA, which allows big foreign companies to buy clean energy directly from solar and wind power producers to meet their clean energy requirements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//18//31//86//808x454_cmsv2_1fb47467-1c9b-5347-8d4d-cfd12b187ea0-9183186.jpg/" alt=\"This image released by The LEGO Group, shows a Lego factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/384x216_cmsv2_1fb47467-1c9b-5347-8d4d-cfd12b187ea0-9183186.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/640x360_cmsv2_1fb47467-1c9b-5347-8d4d-cfd12b187ea0-9183186.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/750x422_cmsv2_1fb47467-1c9b-5347-8d4d-cfd12b187ea0-9183186.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/828x466_cmsv2_1fb47467-1c9b-5347-8d4d-cfd12b187ea0-9183186.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1080x608_cmsv2_1fb47467-1c9b-5347-8d4d-cfd12b187ea0-9183186.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1200x675_cmsv2_1fb47467-1c9b-5347-8d4d-cfd12b187ea0-9183186.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1920x1080_cmsv2_1fb47467-1c9b-5347-8d4d-cfd12b187ea0-9183186.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">This image released by The LEGO Group, shows a Lego factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">The LEGO Group via AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The factory will be linked to an adjacent energy centre where electricity can be stored in large <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//01//08//scientists-turn-industrial-waste-into-batteries-that-could-be-used-to-store-renewable-ener/">batteries./n
/u201cSo even if the sun is only shining during the day, we store the energy and can use it all over. That will cover by far the majority of the consumption of the factory,\u201d added Christiansen,<\/p>\n<p>The remaining 10 to 20 per cent of the factory's energy needs will be met through agreements with other clean energy producers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLego and Vietnam, we are having the same aspirations. We both want to be green, to play our part in the climate. And I think this with the solar and battery and DPPA, it is showcasing that it can be done,\u201d Jesper Hassellund Mikkelsen, Senior Vice President Asia Operations at the LEGO Group, told The AP.<\/p>\n<h2>Planting trees and avoiding tariffs<\/h2>\n<p>The company will also open a distribution center in Vietnam's southern Dong Nai province to help serve markets in Australia and other Asian countries where it sees an opportunity for growth. <\/p>\n<p>Locating the Lego factories in regions they supply helps to insulate them from the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//04//09//what-to-know-about-the-latest-round-of-tariffs-going-into-effect/">tariffs ordered by US President Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>, Christiansen said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6675\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//18//31//86//808x539_cmsv2_dcf09cdb-acd9-5e77-9159-e8a496633899-9183186.jpg/" alt=\"Lego CEO Niels Christiansen at the Lego factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_dcf09cdb-acd9-5e77-9159-e8a496633899-9183186.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_dcf09cdb-acd9-5e77-9159-e8a496633899-9183186.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/750x501_cmsv2_dcf09cdb-acd9-5e77-9159-e8a496633899-9183186.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/828x553_cmsv2_dcf09cdb-acd9-5e77-9159-e8a496633899-9183186.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1080x721_cmsv2_dcf09cdb-acd9-5e77-9159-e8a496633899-9183186.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1200x801_cmsv2_dcf09cdb-acd9-5e77-9159-e8a496633899-9183186.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1920x1282_cmsv2_dcf09cdb-acd9-5e77-9159-e8a496633899-9183186.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Lego CEO Niels Christiansen at the Lego factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Hau Dinh<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cRight now, I am probably more observant of what does this mean to growth in the world? Do we see consumer sentiment changing in parts of the world or not, and what would that potentially mean?\" he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9179334,9143042\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//04//08//from-portugal-to-russia-heres-how-europeans-experienced-the-hottest-march-on-record/">From Portugal to Russia, here\u2019s how Europeans experienced the hottest March on record<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//03//26//europe-challenged-to-step-up-as-chinas-solar-boom-powers-record-renewable-energy-growth/">Europe challenged to step up as China\u2019s solar boom powers record renewable energy growth<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The five buildings in the factory meet high energy efficiency standards. Lego also has planted 50,000 trees \u2013 twice the number it cut to clear land for the factory. It's also the first Lego factory to replace single-use plastic bags with paper bags for packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Lego's founder, Ole Kirk Kristiansen, started the company as a wooden toy maker before patenting the iconic plastic bricks in 1958. It is still seeking a way to make its plastic bricks more environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n<p>Christiansen said Lego bricks last decades and could be reused, though ultimately ambition is to make them out of more renewable materials. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.661\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//18//31//86//808x535_cmsv2_346d0a8c-4a64-573f-924e-abd3e0411000-9183186.jpg/" alt=\"Lego bricks are held in a worker's hands for checking at Lego factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/384x254_cmsv2_346d0a8c-4a64-573f-924e-abd3e0411000-9183186.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/640x423_cmsv2_346d0a8c-4a64-573f-924e-abd3e0411000-9183186.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/750x496_cmsv2_346d0a8c-4a64-573f-924e-abd3e0411000-9183186.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/828x547_cmsv2_346d0a8c-4a64-573f-924e-abd3e0411000-9183186.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1080x714_cmsv2_346d0a8c-4a64-573f-924e-abd3e0411000-9183186.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1200x793_cmsv2_346d0a8c-4a64-573f-924e-abd3e0411000-9183186.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/18\/31\/86\/1920x1269_cmsv2_346d0a8c-4a64-573f-924e-abd3e0411000-9183186.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Lego bricks are held in a worker's hands for checking at Lego factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Hau Dinh<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>He said that a third of the materials used in Lego bricks made last year were from renewable and recycled sources. 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fish sauce making tradition threatened by climate change","titleListing2":"Vietnam\u2019s ancient fish sauce making tradition is being threatened by warming seas and overfishing","leadin":"Fish sauce from the village has been recognised by Vietnam as an indelible part of the country's heritage.","summary":"Fish sauce from the village has been recognised by Vietnam as an indelible part of the country's heritage.","keySentence":"","url":"vietnams-ancient-fish-sauce-making-tradition-is-being-threatened-by-warming-seas-and-overf","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2025\/03\/27\/vietnams-ancient-fish-sauce-making-tradition-is-being-threatened-by-warming-seas-and-overf","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Bui Van Phong faced a choice when the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago: Stay in his small village, helping his parents carry on the family\u2019s centuries-old tradition of making fish sauce, or join the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing his country for a better life.\n\nPhong chose to stay behind and nurtured a business making the beloved condiment, known as nuoc mam in Vietnam. It is now in its fourth generation, with his son, Bui Van Phu, 41, at the helm. \n\nFish sauce from the village has been recognised by Vietnam as an indelible part of the country's heritage and the younger Bui is acutely aware of what that means.\n\n\u201cIt isn\u2019t just the quality of fish sauce. It is also the historical value,\u201d he said.\n\nBut that heritage is under threat, and not only from giant conglomerates that mass-produce fish sauce in factories. Climate change and overfishing are making it harder to catch the anchovies essential to the condiment that underlies so much of Vietnam and Southeast Asia's food.\n\nHow is climate change threatening fish?\n\nAnchovies thrive in large schools in nutrient-rich waters near the shore. But climate change is warming the oceans, depleting oxygen levels in the water. \n\nScientists have long feared that this would lead to smaller fish, as large fish that need more oxygen may migrate or adapt over time by shrinking. Renato Salvatteci, who studies fisheries at the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel in Germany, said his research into warmer periods millennia ago found support for this in the fossil record.\n\n\u201cIf we continue with this trend of deoxygenation, anchovies will not be OK with that,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery species has a limit.\u201d\n\nBreaching that limit will have global consequences.\n\nWarming oceans threaten the ocean ecology and the marine life that inhabits it. It may result in the proliferation of smaller, less nutritious fish and increase costs of fishing and, consequently, food. Anchovies, for instance, have an outsized role in marine ecology. \n\nThey're food for other fish that people eat, like mackerel. They are also vital to make fish meal, used to feed farmed fish.\n\nHow is overfishing making the problem worse?\n\nOverfishing compounds the problem, and geopolitical tensions in the contested waters of the South China Sea - responsible for about 12 per cent of the global fish catch - make management difficult. \n\nThe destructive industrial fishing practice of dragging large nets along the seabed, scooping up everything in a net's path, has prevailed since the 1980s. But despite increased fishing, the amount of fish being caught has stagnated, according to a 2020 analysis of fishing trends.\n\nEven if the world can limit long-term global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and halve fishing intensity, the South China Sea will still lose more than a fifth of its fish stocks, warned a 2021 assessment by scientists from the University of British Columbia in Canada. \n\nIn the most pessimistic scenario - temperatures rising by 4.3 degrees - nearly all the fish disappear.\n\nThe perfect anchovies are becoming hard to find\n\nPhu, who teaches information technology by day, also works hard to perfect the fish sauce art handed down by his ancestors.\n\nThe anchovies are usually caught between January to March when they congregate off the coast of Da Nang. If they are the right species and size, they get mixed gently with sea salt and put in special terra cotta barrels. Sometimes, worms or other ingredients are added to bring in different flavors. \n\nPhu ferments this for up to 18 months - stirring the mix several times a week - before it can be strained, bottled and sold to customers.\n\nThe sea salt imparts different flavours depending on where it comes from. So does the amount of salt used, and makers have their own recipes. The Bui family uses three parts fish to one part salt. The time allowed for fermentation and the potential addition of other fish also affect the flavour of the final product.\n\nBut it is harder to get the perfect anchovies. The fish catch has decreased - fishermen in markets across Vietnam rue the fact that much of the fish they sell now was considered bait-size in previous decades - and it's only the good relationships he has with anchovy fishermen that allow him to get the fish directly, avoiding high market prices. \n\nThe unmistakable aroma of fermenting fish cloaks the homes of families that still make traditional fish sauce. But Phu said that many families are thinking of getting out of the business because of high anchovy prices.\n\nA major export and a tradition to be safeguarded\n\nThe struggles of Vietnam's fish sauce makers may affect the country's plans for a bigger share of the global market for this condiment - projected to increase in value from $18.5 billion (\u20ac17.2 billion) in 2023 to nearly $29 billion (\u20ac27 billion) by 2032, according to a report by Introspective Market Research. \n\nVietnam, along with Thailand, is the world's largest exporter of fish sauce and is hoping improvements in food safety to satisfy standards in lucrative markets like the US, Europe and Japan will help cement a national brand that helps advertise Vietnamese culture to the world.\n\nIt's hard to overemphasize how deeply the condiment is enmeshed in Vietnamese culture. Students living abroad speak of how its taste transports them back home and a top chef says it's the foundation for flavour in the country's cuisine. \n\nThe varying taste of different brews also means everyone - from top businessmen to daily wage workers - has their own opinions about which is the best.\n\nPhu said that each family has their own secrets about making fish sauce. And, nearly fifty years since his father chose to stay back and take care of the family business, he'd like to pass those on to his own son. But he knows that it'll depend on whether enough anchovies thrive in the sea for the craft to be viable.\n\n\u201cFish sauce to me is not just a condiment for cooking. But it is our craft, our culture, our tradition that need to be preserved, safeguarded and inherited,\u201d he said.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Bui Van Phong faced a choice when the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago: Stay in his small village, helping his parents carry on the family\u2019s centuries-old tradition of making fish sauce, or join the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing his country for a better life.<\/p>\n<p>Phong chose to stay behind and nurtured a business making the beloved condiment, known as nuoc mam in Vietnam. It is now in its fourth generation, with his son, Bui Van Phu, 41, at the helm. <\/p>\n<p>Fish sauce from the village has been recognised by Vietnam as an indelible part of the country's heritage and the younger Bui is acutely aware of what that means.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt isn\u2019t just the quality of fish sauce. It is also the historical value,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//14//54//04//808x539_cmsv2_5acb5e7e-de11-5af1-95ab-2aef9b1d1f2c-9145404.jpg/" alt=\"Phan Cong Quang makes fish sauce in his home in Nam O fishing village.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/384x256_cmsv2_5acb5e7e-de11-5af1-95ab-2aef9b1d1f2c-9145404.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/640x427_cmsv2_5acb5e7e-de11-5af1-95ab-2aef9b1d1f2c-9145404.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/750x500_cmsv2_5acb5e7e-de11-5af1-95ab-2aef9b1d1f2c-9145404.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/828x552_cmsv2_5acb5e7e-de11-5af1-95ab-2aef9b1d1f2c-9145404.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1080x720_cmsv2_5acb5e7e-de11-5af1-95ab-2aef9b1d1f2c-9145404.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1200x800_cmsv2_5acb5e7e-de11-5af1-95ab-2aef9b1d1f2c-9145404.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1920x1280_cmsv2_5acb5e7e-de11-5af1-95ab-2aef9b1d1f2c-9145404.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Phan Cong Quang makes fish sauce in his home in Nam O fishing village.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Yannick Peterhans<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>But that heritage is under threat, and not only from giant conglomerates that mass-produce fish sauce in factories. Climate change and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//12//06//shark-and-ray-populations-have-halved-since-1970-and-overfishing-is-to-blame/">overfishing are making it harder to catch the anchovies essential to the condiment that underlies so much of Vietnam and Southeast Asia's food.<\/p>\n<h2>How is climate change threatening fish?<\/h2>\n<p>Anchovies thrive in large schools in nutrient-rich waters near the shore. But climate change is warming the oceans, depleting oxygen levels in the water. <\/p>\n<p>Scientists have long feared that this would lead to smaller fish, as large fish that need more oxygen may migrate or adapt over time by shrinking. Renato Salvatteci, who studies fisheries at the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel in Germany, said his research into warmer periods millennia ago found support for this in the fossil record.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9143170,9136598\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//03//25//bottom-trawling-in-european-waters-costs-society-up-to-11bn-a-year-new-study-finds/">Bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to \u20ac11bn a year, new study finds<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//03//26//toxic-water-and-a-sickening-stench-how-pig-rearing-has-turned-this-spanish-town-into-a-dun/">Toxic water and a sickening stench: How pig-rearing has turned this Spanish town into \u2018a dungheap\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cIf we continue with this trend of deoxygenation, anchovies will not be OK with that,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery species has a limit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Breaching that limit will have global consequences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//14//54//04//808x539_cmsv2_e50218f3-34a9-579d-a32c-c10e77ae66d8-9145404.jpg/" alt=\"Fish ferment to create fish sauce in Phan Cong Quang's home in Nam O fishing village.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/384x256_cmsv2_e50218f3-34a9-579d-a32c-c10e77ae66d8-9145404.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/640x427_cmsv2_e50218f3-34a9-579d-a32c-c10e77ae66d8-9145404.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/750x500_cmsv2_e50218f3-34a9-579d-a32c-c10e77ae66d8-9145404.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/828x552_cmsv2_e50218f3-34a9-579d-a32c-c10e77ae66d8-9145404.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1080x720_cmsv2_e50218f3-34a9-579d-a32c-c10e77ae66d8-9145404.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1200x800_cmsv2_e50218f3-34a9-579d-a32c-c10e77ae66d8-9145404.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1920x1280_cmsv2_e50218f3-34a9-579d-a32c-c10e77ae66d8-9145404.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Fish ferment to create fish sauce in Phan Cong Quang's home in Nam O fishing village.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Yannick Peterhans<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Warming oceans threaten the ocean ecology and the marine life that inhabits it. It may result in the proliferation of smaller, less nutritious fish and increase costs of fishing and, consequently, food. Anchovies, for instance, have an outsized role in marine ecology. <\/p>\n<p>They're food for other fish that people eat, like mackerel. They are also vital to make fish meal, used to feed farmed fish.<\/p>\n<h2>How is overfishing making the problem worse?<\/h2>\n<p>Overfishing compounds the problem, and geopolitical tensions in the contested waters of the South China Sea - responsible for about 12 per cent of the global fish catch - make management difficult. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//03//25//bottom-trawling-in-european-waters-costs-society-up-to-11bn-a-year-new-study-finds/">destructive industrial fishing practice<\/strong><\/a> of dragging large nets along the seabed, scooping up everything in a net's path, has prevailed since the 1980s. But despite increased fishing, the amount of fish being caught has stagnated, according to a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.sciencedirect.com//science//article//abs//pii//S0308597X19302015/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>2020 analysis of fishing trends<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//14//54//04//808x539_cmsv2_2b15e3be-2315-5021-b9f7-e9756a6146cb-9145404.jpg/" alt=\"Fishers retrieve a net on Nguyen Tat Thanh beach in Da Nang, Vietnam.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/384x256_cmsv2_2b15e3be-2315-5021-b9f7-e9756a6146cb-9145404.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/640x427_cmsv2_2b15e3be-2315-5021-b9f7-e9756a6146cb-9145404.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/750x500_cmsv2_2b15e3be-2315-5021-b9f7-e9756a6146cb-9145404.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/828x552_cmsv2_2b15e3be-2315-5021-b9f7-e9756a6146cb-9145404.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1080x720_cmsv2_2b15e3be-2315-5021-b9f7-e9756a6146cb-9145404.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1200x800_cmsv2_2b15e3be-2315-5021-b9f7-e9756a6146cb-9145404.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1920x1280_cmsv2_2b15e3be-2315-5021-b9f7-e9756a6146cb-9145404.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Fishers retrieve a net on Nguyen Tat Thanh beach in Da Nang, Vietnam.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Yannick Peterhans<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Even if the world can limit long-term global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and halve fishing intensity, the South China Sea will still lose more than a fifth of its fish stocks, warned a 2021 <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.admcf.org//wp-content//uploads//2021//11//Sink-or-Swim-Full-Report_171121.pdf/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>assessment<\/strong><\/a> by scientists from the University of British Columbia in Canada. <\/p>\n<p>In the most pessimistic scenario - temperatures rising by 4.3 degrees - nearly all the fish disappear.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The perfect anchovies are becoming hard to find<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Phu, who teaches information technology by day, also works hard to perfect the fish sauce art handed down by his ancestors.<\/p>\n<p>The anchovies are usually caught between January to March when they congregate off the coast of Da Nang. If they are the right species and size, they get mixed gently with sea salt and put in special terra cotta barrels. Sometimes, worms or other ingredients are added to bring in different flavors. <\/p>\n<p>Phu ferments this for up to 18 months - stirring the mix several times a week - before it can be strained, bottled and sold to customers.<\/p>\n<p>The sea salt imparts different flavours depending on where it comes from. So does the amount of salt used, and makers have their own recipes. The Bui family uses three parts fish to one part salt. The time allowed for fermentation and the potential addition of other fish also affect the flavour of the final product.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//14//54//04//808x539_cmsv2_2a9035b4-e758-57bc-b9cb-93e6922ce00c-9145404.jpg/" alt=\"Bui Van Phu produces fish sauce in his home in Nam O fishing village.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/384x256_cmsv2_2a9035b4-e758-57bc-b9cb-93e6922ce00c-9145404.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/640x427_cmsv2_2a9035b4-e758-57bc-b9cb-93e6922ce00c-9145404.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/750x500_cmsv2_2a9035b4-e758-57bc-b9cb-93e6922ce00c-9145404.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/828x552_cmsv2_2a9035b4-e758-57bc-b9cb-93e6922ce00c-9145404.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1080x720_cmsv2_2a9035b4-e758-57bc-b9cb-93e6922ce00c-9145404.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1200x800_cmsv2_2a9035b4-e758-57bc-b9cb-93e6922ce00c-9145404.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1920x1280_cmsv2_2a9035b4-e758-57bc-b9cb-93e6922ce00c-9145404.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Bui Van Phu produces fish sauce in his home in Nam O fishing village.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Yannick Peterhans<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>But it is harder to get the perfect anchovies. The fish catch has decreased - <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//01//28//safety-nets-can-smarter-fishing-gear-protect-marine-life-and-keep-fishers-afloat/">fishermen in markets across Vietnam rue the fact that much of the fish they sell now was considered bait-size in previous decades - and it's only the good relationships he has with anchovy fishermen that allow him to get the fish directly, avoiding high market prices. <\/p>\n<p>The unmistakable aroma of fermenting fish cloaks the homes of families that still make traditional fish sauce. But Phu said that many families are thinking of getting out of the business because of high anchovy prices.<\/p>\n<h2>A major export and a tradition to be safeguarded<\/h2>\n<p>The struggles of Vietnam's fish sauce makers may affect the country's plans for a bigger share of the global market for this condiment - projected to increase in value from $18.5 billion (\u20ac17.2 billion) in 2023 to nearly $29 billion (\u20ac27 billion) by 2032, according to a report by Introspective Market Research. <\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//03//23//hanois-french-quarter-is-an-oasis-of-laid-back-luxury-in-the-chaotic-capital/">Vietnam, along with Thailand, is the world's largest exporter of fish sauce and is hoping improvements in food safety to satisfy standards in lucrative markets like the US, Europe and Japan will help cement a national brand that helps advertise Vietnamese culture to the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//14//54//04//808x539_cmsv2_fce63633-81c7-529a-b164-bf22a00d4298-9145404.jpg/" alt=\"A woman purchases a bottle of fish sauce at Lotte Mart West Lake in Hanoi. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/384x256_cmsv2_fce63633-81c7-529a-b164-bf22a00d4298-9145404.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/640x427_cmsv2_fce63633-81c7-529a-b164-bf22a00d4298-9145404.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/750x500_cmsv2_fce63633-81c7-529a-b164-bf22a00d4298-9145404.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/828x552_cmsv2_fce63633-81c7-529a-b164-bf22a00d4298-9145404.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1080x720_cmsv2_fce63633-81c7-529a-b164-bf22a00d4298-9145404.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1200x800_cmsv2_fce63633-81c7-529a-b164-bf22a00d4298-9145404.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/1920x1280_cmsv2_fce63633-81c7-529a-b164-bf22a00d4298-9145404.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A woman purchases a bottle of fish sauce at Lotte Mart West Lake in Hanoi. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Yannick Peterhans<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>It's hard to overemphasize how deeply the condiment is enmeshed in Vietnamese culture. Students living abroad speak of how its taste transports them back home and a top chef says it's the foundation for flavour in the country's cuisine. <\/p>\n<p>The varying taste of different brews also means everyone - from top businessmen to daily wage workers - has their own opinions about which is the best.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9141306,9135150\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//03//26//five-lions-traumatised-by-war-in-ukraine-settle-in-to-their-forever-home-at-uk-sanctuary/">Five lions traumatised by war in Ukraine settle in to their 'forever home' at UK sanctuary<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//03//24//ocean-dumping-or-climate-solution-inside-the-race-to-lock-away-planet-warming-carbon-in-ou/">Ocean dumping or climate solution? Inside the race to lock away planet-warming carbon in our seas<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Phu said that each family has their own secrets about making fish sauce. And, nearly fifty years since his father chose to stay back and take care of the family business, he'd like to pass those on to his own son. But he knows that it'll depend on whether enough anchovies thrive in the sea for the craft to be viable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFish sauce to me is not just a condiment for cooking. But it is our craft, our culture, our tradition that need to be preserved, safeguarded and inherited,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1743074368,"updatedAt":1743091169,"publishedAt":1743087734,"firstPublishedAt":1743087734,"lastPublishedAt":1743087767,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/14\/54\/04\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_4bb72525-7cba-5aa7-a95e-823c6b89237b-9145404.jpg","altText":"Fish sauce bottles stand on fermentation pots in Phan Cong Quang's home.","caption":"Fish sauce bottles stand on fermentation pots in Phan Cong Quang's home.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Yannick 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French Quarter","daletPyramidId":914271,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Hanoi\u2019s French Quarter is an oasis of laid-back luxury in the chaotic capital","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"For laid-back luxury and fewer crowds, stay in Hanoi's French Quarter","titleListing2":"Hanoi\u2019s French Quarter is an oasis of laid-back luxury in the chaotic capital","leadin":"With wide boulevards and a lake, the French Quarter provides a little more breathing space than the Old Quarter.","summary":"With wide boulevards and a lake, the French Quarter provides a little more breathing space than the Old Quarter.","keySentence":"","url":"hanois-french-quarter-is-an-oasis-of-laid-back-luxury-in-the-chaotic-capital","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2025\/03\/23\/hanois-french-quarter-is-an-oasis-of-laid-back-luxury-in-the-chaotic-capital","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Hanoi\u2019s Old Quarter is a tumult of traffic, trade and tourism. Travellers choose to stay in the Vietnamese capital\u2019s historic neighbourhood to dive into its idiosyncratic brew of swerving motorbikes, roadside food joints and cacophonous soundtrack. \n\nBut while the clogged roads are an essential characteristic of the Old Quarter - hotels often supply guests with advice on how to cross them - increasing tourism is straining the capacity of its narrow streets. \n\nUntil recently, tour buses would squeeze through the maze to collect daytrippers from hotels causing traffic blockages. These have now been banned, but taxis and Grab (Southeast Asia\u2019s Uber) cars still clog the streets. \n\nFor travellers who would rather dip in and out of the chaos, the nearby French Quarter is an ideal base. With wide boulevards, a lake and elegant hotels, it provides a little more breathing space while being just a short walk from the Old Quarter. \n\nIt is also a fascinating glimpse into the French influences brought by colonialism but later fused with Hanoi\u2019s culture to become something unique. \n\nHang out at Hanoi\u2019s Ho\u00e0n Ki\u1ebfm lake\n\nIt is impossible to escape the buzz of scooters and the chorus of horns in Hanoi, but Ho\u00e0n Ki\u1ebfm Lake on the edge of the French Quarter is a kind of oasis. Walking along the shore, you look out across the green water to the mossy Turtle Tower - the reptiles once lived in the surrounding waters - on an island in the centre. \n\nAt the northern end is Ngoc Son Temple. Dedicated to writing, study and literature, it is a key place of worship for students preparing for exams. A bright red bridge leads to a little island where the blare of the traffic becomes a distant hum inside the temple walls. \n\nIt is lovely to sit in the tree-fringed courtyard watching a cat stroll by and listen to the occasional blast of pop music drifting over from the Zumba classes on the lake shore. If you get up early, you can join Hanoi\u2019s energetic residents for their morning workout. \n\nIndulge in egg coffee at its birthplace \n\nVietnam has made coffee an entirely unique product. The country\u2019s major cities each have their signature brew. In Ho Chi Ming, it\u2019s coconut-flavoured, while in Hue it is topped with salty cream. In Hanoi, the shortage of milk and cream during the French invasion of the 1940s inspired one bartender to invent egg coffee. \n\nNguyen Van Giang worked in the bar of the Grand Metropole Hotel, which is still open today and is part of the Sofitel group. After opening in 1901, a year before Hanoi became the capital of French Indo-China, the hotel became the haunt of colonialists and foreign travellers. Short of milk to serve his guests, Nguyen added whipped egg yolk with honey and sugar to the coffee and served it over a bowl of hot water. \n\nVisit the Metropole\u2019s Le Club Bar today to sit in the spot where egg coffee was invented. The light-filled, leafy conservatory is an oasis of peace also serving French specialities like Salade ni\u00e7oise, onion soup and croque monsieur. \n\nAlternatively, you can visit one of two coffee joints that Nguyen opened in the city, now run by his descendants. You\u2019ll find Cafe Dinh at the north end of Ho\u00e0n Ki\u1ebfm lake. Head up to the second floor and sip your sweet Hanoi coffee with local artists and writers. \n\nCapella Hanoi: Where to stay in the French Quarter \n\nThe city\u2019s luxury hotel quarter can be found in the blocks around Hanoi\u2019s rococo Opera House, a domed, ice-cream-coloured building dating from 1901.\n\nCapella Hanoi is a lavish, playful reimagining of what might have been a rendezvous spot for opera\u2019s greatest artists, singers and composers after the final curtain call. \n\nDesigned by starchitect Bill Bensley, it merges 1920s Art Deco Paris with Vietnamese heritage in flamboyant fusion. Bensley spent years gathering memorabilia, from theatre programmes to instruments and gloves to opera classes, to decorate the hotel. \n\nThe ground floor Michelin-recommended restaurant is named Backstage, and its plush red velvet chairs, floor-to-ceiling drapes and sparkly costumes hanging on the walls perfectly evoke the behind-the-scenes bustle. \n\nEach floor is dedicated to a different aspect of opera - drama, music, and stars. The decor reflects these themes: a mini stage displaying beaded costumes on the drama floor; a powdering table on the actress corridor; and musical instruments attached to Picasso-style paintings for the music level. \n\nEach of the 47 rooms is also individually themed, named after a singer, actress, composer or opera. The interiors are filled with nods to Vietnamese craft - embroidered silk upholstery, lantern-style lamps with dangling tassels and black rattan chairs. \n\nThe hotel collaborates with local artists for activities like pottery-making with residents of Bat Trang Ceramics Village and lacquer painting classes with Tran Anh Tuan, a master professor at the Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Art.\n\nHanoi\u2019s cuisine is legendary, and the city was crowned the best culinary destination by the World Culinary Awards in 2024. At Backstage, guests have the privilege of trying dishes cooked to the personal recipes of Madame Anh Tuyet, who was featured in chef Anthony Bourdain\u2019s TV series No Reservations. Her pho - an aromatic broth with beef brisket - packs a punch at breakfast. \n\nDive back into history at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel\n\nStaying at the Sofitel Legend Metropole (where egg coffee was invented) is the closest you can get to time travelling back to Hanoi\u2019s history under French occupation - from the staff\u2019s greeting of \u2018bonjour\u2019 to the in-house boutiques of Hermes and Chopard. \n\nThe heritage wing dates from 1901 and the Opera wing was added in 1996. In the older part, a recently installed exhibition details the timeline of the hotel from its opening to its role during two wars and reconstruction in 1992, opening guests\u2019 eyes to the depth of history within its walls. \n\nIn 1946, former president Ho Chi Ming met with General Etienne Valuie, commander of Indo-China, and Nguyen Hai Than, president of Vietnam\u2019s Quamingtang, in the hotel as part of negotiations for Vietnamese independence. \n\nDuring the American invasion, both male and female hotel staff received military training and the pavement out front where guests once sipped coffee was dug out to make bomb shelters which guests can now tour with a guide. Singer Joan Baez\u2019s LP \u2018Where are you now, my son?\u2019 was inspired by her experience of 11 days in the hotel\u2019s bunker. \n\nAs guests no longer need to worry about sheltering from air raids, there\u2019s plenty of time to enjoy the hotel\u2019s extensive facilities. In the central courtyard, there is an outdoor pool with sun loungers. In the mornings, you can head up to Le Balcon for yoga or tai chi classes. \n\nAnd when you\u2019re ready to venture out of the hotel and face the Hanoi hustle, just remember to bid \u2018au revoir\u2019 to the doorman. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Hanoi\u2019s Old Quarter is a tumult of traffic, trade and tourism. Travellers choose to stay in the Vietnamese capital\u2019s historic neighbourhood to dive into its idiosyncratic brew of swerving motorbikes, roadside food joints and cacophonous soundtrack. <\/p>\n<p>But while the clogged roads are an essential characteristic of the Old Quarter - hotels often supply guests with advice on how to cross them - increasing tourism is straining the capacity of its narrow streets. <\/p>\n<p>Until recently, tour buses would squeeze through the maze to collect daytrippers from hotels causing traffic blockages. These have now been banned, but taxis and Grab (Southeast Asia\u2019s Uber) cars still clog the streets. <\/p>\n<p>For travellers who would rather dip in and out of the chaos, the nearby French Quarter is an ideal base. With wide boulevards, a lake and elegant hotels, it provides a little more breathing space while being just a short walk from the Old Quarter. <\/p>\n<p>It is also a fascinating glimpse into the French influences brought by colonialism but later fused with Hanoi\u2019s culture to become something unique. <\/p>\n<h2>Hang out at Hanoi\u2019s Ho\u00e0n Ki\u1ebfm lake<\/h2>\n<p>It is impossible to escape the buzz of scooters and the chorus of horns in Hanoi, but Ho\u00e0n Ki\u1ebfm Lake on the edge of the French Quarter is a kind of oasis. Walking along the shore, you look out across the green <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//05//04//want-to-escape-the-crowds-of-lake-como-and-garda-head-to-these-underrated-italian-lakes-in/">water to the mossy Turtle Tower - the reptiles once lived in the surrounding waters - on an island in the centre. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//12//57//58//808x454_cmsv2_b5d3b1ab-5427-5dd1-a34a-6d72c09695ca-9125758.jpg/" alt=\"A bright red bridge leads to a little island where the blare of the traffic becomes a distant hum inside the temple walls. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/384x216_cmsv2_b5d3b1ab-5427-5dd1-a34a-6d72c09695ca-9125758.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/640x360_cmsv2_b5d3b1ab-5427-5dd1-a34a-6d72c09695ca-9125758.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/750x422_cmsv2_b5d3b1ab-5427-5dd1-a34a-6d72c09695ca-9125758.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/828x466_cmsv2_b5d3b1ab-5427-5dd1-a34a-6d72c09695ca-9125758.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1080x608_cmsv2_b5d3b1ab-5427-5dd1-a34a-6d72c09695ca-9125758.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1200x675_cmsv2_b5d3b1ab-5427-5dd1-a34a-6d72c09695ca-9125758.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1920x1080_cmsv2_b5d3b1ab-5427-5dd1-a34a-6d72c09695ca-9125758.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A bright red bridge leads to a little island where the blare of the traffic becomes a distant hum inside the temple walls. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Rebecca Ann Hughes<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>At the northern end is Ngoc Son Temple. Dedicated to writing, study and literature, it is a key place of worship for students preparing for exams. A bright red bridge leads to a little <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//12//31//forget-the-caribbeans-golden-sands-castaway-for-adventure-in-the-unspoiled-island-haven-of/">island where the blare of the traffic becomes a distant hum inside the temple walls. <\/p>\n<p>It is lovely to sit in the tree-fringed courtyard watching a cat stroll by and listen to the occasional blast of pop music drifting over from the Zumba classes on the lake shore. If you get up early, you can join Hanoi\u2019s energetic residents for their morning workout. <\/p>\n<h2>Indulge in egg coffee at its birthplace<\/h2>\n<p>Vietnam has made coffee an entirely unique product. The country\u2019s major cities each have their signature brew. In Ho Chi Ming, it\u2019s coconut-flavoured, while in Hue it is topped with salty cream. In Hanoi, the shortage of milk and cream during the French invasion of the 1940s inspired one bartender to invent egg <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2020//02//12//is-your-reusable-coffee-cup-really-making-a-difference/">coffee. <\/p>\n<p>Nguyen Van Giang worked in the bar of the Grand Metropole Hotel, which is still open today and is part of the Sofitel group. After opening in 1901, a year before Hanoi became the capital of French Indo-China, the hotel became the haunt of colonialists and foreign travellers. Short of milk to serve his guests, Nguyen added whipped egg yolk with honey and sugar to the coffee and served it over a bowl of hot water. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.75\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//12//57//58//808x608_cmsv2_4b0ebac6-286f-5ed8-b548-d76ccb4d388c-9125758.jpg/" alt=\"Coffee is a ritual in Hanoi.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/384x288_cmsv2_4b0ebac6-286f-5ed8-b548-d76ccb4d388c-9125758.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/640x480_cmsv2_4b0ebac6-286f-5ed8-b548-d76ccb4d388c-9125758.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/750x563_cmsv2_4b0ebac6-286f-5ed8-b548-d76ccb4d388c-9125758.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/828x621_cmsv2_4b0ebac6-286f-5ed8-b548-d76ccb4d388c-9125758.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1080x810_cmsv2_4b0ebac6-286f-5ed8-b548-d76ccb4d388c-9125758.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1200x900_cmsv2_4b0ebac6-286f-5ed8-b548-d76ccb4d388c-9125758.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1920x1440_cmsv2_4b0ebac6-286f-5ed8-b548-d76ccb4d388c-9125758.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Coffee is a ritual in Hanoi.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Rebecca Ann Hughes<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Visit the Metropole\u2019s Le Club Bar today to sit in the spot where egg coffee was invented. The light-filled, leafy conservatory is an oasis of peace also serving French specialities like Salade ni\u00e7oise, onion soup and croque monsieur. <\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can visit one of two <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//03//06//sustainable-safaris-and-off-grid-coastal-cafes-meet-the-women-trailblazing-greener-ways-to/">coffee joints<\/strong><\/a> that Nguyen opened in the city, now run by his descendants. You\u2019ll find Cafe Dinh at the north end of Ho\u00e0n Ki\u1ebfm lake. Head up to the second floor and sip your sweet Hanoi coffee with local artists and writers. <\/p>\n<h2>Capella Hanoi: Where to stay in the French Quarter<\/h2>\n<p>The city\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//02//16//europes-former-railway-stations-have-become-the-darling-of-the-luxury-hotel-scene/">luxury hotel<\/strong><\/a> quarter can be found in the blocks around Hanoi\u2019s rococo Opera House, a domed, ice-cream-coloured building dating from 1901.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////capellahotels.com//en//capella-hanoi/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Capella Hanoi<\/strong><\/a> is a lavish, playful reimagining of what might have been a rendezvous spot for opera\u2019s greatest artists, singers and composers after the final curtain call. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.75\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//12//57//58//808x608_cmsv2_a93c2b1c-17bc-55b7-8635-5b1adbee1220-9125758.jpg/" alt=\"The ground floor Michelin-recommended restaurant is named Backstage.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/384x288_cmsv2_a93c2b1c-17bc-55b7-8635-5b1adbee1220-9125758.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/640x480_cmsv2_a93c2b1c-17bc-55b7-8635-5b1adbee1220-9125758.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/750x563_cmsv2_a93c2b1c-17bc-55b7-8635-5b1adbee1220-9125758.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/828x621_cmsv2_a93c2b1c-17bc-55b7-8635-5b1adbee1220-9125758.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1080x810_cmsv2_a93c2b1c-17bc-55b7-8635-5b1adbee1220-9125758.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1200x900_cmsv2_a93c2b1c-17bc-55b7-8635-5b1adbee1220-9125758.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1920x1440_cmsv2_a93c2b1c-17bc-55b7-8635-5b1adbee1220-9125758.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The ground floor Michelin-recommended restaurant is named Backstage.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Rebecca Ann Hughes<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Designed by starchitect Bill Bensley, it merges 1920s Art Deco Paris with Vietnamese heritage in flamboyant fusion. Bensley spent years gathering memorabilia, from theatre programmes to instruments and gloves to opera classes, to decorate the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//04//03//the-ultimate-check-in-rappel-swim-or-cogwheel-ride-to-the-worlds-most-secluded-stays/">hotel. <\/p>\n<p>The ground floor Michelin-recommended restaurant is named Backstage, and its plush red velvet chairs, floor-to-ceiling drapes and sparkly costumes hanging on the walls perfectly evoke the behind-the-scenes bustle. <\/p>\n<p>Each floor is dedicated to a different aspect of opera - drama, music, and stars. The decor reflects these themes: a mini stage displaying beaded costumes on the drama floor; a powdering table on the actress corridor; and musical instruments attached to Picasso-style paintings for the music level. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.75\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//12//57//58//808x608_cmsv2_d43c6628-c69a-5f43-9e30-8e0d4cd66d27-9125758.jpg/" alt=\"The living room of the spectacular grand opera suite.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/384x288_cmsv2_d43c6628-c69a-5f43-9e30-8e0d4cd66d27-9125758.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/640x480_cmsv2_d43c6628-c69a-5f43-9e30-8e0d4cd66d27-9125758.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/750x563_cmsv2_d43c6628-c69a-5f43-9e30-8e0d4cd66d27-9125758.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/828x621_cmsv2_d43c6628-c69a-5f43-9e30-8e0d4cd66d27-9125758.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1080x810_cmsv2_d43c6628-c69a-5f43-9e30-8e0d4cd66d27-9125758.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1200x900_cmsv2_d43c6628-c69a-5f43-9e30-8e0d4cd66d27-9125758.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1920x1440_cmsv2_d43c6628-c69a-5f43-9e30-8e0d4cd66d27-9125758.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The living room of the spectacular grand opera suite.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Rebecca Ann Hughes<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Each of the 47 rooms is also individually themed, named after a singer, actress, composer or opera. The interiors are filled with nods to Vietnamese craft - embroidered silk upholstery, lantern-style lamps with dangling tassels and black rattan chairs. <\/p>\n<p>The hotel collaborates with local artists for activities like pottery-making with residents of Bat Trang Ceramics Village and lacquer painting classes with Tran Anh Tuan, a master professor at the Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Art.<\/p>\n<p>Hanoi\u2019s cuisine is legendary, and the city was crowned the best culinary destination by the World Culinary Awards in 2024. At Backstage, guests have the privilege of trying dishes cooked to the personal recipes of Madame Anh Tuyet, who was featured in chef Anthony Bourdain\u2019s TV series No Reservations. Her pho - an aromatic broth with beef brisket - packs a punch at breakfast. <\/p>\n<h2>Dive back into history at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel<\/h2>\n<p>Staying at the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.sofitel-legend-metropole-hanoi.com///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Sofitel Legend Metropole<\/strong><\/a> (where egg coffee was invented) is the closest you can get to time travelling back to Hanoi\u2019s history under French occupation - from the staff\u2019s greeting of \u2018bonjour\u2019 to the in-house boutiques of Hermes and Chopard. <\/p>\n<p>The heritage wing dates from 1901 and the Opera wing was added in 1996. In the older part, a recently installed exhibition details the timeline of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//03//02//where-to-stay-in-bali-the-islands-best-resorts-offer-luxury-infused-with-local-culture/">hotel from its opening to its role during two wars and reconstruction in 1992, opening guests\u2019 eyes to the depth of history within its walls. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.75\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//12//57//58//808x608_cmsv2_9bce2241-7526-56c3-ab4e-c81d5b9ddce1-9125758.jpg/" alt=\"The light-filled, leafy conservatory is an oasis of peace also serving French specialities like Salade ni\u00e7oise, onion soup and croque monsieur.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/384x288_cmsv2_9bce2241-7526-56c3-ab4e-c81d5b9ddce1-9125758.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/640x480_cmsv2_9bce2241-7526-56c3-ab4e-c81d5b9ddce1-9125758.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/750x563_cmsv2_9bce2241-7526-56c3-ab4e-c81d5b9ddce1-9125758.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/828x621_cmsv2_9bce2241-7526-56c3-ab4e-c81d5b9ddce1-9125758.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1080x810_cmsv2_9bce2241-7526-56c3-ab4e-c81d5b9ddce1-9125758.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1200x900_cmsv2_9bce2241-7526-56c3-ab4e-c81d5b9ddce1-9125758.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/1920x1440_cmsv2_9bce2241-7526-56c3-ab4e-c81d5b9ddce1-9125758.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The light-filled, leafy conservatory is an oasis of peace also serving French specialities like Salade ni\u00e7oise, onion soup and croque monsieur.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Rebecca Ann Hughes<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1946, former president Ho Chi Ming met with General Etienne Valuie, commander of Indo-China, and Nguyen Hai Than, president of Vietnam\u2019s Quamingtang, in the hotel as part of negotiations for Vietnamese independence. <\/p>\n<p>During the American invasion, both male and female hotel staff received military training and the pavement out front where guests once sipped coffee was dug out to make bomb shelters which guests can now tour with a guide. Singer Joan Baez\u2019s LP \u2018Where are you now, my son?\u2019 was inspired by her experience of 11 days in the hotel\u2019s bunker. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8364172,7440936\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//04//10//thailand-cambodia-vietnam-could-southeast-asia-be-introducing-a-schengen-style-visa-system/">Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam: Could Southeast Asia be introducing a Schengen-style visa system?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//15//from-the-worlds-biggest-cave-to-tiny-islands-heres-why-you-should-visit-vietnam/">From the world\u2019s biggest cave to tiny islands, here\u2019s why you should visit Vietnam<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>As guests no longer need to worry about sheltering from air raids, there\u2019s plenty of time to enjoy the hotel\u2019s extensive facilities. In the central courtyard, there is an <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//04//28//affordable-luxury-day-passes-offer-one-off-visits-to-luxurious-hotel-pools/">outdoor pool<\/strong><\/a> with sun loungers. In the mornings, you can head up to Le Balcon for yoga or tai chi classes. <\/p>\n<p>And when you\u2019re ready to venture out of the hotel and face the Hanoi hustle, just remember to bid \u2018au revoir\u2019 to the doorman. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1742393641,"updatedAt":1742727157,"publishedAt":1742722357,"firstPublishedAt":1742722357,"lastPublishedAt":1742722399,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/57\/58\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_75a21445-3238-5fa5-acdf-62714c9c814a-9125758.jpg","altText":"With wide boulevards and a lake, the French Quarter provides a little more breathing space than the Old Quarter.","caption":"With wide boulevards and a lake, the French Quarter provides a little more breathing space than the Old Quarter.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Hyeryeong Song 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and Russia sign agreement to boost nuclear energy cooperation","daletPyramidId":null,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Vietnam and Russia sign agreement to expand nuclear energy cooperation ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Vietnam and Russia sign agreement to boost nuclear energy cooperation ","titleListing2":"Vietnam and Russia sign nuclear energy deal as Hanoi aims to revive its nuclear energy ambitions.","leadin":"Hanoi is seeking to revive its nuclear programme in order to achieve energy self-sufficiency and meet its 2050 greenhouse gas emissions goals.","summary":"Hanoi is seeking to revive its nuclear programme in order to achieve energy self-sufficiency and meet its 2050 greenhouse gas emissions goals.","keySentence":"","url":"vietnam-and-russia-sign-agreement-to-expand-nuclear-energy-cooperation","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/01\/14\/vietnam-and-russia-sign-agreement-to-expand-nuclear-energy-cooperation","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Vietnam and Russia signed an agreement on Tuesday to increase their cooperation on nuclear energy during Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin\u2019s two-day visit to Hanoi.\n\nThe deal was signed between Russia\u2019s state-owned nuclear energy firm Rosatom and Vietnam\u2019s state power utility EVN at a time when the Southeast Asian nation is seeking to revive its nuclear energy plans.\n\nVietnam shelved the construction of two nuclear power plants in 2016 due to rising costs and safety concerns but is now revisiting the idea to achieve energy self-sufficiency and meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.\n\nMishustin, who held bilateral talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh, emphasised the strong partnership between the two nations.\n\n\u201cVietnam is an important partner of Russia in Southeast Asia,\" Mishustin said. \u201cToday we plan to discuss with you a comprehensive plan for cooperation between Russia and Vietnam, which runs until 2030.\u201d\n\nDuring his visit, Mishustin also met Vietnam\u2019s Communist Party chief To Lam and National Assembly chairman Tran Thanh Man. He is scheduled to meet the Vietnamese President Luong Cuong on Wednesday.\n\nAlexey Likhachev, Rosatom's director general, arrived in Hanoi on Monday and expressed the company\u2019s readiness to assist Vietnam in building nuclear power plants and research centres, as well as sharing and localising Russian nuclear technology, according to Vietnamese state media.\n\nIn addition to the nuclear energy agreement, Russia agreed to provide Vietnam with a scientific research vessel for marine studies.\n\nThe visit underscores Russia's efforts to strengthen ties in Asia amid its international isolation following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.\n\nMishustin\u2019s visit follows Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s trip to Hanoi in June, during which the two nations agreed to develop a roadmap for a nuclear science and technology centre in Vietnam.\n\nVietnam and Russia have maintained diplomatic ties since 1950, and have been close allies since the Cold War.\n\nThe influence of this long-standing relationship is evident in Vietnamese cities, where Soviet-era apartment blocks stand alongside modern skyscrapers.\n\nDespite their historical ties, bilateral trade between Russia and Vietnam amounted to only $3.6 billion (\u20ac3.5 billion) in 2023, a stark contrast to Vietnam\u2019s trade volumes with China, which totalled $171 billion (\u20ac167 billion), and the US, which reached $111 billion (\u20ac108 billion).\n\nWhile Russia has supplied 80% of Vietnam\u2019s arms exports since the early 2000s, this share has declined as Vietnam seeks to diversify its military suppliers.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Vietnam and Russia signed an agreement on Tuesday to increase their cooperation on nuclear energy during Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin\u2019s two-day visit to Hanoi.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was signed between Russia\u2019s state-owned nuclear energy firm Rosatom and Vietnam\u2019s state power utility EVN at a time when the Southeast Asian nation is seeking to revive its nuclear energy plans.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam shelved the construction of two nuclear power plants in 2016 due to rising costs and safety concerns but is now revisiting the idea to achieve energy self-sufficiency and meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Mishustin, who held bilateral talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh, emphasised the strong partnership between the two nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVietnam is an important partner of Russia in Southeast Asia,\" Mishustin said. \u201cToday we plan to discuss with you a comprehensive plan for cooperation between Russia and Vietnam, which runs until 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his visit, Mishustin also met Vietnam\u2019s Communist Party chief To Lam and National Assembly chairman Tran Thanh Man. He is scheduled to meet the Vietnamese President Luong Cuong on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Alexey Likhachev, Rosatom's director general, arrived in Hanoi on Monday and expressed the company\u2019s readiness to assist Vietnam in building nuclear power plants and research centres, as well as sharing and localising Russian nuclear technology, according to Vietnamese state media.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the nuclear energy agreement, Russia agreed to provide Vietnam with a scientific research vessel for marine studies.<\/p>\n<p>The visit underscores Russia's efforts to strengthen ties in Asia amid its international isolation following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Mishustin\u2019s visit follows Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s trip to Hanoi in June, during which the two nations agreed to develop a roadmap for a nuclear science and technology centre in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam and Russia have maintained diplomatic ties since 1950, and have been close allies since the Cold War.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8519320,8516720\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//06//21//putin-reconsiders-nuclear-weapons-doctrine-after-state-visit-to-vietnam/">Putin reconsiders nuclear weapons doctrine after state visit to Vietnam<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//06//20//putin-visits-vietnam-to-bolster-relations-in-southeast-asia-amid-russias-growing-isolation/">Putin visits Vietnam to bolster relations in Southeast Asia amid Russia's growing isolation<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The influence of this long-standing relationship is evident in Vietnamese cities, where Soviet-era apartment blocks stand alongside modern skyscrapers.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their historical ties, bilateral trade between Russia and Vietnam amounted to only $3.6 billion (\u20ac3.5 billion) in 2023, a stark contrast to Vietnam\u2019s trade volumes with China, which totalled $171 billion (\u20ac167 billion), and the US, which reached $111 billion (\u20ac108 billion).<\/p>\n<p>While Russia has supplied 80% of Vietnam\u2019s arms exports since the early 2000s, this share has declined as Vietnam seeks to diversify its military suppliers.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1736858908,"updatedAt":1736860172,"publishedAt":1736860163,"firstPublishedAt":1736860163,"lastPublishedAt":1736860163,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/97\/15\/50\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8ac6add8-f94b-59e2-a4ff-1fc32d4f49ee-8971550.jpg","altText":"Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, left, and Vietnamese General Secretary of the Communist Party To Lam shake hands in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday, 14 Jan 2025. 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The suspension comes after the ministry had raised concerns about the authenticity of Temu's extremely cheap products and their impact on Vietnamese manufacturers.\n\nTemu said on Thursday that it was working with the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to register its e-commerce services and had submitted required documents.\n\nTemu began selling goods in Vietnam in October with aggressive discounts and free shipping. The government had warned the company that its app and website would be blocked if it did not register before an end-of-November deadline, official Vietnam News Agency cited the Ministry of Industry and Trade as saying.\n\nOn Thursday, Vietnamese language options were removed from Temu's website. A notification on the site said that Temu was working \"with the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to register its provision of e-commerce services in Vietnam.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Vietnam has suspended the operations of Chinese online retailer Temu after it failed to meet a government deadline to register the company by the end of November.<\/p>\n<p>Temu is being investigated in Europe over suspicions it has been failing to prevent the sale of illegal products.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if Temu, a unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo, will be allowed to resume its business in Vietnam once it registers. The suspension comes after the ministry had raised concerns about the authenticity of Temu's extremely cheap products and their impact on Vietnamese manufacturers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8840218,8824878\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//10//31//eu-commission-probes-chinese-marketplace-temu-under-platform-rules/">EU Commission probes Chinese marketplace Temu under platform rules<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//08//eu-commission-warns-temu-to-fix-consumer-protection-violations/">EU Commission warns Temu to fix consumer protection violations<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Temu said on Thursday that it was working with the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to register its e-commerce services and had submitted required documents.<\/p>\n<p>Temu began selling goods in Vietnam in October with aggressive discounts and free shipping. The government had warned the company that its app and website would be blocked if it did not register before an end-of-November deadline, official Vietnam News Agency cited the Ministry of Industry and Trade as saying.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Vietnamese language options were removed from Temu's website. A notification on the site said that Temu was working \"with the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to register its provision of e-commerce services in Vietnam.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1733388577,"updatedAt":1733395457,"publishedAt":1733395424,"firstPublishedAt":1733395424,"lastPublishedAt":1733395424,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/89\/15\/62\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_657c5be2-6ee0-5b2e-bd7c-20ba33ae1248-8891562.jpg","altText":"A page taken from the Temu website ","caption":"A page taken from the Temu website ","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Richard Drew\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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TYPHOON YAGI AFTERMATH","daletPyramidId":null,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"At least 233 dead in Vietnam following Typhoon Yagi's aftermath","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"At least 233 dead in Vietnam following Typhoon Yagi's aftermath","titleListing2":"Death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises in Vietnam as search for survivors in Hanoi continues","leadin":"Around 500 personnel and sniffer dogs have been mobilised for the search while relatives of the victims wait for news of their loved ones, next to a stack of coffins prepared for the deceased.","summary":"Around 500 personnel and sniffer dogs have been mobilised for the search while relatives of the victims wait for news of their loved ones, next to a stack of coffins prepared for the deceased.","keySentence":"","url":"at-least-233-dead-in-vietnam-following-typhoon-yagis-aftermath","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/09\/13\/at-least-233-dead-in-vietnam-following-typhoon-yagis-aftermath","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The death toll from Typhoon Yagi\u2019s aftermath in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, local authorities said.\n\nVietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the scene on Thursday, urging rescue workers to speed up and focus on finding the missing.\n\nAbout 48 bodies were recovered as rescue workers continued the search for 39 others missing after a flash flood buried Lang Nu, a village in Lao Cai province, in mud and debris on Tuesday.\n\nThe latest figures come as flood waters from the swollen Red River in the capital, Hanoi, were beginning to recede. \n\nHowever, many neighborhoods remained submerged, and experts predict that relief could still be days away.\n\nSome 500 personnel and sniffer dogs have been mobilised for the search while relatives of the victims wait for the news of their loved ones, next to a stack of coffins prepared for the deceased. \n\nAcross Vietnam, 103 people are still listed as missing, and more than 800 have been injured. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a disaster. It\u2019s the fate that we had to accept,\u201d Tran Thi Ngan said as she mourned the death of her relatives, a family of three with a young child, next to their makeshift altar.\n\nBadly damaged roads to the villages due to landslides also hinder the rescue efforts as heavy equipment can not be brought to the scene. \n\nThe landslide in Lang Nu is among several landslides in Lao Cai, the province with the highest number of casualties of 98 people.\n\nIn Cao Bang, another hard-hit province, 21 bodies were recovered on Friday, four days after a landslide edged off a bus, a car, and several motorcycles into a flooding stream. Rescuers are still searching for 10 others missing.\n\nYagi was the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in decades. It made landfall Saturday with winds of up to 149 km\/h. Despite weakening on Sunday, downpours continued and rivers remain dangerously high.\n\nThe United Nations Children's Agency, UNICEF, said the storm and its aftermath have also damaged around 550 health facilities, 800 schools, and more than 100,000 homes, leaving more than 3 million people without access to safe drinking water. \n\nIt said it is working with the government and other partners to deliver bottled water, purification tablets, filtration systems, and other emergency aid to the hardest-hit areas.\n\nSix killed in northern Thailand\n\nMeanwhile, rescuers were assisting in evacuating people trapped by flooding in parts of northern Thailand, with footage showing people being guided across a raging torrent.\n\nOverflowing rivers and landslides, attributed to the after-effects of Storm Yagi, led to widespread disruption across Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces.\n\nSix people were killed in Chiang Mai\u2019s Mae Ai district when the heavy rain led to a landslide, according to the Bangkok Post. \n\nThe news outlet said another landslide in Mae Fah Luang district left one person dead, two severely injured and one missing.\n\nLocal authorities in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai warned residents of four subdistricts that floods continue to rise and urged them to move their belongings to higher ground.\n\nScientists attribute some of the world's extreme weather events to the human-induced climate crisis.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The death toll from Typhoon Yagi\u2019s aftermath in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, local authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the scene on Thursday, urging rescue workers to speed up and focus on finding the missing.<\/p>\n<p>About 48 bodies were recovered as rescue workers continued the search for 39 others missing after a flash flood buried Lang Nu, a village in Lao Cai province, in mud and debris on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The latest figures come as flood waters from the swollen Red River in the capital, Hanoi, were beginning to recede. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.7109375\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//72//41//26//808x573_cmsv2_0fc352b9-1589-5455-821d-66ac97c5bd83-8724126.jpg/" alt=\"Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, foreground right, visits as rescue work is underway after a flash flood buries a hamlet in mud and debris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/41\/26\/384x273_cmsv2_0fc352b9-1589-5455-821d-66ac97c5bd83-8724126.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/41\/26\/640x455_cmsv2_0fc352b9-1589-5455-821d-66ac97c5bd83-8724126.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/41\/26\/750x533_cmsv2_0fc352b9-1589-5455-821d-66ac97c5bd83-8724126.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/41\/26\/828x589_cmsv2_0fc352b9-1589-5455-821d-66ac97c5bd83-8724126.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/41\/26\/1080x768_cmsv2_0fc352b9-1589-5455-821d-66ac97c5bd83-8724126.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/41\/26\/1200x853_cmsv2_0fc352b9-1589-5455-821d-66ac97c5bd83-8724126.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/41\/26\/1920x1365_cmsv2_0fc352b9-1589-5455-821d-66ac97c5bd83-8724126.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, foreground right, visits as rescue work is underway after a flash flood buries a hamlet in mud and debris<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Duong Van Giang\/VNA<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>However, many neighborhoods remained submerged, and experts predict that relief could still be days away.<\/p>\n<p>Some 500 personnel and sniffer dogs have been mobilised for the search while relatives of the victims wait for the news of their loved ones, next to a stack of coffins prepared for the deceased. <\/p>\n<p>Across Vietnam, 103 people are still listed as missing, and more than 800 have been injured. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a disaster. It\u2019s the fate that we had to accept,\u201d Tran Thi Ngan said as she mourned the death of her relatives, a family of three with a young child, next to their makeshift altar.<\/p>\n<p>Badly damaged roads to the villages due to landslides also hinder the rescue efforts as heavy equipment can not be brought to the scene. <\/p>\n<p>The landslide in Lang Nu is among several landslides in Lao Cai, the province with the highest number of casualties of 98 people.<\/p>\n<p>In Cao Bang, another hard-hit province, 21 bodies were recovered on Friday, four days after a landslide edged off a bus, a car, and several motorcycles into a flooding stream. Rescuers are still searching for 10 others missing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.66796875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//72//79//90//808x539_cmsv2_141659df-6f6a-5658-811b-dbd380d33e0d-8727990.jpg/" alt=\"A man paddles a boat in the flood in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi in An Lac village, Hanoi, Vietnam Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/79\/90\/384x257_cmsv2_141659df-6f6a-5658-811b-dbd380d33e0d-8727990.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/79\/90\/640x428_cmsv2_141659df-6f6a-5658-811b-dbd380d33e0d-8727990.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/79\/90\/750x501_cmsv2_141659df-6f6a-5658-811b-dbd380d33e0d-8727990.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/79\/90\/828x553_cmsv2_141659df-6f6a-5658-811b-dbd380d33e0d-8727990.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/79\/90\/1080x721_cmsv2_141659df-6f6a-5658-811b-dbd380d33e0d-8727990.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/79\/90\/1200x802_cmsv2_141659df-6f6a-5658-811b-dbd380d33e0d-8727990.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/72\/79\/90\/1920x1283_cmsv2_141659df-6f6a-5658-811b-dbd380d33e0d-8727990.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A man paddles a boat in the flood in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi in An Lac village, Hanoi, Vietnam Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hau Dinh\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in decades. It made landfall Saturday with winds of up to 149 km\/h. Despite weakening on Sunday, downpours continued and rivers remain dangerously high.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations Children's Agency, UNICEF, said the storm and its aftermath have also damaged around 550 health facilities, 800 schools, and more than 100,000 homes, leaving more than 3 million people without access to safe drinking water. <\/p>\n<p>It said it is working with the government and other partners to deliver bottled water, purification tablets, filtration systems, and other emergency aid to the hardest-hit areas.<\/p>\n<h2>Six killed in northern Thailand<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, rescuers were assisting in evacuating people trapped by flooding in parts of northern Thailand, with footage showing people being guided across a raging torrent.<\/p>\n<p>Overflowing rivers and landslides, attributed to the after-effects of Storm Yagi, led to widespread disruption across Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces.<\/p>\n<p>Six people were killed in Chiang Mai\u2019s Mae Ai district when the heavy 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Three people were rescued with no reported casualties. The typhoon has killed at least 59 and injured 299 people.","summary":"A steel bridge over the Red River in northern Vietnam collapsed after Typhoon Yagi's heavy rain and winds. Three people were rescued with no reported casualties. 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Local tourism in Sa Pa has been suspended until further notice from authorities.\n\nThe storm also knocked out electricity poles in the Quang Ninh and Haiphong provinces. At least three million people were left without electricity. 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Local tourism in Sa Pa has been suspended until further notice from authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The storm also knocked out electricity poles in the Quang Ninh and Haiphong provinces. At least three million people were left without electricity. It is unclear how much of the restoration work has been completed.<\/p>\n<p>The typhoon also damaged vital agricultural land, nearly 117,000 hectares where mostly rice is grown. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1725892019,"updatedAt":1725904083,"publishedAt":1725903667,"firstPublishedAt":1725903667,"lastPublishedAt":1725903667,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/71\/64\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2d4a450d-91ee-58fc-8af5-99276a8d5648-8716432.jpg","altText":"Collapsed bridge","caption":"Collapsed bridge","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"VALIDATED UGC","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":960,"height":540}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":1142,"urlSafeValue":"aktan","title":"Sertac 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typhoon that has caused at least 59 deaths in the Southeast Asian country, state media reported.\n\nNine people died during the typhoon, which made landfall in Vietnam on Saturday before weakening into a depression, and 50 others were killed during the consequent floods and landslides. The water levels of several rivers in northern Vietnam were dangerously high.\n\nA passenger bus carrying 20 people was swept into a flooded stream by a landslide in mountainous Cao Bang province Monday morning. Rescuers were deployed but landslides blocked the path to where the incident took place.\n\nIn Phu Tho province, rescue operations were continuing after a steel bridge over the engorged Red River collapsed Monday morning. \n\nReports said 10 cars and trucks, along with two motorbikes, fell into the river. Three people were pulled out of the river and taken to the hospital, but 13 others were missing.\n\nYagi \u2014 the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in decades \u2014 made landfall on Saturday with winds of up to 149 kilometres per hour.\n\nIt weakened to a tropical depression the following day, but the country\u2019s meteorological agency still warned the continuing downpours could cause floods and landslides.\n\nOn Sunday, a landslide killed six people, including an infant, and injured nine others in Sa Pa town, a popular trekking base known for its terraced rice fields and mountains. State media reported 21 deaths and at least 299 people were injured from the weekend.\n\nSkies were overcast in the capital, Hanoi, with occasional rain Monday morning as workers cleared the uprooted trees, fallen billboards and toppled electricity poles. \n\nHeavy rain continued in northwest Vietnam, and forecasters said it could exceed 40 centimetres in some places.\n\nAgricultural land hit hard\n\nInitially, at least three million people were left without electricity in Quang Ninh and Haiphong provinces, and it's unclear how much has been restored.\n\nThe two provinces are industrial hubs, housing many factories that export goods, including EV maker VinFast and Apple suppliers Pegatrong and USI. Factory workers said on Sunday that many industrial parks were inundated, and the roofs of many factories had been blown away.\n\nPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Haiphong city on Sunday and approved a package of $4.62 million (\u20ac4.18m) to help the port city recover.\n\nYagi also damaged agricultural land, nearly 116,192 hectares, where rice is mostly grown.\n\nBefore hitting Vietnam, Yagi caused at least 20 deaths\u00a0in the Philippines\u00a0last week and\u00a0three deaths in China.\n\nStorms like Typhoon Yagi were \u201cgetting stronger due to climate change,\" said Benjamin Horton, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore. \n\nThis is due to warmer ocean waters providing more energy to fuel the storms, leading to increased wind speeds and heavier rainfall, he said. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding Monday as more rain fell on northern Vietnam from a former typhoon that has caused at least 59 deaths in the Southeast Asian country, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>Nine people died during the typhoon, which made landfall in Vietnam on Saturday before weakening into a depression, and 50 others were killed during the consequent floods and landslides. The water levels of several rivers in northern Vietnam were dangerously high.<\/p>\n<p>A passenger bus carrying 20 people was swept into a flooded stream by a landslide in mountainous Cao Bang province Monday morning. Rescuers were deployed but landslides blocked the path to where the incident took place.<\/p>\n<p>In Phu Tho province, rescue operations were continuing after a steel bridge over the engorged Red River collapsed Monday morning. <\/p>\n<p>Reports said 10 cars and trucks, along with two motorbikes, fell into the river. Three people were pulled out of the river and taken to the hospital, but 13 others were missing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//09//07//typhoon-yagi-hits-north-vietnam-killing-two-and-closing-airports/">Yagi \u2014 the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in decades \u2014 made landfall on Saturday with winds of up to 149 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n<p>It weakened to a tropical depression the following day, but the country\u2019s meteorological agency still warned the continuing downpours could cause floods and landslides.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//71//31//86//808x539_cmsv2_c8d6bae3-a8d9-5c85-b3d4-9ce67d792c98-8713186.jpg/" alt=\"People carry belongings in flood triggered by Typhoon Yagi in Lang Son province, Vietnam Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/71\/31\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_c8d6bae3-a8d9-5c85-b3d4-9ce67d792c98-8713186.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/71\/31\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_c8d6bae3-a8d9-5c85-b3d4-9ce67d792c98-8713186.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/71\/31\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_c8d6bae3-a8d9-5c85-b3d4-9ce67d792c98-8713186.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/71\/31\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_c8d6bae3-a8d9-5c85-b3d4-9ce67d792c98-8713186.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/71\/31\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_c8d6bae3-a8d9-5c85-b3d4-9ce67d792c98-8713186.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/71\/31\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_c8d6bae3-a8d9-5c85-b3d4-9ce67d792c98-8713186.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/71\/31\/86\/1920x1281_cmsv2_c8d6bae3-a8d9-5c85-b3d4-9ce67d792c98-8713186.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People carry belongings in flood triggered by Typhoon Yagi in Lang Son province, Vietnam Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">STR\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>On Sunday, a landslide killed six people, including an infant, and injured nine others in Sa Pa town, a popular trekking base known for its terraced rice fields and mountains. State media reported 21 deaths and at least 299 people were injured from the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Skies were overcast in the capital, Hanoi, with occasional rain Monday morning as workers cleared the uprooted trees, fallen billboards and toppled electricity poles. <\/p>\n<p>Heavy rain continued in northwest Vietnam, and forecasters said it could exceed 40 centimetres in some places.<\/p>\n<h2>Agricultural land hit hard<\/h2>\n<p>Initially, at least three million people were left without electricity in Quang Ninh and Haiphong provinces, and it's unclear how much has been restored.<\/p>\n<p>The two provinces are industrial hubs, housing many factories that export goods, including EV maker VinFast and Apple suppliers Pegatrong and USI. Factory workers said on Sunday that many industrial parks were inundated, and the roofs of many factories had been blown away.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Haiphong city on Sunday and approved a package of $4.62 million (\u20ac4.18m) to help the port city recover.<\/p>\n<p>Yagi also damaged agricultural land, nearly 116,192 hectares, where rice is mostly grown.<\/p>\n<p>Before hitting Vietnam, Yagi caused at least 20 deaths\u00a0in the Philippines\u00a0last week and\u00a0three deaths in China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1832187027955314919\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Storms like Typhoon Yagi were \u201cgetting stronger due to climate change,\" said Benjamin 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is a silent source of methane emissions: Meet the startup helping farmers tackle the problem","daletPyramidId":null,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Rice is a silent source of methane emissions: Meet the startup helping farmers tackle the problem","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"This simple farming technique can cut rice\u2019s methane emissions in half","titleListing2":"Rice is a silent source of methane emissions: Meet the startup helping farmers tackle the problem","leadin":"Agri-tech startup Rize is helping rice farmers In Southeast Asia to reduce their methane emissions, while giving their businesses a boost.","summary":"Agri-tech startup Rize is helping rice farmers In Southeast Asia to reduce their methane emissions, while giving their businesses a boost.","keySentence":"","url":"rice-is-a-silent-source-of-methane-emissions-meet-the-startup-helping-farmers-tackle-the-p","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/07\/13\/rice-is-a-silent-source-of-methane-emissions-meet-the-startup-helping-farmers-tackle-the-p","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Rice feeds nearly half the world\u2019s population, but the way we grow it has left a surprisingly high methane footprint.\u00a0\n\nOf the 42 per cent of global methane emissions that agriculture accounts for, eight per cent comes from rice cultivation, according to a report by the Global Climate and Health Alliance.\n\nFarmers produce rice by flooding their paddy fields, which creates anaerobic conditions where microorganisms emit methane - a powerful greenhouse gas with 80 times the heating capacity of CO2 for the first 20 years after it is emitted.\n\nMethane\u2019s potency in the short term makes it a significant driver of global warming - though it also means that small wins can be made quickly if emissions are reduced.\n\nIn Indonesia, Rize is helping farmers to adopt new agricultural methods, which could cut the region\u2019s emissions while boosting farmers\u2019 profits.\n\n\u201cThe idea of Rize came about because rice, second to livestock, is the largest emission issue in agriculture in Southeast Asia,\u201d says Siem Schreurs, the startup\u2019s partnerships lead. \u201cThe issue is easier to tackle from a rice perspective.\u201d\n\nPart of Rize\u2019s strength, according to Schreurs, is its focus on working with smallholder farmers, drawing on CEO Dhruv Sawney\u2019s past experience with \u2018nurture.farm\u2019 (an Indian sustainable agriculture app that attracted 1.5 million smallholders into its roster).\n\n\u201cThere's a lot of good work going through NGOs or development agencies trying to help farmers adopt new sustainable practices, but adoption rates beyond these programmes are usually very low,\u201d says Schreurs.\u00a0\n\n\u201cWe're really trying to get the right tech to the farmers and making sure they adopt this for longer periods of time.\u201d\n\nWhy does rice produce so much methane?\n\nRice isn\u2019t necessarily a high-emitting crop, according to Gabriel Vegh-Gaynor, who co-authored the Global Climate and Health Alliance paper on methane management.\u00a0\n\nRather, it\u2019s all to do with the flooding technique that has crystallised over centuries in rice paddies, and is used to deter pests and prevent weed growth from depleting soil nutrients.\n\n\u201cIt's a naturally occurring process when you have organic matter decomposing in low oxygen environments,\u201d says Vegh-Gaynor. \u201cWith methanogenic organisms, that's an environment they thrive in, and they'll produce methane under those conditions.\u201d\n\nCompounding the problem is the scale of rice production. More than 3.5 billion people are thought to get 20 per cent of their daily calories from rice, and demand is increasing.\u00a0\n\nBut cutting this staple food would hardly be equitable. Vegh-Geynor cites Bangladesh, where nearly half of rural employment comes from rice production. \u201cRice contributes two thirds of all calories that folks are consuming in the country.\u201d\n\nThere isn\u2019t much need to halt rice\u2019s rise through the markets, Vegh-Gaynor adds. \u201cIf you're looking at kilocalories per emissions unit produced for that food, it's extremely efficient,\u201d he says. \u201cIt's one of the most efficient foods as far as emissions go.\u201d\n\nRice\u2019s growth may even be a boon for methane reduction, as new businesses emerge to meet the world\u2019s growing appetite.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThe opportunity lies less in the specific scale of production, but more in these new markets opening up and being able to get in at the ground floor with some alternative methods,\u201d says Vegh-Gaynor.\n\nHow Rize reduces rice\u2019s methane problem\n\nContinuous flooding can be a laborious process, requiring pumps to replenish water lost to evaporation and thirsty rice plants.\n\nBut across Vietnam and Indonesia, Rize is testing a different technique with farmers called alternate wetting and drying (AWD), where paddies are allowed to dry out before more freshwater flows in.\u00a0\n\nStudies have shown that AWD reduces methane emissions by 50 per cent, which Rize hopes to enhance with further laboratory experiments.\n\n\u201cWe can test for AWD with one drying event versus AWD with two drying events,\u201d says Schreur. \u201cOr we can add biochar to the soil - what would the effects be?\u201d\n\nThe results so far are promising, with a 35 per cent drop in emissions recorded, but the true value according to Schreur is in how AWD benefits farmers.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThe root of a plant when you expose it to water stress - for example, you dry out the paddy for X amount of days - is actually growing more because it searches for more water,\u201d he explains. \u201cIf you reapply water, then there are more roots, leading to more plant growth, leading to more yield.\u201d\n\nPumping less water also means this higher crop yield is combined with energy and water savings - an appealing business proposition for the smallholder farmers Rize works with.\n\n\u201cIt's basically installing a pipe and ensuring there is no water in the field for some periods,\u201d says Schreur, \u201cso the adoption rates for these technologies are much higher.\u201d\n\nRize helps farmers profit while slashing emissions\n\nCreating a winning financial incentive, according to Schreur, is essential for retaining farmers once they have adopted AWD.\u00a0\n\nBefore the start of the season, smallholder farmers must purchase essential inputs like rice seeds, fertilisers and pesticides.\n\n\u201cThis could run up to about $600 [\u20ac550] per hectare per season,\u201d explains Schreur. \u201cThey don't have the liquidity to pay for it upfront, so they take out a loan with up to 10 to 15 per cent of interest costs.\u201d\n\nTo solve this financial challenge, Rize procures those inputs in bulk, meaning the farmer can buy them at a reduced price without the additional interest.\u00a0\n\nA dedicated agronomist - an expert in crop production and soil and pest management - is then assigned to every farm to assist with the transition, overseeing the pipe installation and advising the farmer.\n\n\u201cAt the end of the harvest the farmer will say, \u2018Hey, these guys actually put their money in my ground. They had their people come and work with me through this whole process\u2019,\u201d says Schreur. \u201cAll the implementation needed for AWD is on our books.\u201d\n\nTo give AWD extra staying power, Rize works with existing networks between farmers. \u201cFarmer groups usually have a long-lasting relationship with these farmers and there's a lot of influence from these parties,\u201d says Schreur.\u00a0\n\nIn Vietnam, he explains, farmers are often coordinated by government-appointed farmer cooperatives, who oversee the irrigation of 10 to 100 farms.\u00a0\n\nRize organises onboarding sessions with these cooperatives, where they share the technology\u2019s benefits. This might take place over several sessions, nurturing a lasting connection with the community.\n\n\u201cIt's a continuous trust-building effort from our side,\u201d says Schreur.\n\nHow data collection can help rice farmers improve harvests\n\nOne area of rice production that holds particular promise, according to Vegh-Gaynor, is data collection, which could help farmers to improve their harvest with targeted feedback.\n\n\u201cWe can get increased data on very regionally-specific methods, and what's worked in those contexts, that will help others to succeed without some of the challenges of the initial adopters,\u201d he says.\n\nFor Rize, this data supports the agronomists, who track growing conditions and water use on each farm.\n\n\u201cYou can call it a tech-enabled agronomy model,\u201d says Schreur. \u201cWe track all the touch points that the agronomist has with the farmer. All the data will then be captured in our platform, which will ultimately help to better decision-making.\u201d\n\nThis data could eventually make way for more investment. By demonstrating the success of sustainable farming practices, Rize can showcase smallholders as a low risk market.\n\n\u201cThere's not too much data around smallholder farmers, especially not the ones that are transitioning into another practice,\u201d says Schreur.\u00a0\n\n\u201cAll the data points we collect could be beneficial for insurance players or micro-financing institutions looking to deploy capital to smaller farmers.\u201d\n\nAwareness of methane emissions is growing - but supermarket brands need to get on board\n\nRize\u2019s work on the ground is a good start, but it will take more joined up thinking to get to the heart of rice\u2019s methane problem.\n\n\u201cWe're a small agri-tech that's tackling a huge issue,\u201d says Schreur. \u201cThere needs to be more force from a downstream perspective, meaning companies like FMCGs, traders, offtakers - the larger companies that are buying large volumes of rice.\u201d\n\nIn 2021, 111 countries signed the Global Methane Pledge, committing to cut their methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. This heightened awareness is promising, says Schreur, but it needs to influence the brands we see on supermarket shelves.\n\n\u201cThere's still a huge demand for low quality, high-emitting kinds of rice,\u201d he says. \u201cA lot more effort needs to go in to transition the whole value chain.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Rice feeds nearly half the world\u2019s population, but the way we grow it has left a surprisingly high methane footprint.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of the 42 per cent of global methane emissions that agriculture accounts for, eight per cent comes from rice cultivation, according to a report by the Global Climate and Health Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers produce rice by flooding their paddy fields, which creates anaerobic conditions where microorganisms emit <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//07//meat-diary-and-rice-which-foods-contribute-the-most-to-global-warming/">methane - a powerful greenhouse gas with 80 times the heating capacity of CO2 for the first 20 years after it is emitted.<\/p>\n<p>Methane\u2019s potency in the short term makes it a significant driver of global warming - though it also means that small wins can be made quickly if <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2023//12//11//amid-high-stakes-climate-decisions-lets-not-forget-to-deal-with-methane/">emissions are reduced<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//10//is-indonesias-plan-to-save-jakarta-by-building-a-new-capital-a-massive-ecological-disaster/">Indonesia, Rize is helping farmers to adopt new agricultural methods, which could cut the region\u2019s emissions while boosting farmers\u2019 profits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8548650\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//07//07//we-are-the-first-impacted-by-climate-change-why-europes-rural-farmers-support-green-polici/">/u2018We are the first impacted by climate change\u2019: Why Europe\u2019s rural farmers support green policies<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cThe idea of Rize came about because rice, second to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//17//feeding-daffodil-extract-to-cows-could-reduce-methane-emissions/">livestock, is the largest emission issue in agriculture in Southeast Asia,\u201d says Siem Schreurs, the startup\u2019s partnerships lead. \u201cThe issue is easier to tackle from a rice perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Part of Rize\u2019s strength, according to Schreurs, is its focus on working with smallholder <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//02//this-is-why-green-activists-joined-farmers-protests-for-fairer-eu-farming-policies/">farmers, drawing on CEO Dhruv Sawney\u2019s past experience with \u2018nurture.farm\u2019 (an Indian sustainable agriculture app that attracted 1.5 million smallholders into its roster).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere's a lot of good work going through NGOs or development agencies trying to help farmers adopt new <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//06//12//install-and-forget-soil-powered-batteries-could-bring-cheap-clean-energy-to-farms-in-europ/">sustainable practices, but adoption rates beyond these programmes are usually very low,\u201d says Schreurs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe're really trying to get the right tech to the farmers and making sure they adopt this for longer periods of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//56//83//40//808x454_cmsv2_f64ff9fa-4dea-515f-bccc-483620a99932-8568340.jpg/" alt=\"Vietnam harvests around seven million hectares of rice each year.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/384x216_cmsv2_f64ff9fa-4dea-515f-bccc-483620a99932-8568340.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/640x360_cmsv2_f64ff9fa-4dea-515f-bccc-483620a99932-8568340.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/750x422_cmsv2_f64ff9fa-4dea-515f-bccc-483620a99932-8568340.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/828x466_cmsv2_f64ff9fa-4dea-515f-bccc-483620a99932-8568340.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/1080x608_cmsv2_f64ff9fa-4dea-515f-bccc-483620a99932-8568340.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/1200x675_cmsv2_f64ff9fa-4dea-515f-bccc-483620a99932-8568340.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/1920x1080_cmsv2_f64ff9fa-4dea-515f-bccc-483620a99932-8568340.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Vietnam harvests around seven million hectares of rice each year.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Rize<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Why does rice produce so much methane?<\/h2>\n<p>Rice isn\u2019t necessarily a high-emitting crop, according to Gabriel Vegh-Gaynor, who co-authored the Global Climate and Health Alliance <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////climateandhealthalliance.org//wp-content//uploads//2023//08//MethaneReport-Ag-FINAL.pdf/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>paper<\/strong><\/a> on methane management.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rather, it\u2019s all to do with the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//27//spain-drought-ebro-delta-workers-are-searching-for-equilibrium-as-water-runs-out/">flooding technique<\/strong><\/a> that has crystallised over centuries in rice paddies, and is used to deter pests and prevent weed growth from depleting soil nutrients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's a naturally occurring process when you have organic matter decomposing in low oxygen environments,\u201d says Vegh-Gaynor. \u201cWith methanogenic organisms, that's an environment they thrive in, and they'll produce <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//05//27//member-states-green-light-new-rules-to-slash-methane-emissions/">methane under those conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Compounding the problem is the scale of rice production. More than 3.5 billion people are thought to get 20 per cent of their daily calories from rice, and demand is increasing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8565638,8486228\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//06//10//without-farmers-sicily-as-we-know-would-not-exist-drought-takes-its-toll-on-crops-and-live/">/u2018Without farmers, Sicily as we know would not exist\u2019: Drought takes its toll on crops and livestock<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//07//11//i-feel-angry-about-climate-change-meet-the-turkish-teens-channelling-their-rage-into-solut/">/u2018I feel angry about climate change\u2019: Meet the Turkish teens channelling their rage into solutions <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>But cutting this <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//09//29//from-onions-to-rice-theres-a-contagion-in-staple-food-restrictions-is-climate-change-to-bl/">staple food<\/strong><\/a> would hardly be equitable. Vegh-Geynor cites Bangladesh, where nearly half of rural employment comes from rice production. \u201cRice contributes two thirds of all calories that folks are consuming in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There isn\u2019t much need to halt rice\u2019s rise through the markets, Vegh-Gaynor adds. \u201cIf you're looking at kilocalories per <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//29//what-is-the-future-of-food-six-ways-we-can-reduce-the-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-what-w/">emissions unit produced for that food, it's extremely efficient,\u201d he says. \u201cIt's one of the most efficient foods as far as emissions go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rice\u2019s growth may even be a boon for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//10//16//methane-levels-are-rising-could-it-be-natures-response-to-warming/">methane reduction, as new businesses emerge to meet the world\u2019s growing appetite.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe opportunity lies less in the specific scale of production, but more in these new markets opening up and being able to get in at the ground floor with some alternative methods,\u201d says Vegh-Gaynor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//56//83//40//808x454_cmsv2_fe37abe0-01df-5411-8a62-a9001fcf839c-8568340.jpg/" alt=\"Farmers produce rice by flooding their paddy fields.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/384x216_cmsv2_fe37abe0-01df-5411-8a62-a9001fcf839c-8568340.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/640x360_cmsv2_fe37abe0-01df-5411-8a62-a9001fcf839c-8568340.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/750x422_cmsv2_fe37abe0-01df-5411-8a62-a9001fcf839c-8568340.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/828x466_cmsv2_fe37abe0-01df-5411-8a62-a9001fcf839c-8568340.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/1080x608_cmsv2_fe37abe0-01df-5411-8a62-a9001fcf839c-8568340.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/1200x675_cmsv2_fe37abe0-01df-5411-8a62-a9001fcf839c-8568340.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/1920x1080_cmsv2_fe37abe0-01df-5411-8a62-a9001fcf839c-8568340.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Farmers produce rice by flooding their paddy fields.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Rize<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>How Rize reduces rice\u2019s methane problem<\/h2>\n<p>Continuous flooding can be a laborious process, requiring pumps to replenish <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//05//29//the-impact-is-enormous-farmers-in-sicily-struggle-to-survive-amid-worst-drought-in-30-year/">water lost to evaporation and thirsty rice plants.<\/p>\n<p>But across Vietnam and Indonesia, Rize is testing a different technique with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//18//floods-droughts-and-panic-attacks-climate-change-is-taking-its-toll-on-europes-farmers/">farmers called alternate wetting and drying (AWD), where paddies are allowed to dry out before more freshwater flows in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown that AWD reduces <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//13//methane-could-make-or-break-the-worlds-global-warming-limit-where-in-europe-is-it-leaking-/">methane emissions<\/strong><\/a> by 50 per cent, which Rize hopes to enhance with further laboratory experiments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can test for AWD with one drying event versus AWD with two drying events,\u201d says Schreur. \u201cOr we can add <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//24//what-is-biochar-and-why-is-it-reaping-such-positive-climate-results-on-farms-and-forests/">biochar to the soil - what would the effects be?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8397748\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//04//25//could-this-pink-rice-be-the-food-of-the-future-scientists-say-its-more-nutritious-than-nor/">Could this pink rice be the food of the future? Scientists say it\u2019s more nutritious than normal rice<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The results so far are promising, with a 35 per cent drop in emissions recorded, but the true value according to Schreur is in how AWD benefits farmers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe root of a plant when you expose it to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//08//17//25-countries-now-face-extreme-water-stress-every-year-three-of-them-are-in-europe/">water stress<\/strong><\/a> - for example, you dry out the paddy for X amount of days - is actually growing more because it searches for more water,\u201d he explains. \u201cIf you reapply water, then there are more roots, leading to more plant growth, leading to more yield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pumping less water also means this higher crop yield is combined with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//10//19//french-farmers-are-covering-crops-with-solar-panels-to-produce-food-and-energy-at-the-same/">energy and water savings - an appealing business proposition for the smallholder farmers Rize works with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's basically installing a pipe and ensuring there is no water in the field for some periods,\u201d says Schreur, \u201cso the adoption rates for these technologies are much higher.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Rize helps farmers profit while slashing emissions<\/h2>\n<p>Creating a winning financial incentive, according to Schreur, is essential for retaining farmers once they have adopted AWD.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before the start of the season, smallholder farmers must purchase essential inputs like rice seeds, fertilisers and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//09//forever-chemicals-new-report-claims-pfas-are-sprayed-onto-fields-and-food-in-pesticides/">pesticides./n /u201cThis could run up to about $600 [\u20ac550] per hectare per season,\u201d explains Schreur. \u201cThey don't have the liquidity to pay for it upfront, so they take out a loan with up to 10 to 15 per cent of interest costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To solve this financial challenge, Rize procures those inputs in bulk, meaning the farmer can buy them at a reduced price without the additional interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A dedicated <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//04//15//spanish-scientists-are-growing-hydroponic-hops-to-help-save-climate-threatened-beer/">agronomist - an expert in crop production and soil and pest management - is then assigned to every farm to assist with the transition, overseeing the pipe installation and advising the farmer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8554374\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//07//06//frances-short-haul-flight-ban-one-year-on-has-it-encouraged-more-people-to-take-the-train/">France/u2019s short-haul flight ban one year on: Has it encouraged more people to take the train?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the harvest the farmer will say, \u2018Hey, these guys actually put their money in my ground. They had their people come and work with me through this whole process\u2019,\u201d says Schreur. \u201cAll the implementation needed for AWD is on our books.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To give AWD extra staying power, Rize works with existing networks between farmers. \u201c<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//03//29//in-pictures-farmers-spray-manure-and-throw-beets-to-protest-eu-agricultural-policy/">Farmer groups<\/strong><\/a> usually have a long-lasting relationship with these farmers and there's a lot of influence from these parties,\u201d says Schreur.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Vietnam, he explains, farmers are often coordinated by government-appointed farmer cooperatives, who oversee the irrigation of 10 to 100 farms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rize organises onboarding sessions with these cooperatives, where they share the technology\u2019s benefits. This might take place over several sessions, nurturing a lasting connection with the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's a continuous trust-building effort from our side,\u201d says Schreur.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//56//83//40//808x454_cmsv2_668cf57f-5193-51e6-a7a3-cd7b18196ca0-8568340.jpg/" alt=\"Rize is working to build trust with rice farmers in Southeast Asia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/384x216_cmsv2_668cf57f-5193-51e6-a7a3-cd7b18196ca0-8568340.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/640x360_cmsv2_668cf57f-5193-51e6-a7a3-cd7b18196ca0-8568340.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/750x422_cmsv2_668cf57f-5193-51e6-a7a3-cd7b18196ca0-8568340.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/828x466_cmsv2_668cf57f-5193-51e6-a7a3-cd7b18196ca0-8568340.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/1080x608_cmsv2_668cf57f-5193-51e6-a7a3-cd7b18196ca0-8568340.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/1200x675_cmsv2_668cf57f-5193-51e6-a7a3-cd7b18196ca0-8568340.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/1920x1080_cmsv2_668cf57f-5193-51e6-a7a3-cd7b18196ca0-8568340.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Rize is working to build trust with rice farmers in Southeast Asia.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Rize<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>How data collection can help rice farmers improve harvests<\/h2>\n<p>One area of rice production that holds particular promise, according to Vegh-Gaynor, is <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//20//can-europes-greatest-store-of-climate-data-help-us-better-predict-our-future/">data collection<\/strong><\/a>, which could help farmers to improve their harvest with targeted feedback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can get increased data on very regionally-specific methods, and what's worked in those contexts, that will help others to succeed without some of the challenges of the initial adopters,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>For Rize, this data supports the agronomists, who track growing conditions and water use on each farm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can call it a tech-enabled agronomy model,\u201d says Schreur. \u201cWe track all the touch points that the agronomist has with the farmer. All the data will then be captured in our platform, which will ultimately help to better decision-making.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This data could eventually make way for more investment. By demonstrating the success of sustainable farming practices, Rize can showcase smallholders as a low risk market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere's not too much data around smallholder farmers, especially not the ones that are transitioning into another practice,\u201d says Schreur.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the data points we collect could be beneficial for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//23//the-achilles-heel-of-the-fossil-fuel-industry-why-climate-activists-are-targeting-insuranc/">insurance players or micro-financing institutions looking to deploy capital to smaller farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Awareness of methane emissions is growing - but supermarket brands need to get on board<\/h2>\n<p>Rize\u2019s work on the ground is a good start, but it will take more joined up thinking to get to the heart of rice\u2019s methane problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe're a small agri-tech that's tackling a huge issue,\u201d says Schreur. \u201cThere needs to be more force from a downstream perspective, meaning companies like FMCGs, traders, offtakers - the larger companies that are buying large volumes of rice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, 111 countries signed the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//11//02//cop26-latest-day-2-looks-promising-with-major-deals-set-to-be-signed/">Global Methane Pledge<\/strong><\/a>, committing to cut their methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. This heightened awareness is promising, says Schreur, but it needs to influence the brands we see on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//07//supermarkets-are-the-gatekeepers-stacked-against-people-who-grow-what-we-eat/">supermarket shelves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere's still a huge demand for low quality, high-emitting kinds of rice,\u201d he says. \u201cA lot more effort needs to go in to transition the whole value chain.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1720705532,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1720846812,"firstPublishedAt":1720846812,"lastPublishedAt":1721807882,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/83\/40\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5f90defe-6199-5176-bda4-679bdce3fad2-8568340.jpg","altText":"Rize is helping rice farmers In Southeast Asia to reduce their methane emissions.","caption":"Rize is helping rice farmers In Southeast Asia to reduce their methane 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Russia now faces sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine and\u00a0the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes.\u00a0\n\nPutin arrived in the nation from North Korea, where he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement that pledges mutual aid in the event of war. \u00a0\n\nNorth Korea has been accused of supplying Russia with badly needed ammunition to fuel Moscow\u2019s war in Ukraine in exchange for technology assistance that could enhance the threat posed by Kim\u2019s nuclear weapons and missile programme. \u00a0\n\nBoth countries deny accusations of weapons transfers.\u00a0\n\nPutin\u2019s recent visits to China, North Korea and now to Vietnam are attempts to break out of the international isolation facing Russia, according to Nguyen Khac Giang, an analyst at Singapore\u2019s ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. \u00a0\n\nGiang says Russia holds significant importance for Vietnam due to two key factors: serving as its primary supplier of military equipment and providing crucial oil exploration technology that aids Vietnam in maintaining sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea.\n\nHanoi and Moscow have had diplomatic relations since 1950 \u2013 with this year marking 30 years of a treaty establishing \u201cfriendly relationships\u201d between the two states. \u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin began his state visit to Vietnam on Thursday where dignitaries greeted him upon his arrival as soldiers stood to attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Vietnam, Putin is scheduled to meet the Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the new President To Lam and other officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since Putin last visited Vietnam in 2017, much has changed. Russia now faces sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine and\u00a0the International Criminal Court has issued an <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//17//international-criminal-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-russian-president-vladimir-putin/">arrest warrant<\/strong><\/a> for Putin for war crimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Putin arrived in the nation from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//06//18//vladimir-putin-visits-north-korea-for-first-time-in-two-decades/">North Korea<\/strong><\/a>, where he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement that pledges mutual aid in the event of war. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8513490\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//06//19//russias-putin-in-north-korea-to-boost-partnership-with-old-ally/">Putin and Kim Jong Un vow to protect each other if attacked<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>North Korea has been accused of supplying Russia with badly needed ammunition to fuel Moscow\u2019s war in Ukraine in exchange for technology assistance that could enhance the threat posed by Kim\u2019s nuclear weapons and missile programme. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both countries deny accusations of weapons transfers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Putin\u2019s recent visits to China, North Korea and now to Vietnam are attempts to break out of the international isolation facing Russia, according to Nguyen Khac Giang, an analyst at Singapore\u2019s ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Giang says Russia holds significant importance for Vietnam due to two key factors: serving as its primary supplier of military equipment and providing crucial oil exploration technology that aids Vietnam in maintaining sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Hanoi and Moscow have had diplomatic relations since 1950 \u2013 with this year marking 30 years of a treaty establishing \u201cfriendly relationships\u201d between the two states. \u00a0<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1718862338,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1718866561,"firstPublishedAt":1718866561,"lastPublishedAt":1718866561,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/51\/67\/20\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ab268f47-30d0-5999-8a29-ef566d1431dd-8516720.jpg","altText":"Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vietnam's President To Lam pose for photos at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2024. 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Authorities said it was not safe for planes to land due to low visibility. Some were diverted to other airports like Cat Bi in Hai Phong, 125 km east of Hanoi. Almost 100 flights were impacted in total. \n\nThree other airports - Tho Xuan in Thanh Hoa, Vinh in Nghe An and Phu Bai in Hue - have also faced disruption due to smog. \n\nFine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in Hanoi was over 11 times above safe levels defined by WHO on Friday morning, according to air quality monitoring site IQAir. \n\nIn these unhealthy conditions , people are advised to wear a mask outdoors, avoid outdoor exercise, keep windows closed and run an air purifier while indoors. \n\nWhy is air quality in northern Vietnam so bad? \n\nAir pollution is a frequent problem in Vietnam, with the WHO estimating that it was linked to more than 60,000 premature deaths per year in the country in 2016. The problem stems from a number of sources including construction, heavy traffic, steel and cement production, and coal fired power plants. \n\nIn Hanoi, nearly 35 per cent of PM 2.5 comes from industry, including large power and industrial plants around the city, according to a 2020 report by the World Bank. About 25 per cent comes from transport - there are almost 8 million vehicles registered in Hanoi. \n\nAmmonia emissions from livestock and fertiliser use account for 20 per cent of PM 2.5, 10 per cent comes from residential sources such as cooking with charcoal, and about 7 per cent comes from the burning of agricultural waste. \n\nFollowing harvests, thick smog forms over the north of the country as farmers burn crop residue to prepare their fields for the next growing season. Although the practice has been banned, it remains widespread with regulations poorly implemented and few incentives to stop the time and cost-saving measure. \n\nThis is made worse by the burning of rubbish in and around the city. \n\nLow rainfall in winter further degrades air quality in Hanoi, with temperature inversions from January to March trapping pollution close to the ground. \n\nWind patterns in December and January have also been found to transport pollutants from southern China megacities into Hanoi. \n\nWhat is Hanoi doing to combat air pollution? \n\nWith a lack of regulations, pollution was on track to get worse in Hanoi. But more recently, Vietnam\u2019s government has laid out plans to decarbonise . \n\nLast May, it announced that the country would not develop new coal power plants after 2030 - though in 2020 there were plans to build 10 new plants in the northern region by the end of the decade. \n\nUnder the new plan, coal will represent 20 per cent of the country\u2019s power mix by 2030, down from 50 per cent currently. $15.5 billion (\u20ac14.25b) in funding from the intergovernmental Just Energy Transition Partnership - co-led by the UK and the EU - will help towards Vietnam\u2019s green transition. \n\nHydropower is the country\u2019s second largest energy source, though drought in 2023 severely limited its production. \n\nHanoi is receiving support from the World Bank to adapt to climate change and reduce air pollution. The international financial institution has recommended measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as shifting away from coal power, reducing traffic congestion, reducing transport emissions , and improving farming and livestock practices. \n\nHanoi\u2019s Department of Natural Resources and Environment also recently announced that it is working on policies to train rice farmers on reducing and repurposing waste rather than burning it. \n\nAlthough Vietnam\u2019s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is small, at 0.8 per cent, it is accelerating at one of the fastest rates in the world. Per capita CO2e emissions quadrupled from 0.79 tonnes in 2000 to 3.81 tonnes in 2018, according to the World Bank. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Dense smog in Vietnam\u2019s capital forced all flights to be diverted or delayed at Hanoi airport on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Planes were unable to take off and land at Noi Bai Airport, which temporarily halted arrivals at 4.30am. Authorities said it was not safe for planes to land due to low visibility. Some were diverted to other airports like Cat Bi in Hai Phong, 125 km east of Hanoi. Almost 100 flights were impacted in total.<\/p>\n<p>Three other airports - Tho Xuan in Thanh Hoa, Vinh in Nghe An and Phu Bai in Hue - have also faced disruption due to smog.<\/p>\n<p>Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in Hanoi was over 11 times above safe levels defined by WHO on Friday morning, according to air quality monitoring site IQAir.<\/p>\n<p>In these <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//04//24//air-pollution-is-killing-1200-children-and-teenagers-in-europe-each-year-eea-warns/">unhealthy conditions<\/strong><\/a>, people are advised to wear a mask outdoors, avoid outdoor exercise, keep windows closed and run an air purifier while indoors.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is air quality in northern Vietnam so bad?<\/h2>\n<p>Air pollution is a frequent problem in Vietnam, with the WHO estimating that it was linked to more than 60,000 premature <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//08//29//air-pollution-is-deadlier-than-smoking-new-study-finds/">deaths per year in the country in 2016. The problem stems from a number of sources including construction, heavy traffic, steel and cement production, and coal fired power plants.<\/p>\n<p>In Hanoi, nearly 35 per cent of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//06//air-pocalypse-indias-capital-launches-green-war-room-to-tackle-life-threatening-smog/">PM 2.5<\/strong><\/a> comes from industry, including large power and industrial plants around the city, according to a 2020 report by the World Bank. About 25 per cent comes from transport - there are almost 8 million vehicles registered in Hanoi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8178400,8063588\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//17//higher-taxes-and-more-expensive-parking-how-is-france-cracking-down-on-suvs/">Higher taxes and more expensive parking: How is France cracking down on SUVs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//24//levels-of-air-pollution-in-europe-still-too-high-warns-eu-environment-agency/">Levels of air pollution in Europe 'still too high', warns EU environment agency<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Ammonia emissions from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//30//climate-groups-refuse-to-be-labelled-as-enemies-of-french-farmers-protests/">livestock and fertiliser use account for 20 per cent of PM 2.5, 10 per cent comes from residential sources such as cooking with charcoal, and about 7 per cent comes from the burning of agricultural waste.<\/p>\n<p>Following harvests, thick smog forms over the north of the country as farmers <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//22//europes-forests-are-being-destroyed-by-wildfires-and-illegal-logging-satellites-could-save/">burn crop residue to prepare their fields for the next growing season. Although the practice has been banned, it remains widespread with regulations poorly implemented and few incentives to stop the time and cost-saving measure.<\/p>\n<p>This is made worse by the burning of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//12//19//waste-traffickers-who-posed-as-rubbish-collectors-then-dumped-it-go-on-trial-in-france/">rubbish in and around the city.<\/p>\n<p>Low rainfall in winter further degrades <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//14//the-long-road-towards-better-air-quality-in-the-european-union/">air quality<\/strong><\/a> in Hanoi, with temperature inversions from January to March trapping pollution close to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Wind patterns in December and January have also been found to transport pollutants from southern <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//02//reducing-pollution-accelerates-global-warming-how-do-we-solve-this-catch-22/">China megacities into Hanoi.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Hanoi doing to combat air pollution?<\/h2>\n<p>With a lack of regulations, pollution was on track to get worse in Hanoi. But more recently, Vietnam\u2019s government has laid out plans to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//08//13//greenlash-why-its-getting-harder-to-pass-environmental-reforms-in-the-eu/">decarbonise./n Last May, it announced that the country would not develop new <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//04//06//close-all-coal-plants-by-2040-to-prevent-climate-chaos-new-report-urges/">coal power<\/strong><\/a> plants after 2030 - though in 2020 there were plans to build 10 new plants in the northern region by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new plan, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//10//10//the-coal-industry-needs-to-shed-1-million-jobs-by-2050-luckily-millions-of-new-green-roles/">coal will represent 20 per cent of the country\u2019s power mix by 2030, down from 50 per cent currently. $15.5 billion (\u20ac14.25b) in funding from the intergovernmental Just Energy Transition Partnership - co-led by the UK and the EU - will help towards Vietnam\u2019s green transition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//30//riding-the-wave-to-a-greener-future-is-hydropower-the-solution/">Hydropower is the country\u2019s second largest energy source, though drought in 2023 severely limited its production.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8171382\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//15//i-am-more-worried-than-ever-scientists-explain-why-record-shattering-2023-heat-has-them-on/">/u2018I am more worried than ever\u2019: Scientists explain why record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Hanoi is receiving support from the World Bank to adapt to climate change and reduce air pollution. The international financial institution has recommended measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as shifting away from coal power, reducing traffic congestion, reducing transport <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//01//27//icon-of-the-seas-can-the-worlds-biggest-cruise-ship-really-be-environmentally-friendly/">emissions, and improving farming and livestock practices.<\/p>\n<p>Hanoi\u2019s Department of Natural Resources and Environment also recently announced that it is working on policies to train rice <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//25//eu-faces-pressure-to-defuse-mounting-anger-as-farmers-protest-across-europe/">farmers on reducing and repurposing waste rather than burning it.<\/p>\n<p>Although Vietnam\u2019s contribution to global greenhouse gas <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//28//emissions-are-still-rising-when-will-they-start-to-fall/">emissions is small, at 0.8 per cent, it is accelerating at one of the fastest rates in the world. Per capita CO2e emissions quadrupled from 0.79 tonnes in 2000 to 3.81 tonnes in 2018, according to the World Bank.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1706877040,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1706889639,"firstPublishedAt":1706878014,"lastPublishedAt":1706889684,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/21\/35\/64\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a940361d-52a2-5b21-8edf-1c44f4b6a4b7-8213564.jpg","altText":"Flights had to be diverted in Hanoi on Friday due to thick smog.","caption":"Flights had to be diverted in Hanoi on Friday due to thick smog.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Canva","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2562,"urlSafeValue":"symons","title":"Angela Symons","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":12227,"slug":"air-pollution","urlSafeValue":"air-pollution","title":"Air pollution","titleRaw":"Air pollution"},{"id":13028,"slug":"flight","urlSafeValue":"flight","title":"flight","titleRaw":"flight"},{"id":7930,"slug":"pollution","urlSafeValue":"pollution","title":"Pollution","titleRaw":"Pollution"},{"id":18664,"slug":"greenhouse-gas-emissions","urlSafeValue":"greenhouse-gas-emissions","title":"greenhouse gas emissions","titleRaw":"greenhouse gas emissions"},{"id":12538,"slug":"farming","urlSafeValue":"farming","title":"farming","titleRaw":"farming"},{"id":11029,"slug":"cars","urlSafeValue":"cars","title":"Cars","titleRaw":"Cars"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":2}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"green-news","urlSafeValue":"green-news","title":"Green News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/green-news\/green-news"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"green","verticals":[{"id":8,"slug":"green","urlSafeValue":"green","title":"Green"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":8,"slug":"green","urlSafeValue":"green","title":"Green"},"themes":[{"id":"green-news","urlSafeValue":"green-news","title":"Green News","url":"\/green\/green-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":35,"urlSafeValue":"green-news","title":"Green News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":299,"urlSafeValue":"vietnam","title":"Vietnam","url":"\/news\/asia\/vietnam"},"town":{"id":3951,"urlSafeValue":"hanoi","title":"Hanoi"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gb_safe_from_high','gb_safe_from_high_med','pos_facebook','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_science','gs_busfin','progressivemedia','gs_business','gs_science_environ','gs_science_environment','gs_busfin_indus','gs_business_agri','neg_mobkoi_castrol','neg_audi_list1','gs_busfin_indus_agriculture','neg_bucherer','neg_facebook','neg_audi_list2','gt_negative','neg_pmi','gt_negative_dislike'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/green\/2024\/02\/02\/air-pollution-is-so-bad-in-this-asian-capital-that-flights-are-being-diverted-due-to-low-v","lastModified":1706889684},{"id":2396278,"cid":7977296,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":"231018_BUSU_53512488","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"BUSINESS VinFast struggles to sell EV","daletPyramidId":null,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Vietnam's VinFast battles reliability concerns on home turf","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":" Home turf headwinds for VinFast's global ambitions","titleListing2":"Vietnam's VinFast battles reliability concerns on home turf","leadin":"VinFast, a Vietnamese automaker, is grappling with doubts over the reliability of its EVs among local consumers. Despite global expansion efforts, scepticism due to product issues, negative press, and a lack of trust present significant challenges in their quest for success.","summary":"VinFast, a Vietnamese automaker, is grappling with doubts over the reliability of its EVs among local consumers. Despite global expansion efforts, scepticism due to product issues, negative press, and a lack of trust present significant challenges in their quest for success.","keySentence":"","url":"vietnams-vinfast-battles-reliability-concerns-on-home-turf","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2023\/10\/18\/vietnams-vinfast-battles-reliability-concerns-on-home-turf","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Vietnamese automobile maker VinFast has global ambitions but local difficulties as it competes with Elon Musk's Tesla . \n\nThe company has enormous brand recognition in the country but has found it tough to convince drivers that its EVs are reliable and high-quality. \n\nLocal scepticism \n\nNgo Trong Tu, a 31-year-old businessman from Hanoi, considered buying a $35,000 VinFast EV but spent nearly $5,000 more on an imported petrol -powered Honda. \n\n\"It's safer than buying a (VinFast) EV,\" Tu told AFP in Hanoi. \"On social media, many people said their VinFast EVs had faults.\" \n\n\"I don't want to spend my money on an imperfect product,\" he added. \n\nThe automaker has also been plagued by complaints about faulty construction and car software problems, compounding the challenge of selling EVs in a country where charging infrastructure is underdeveloped. \n\nIn January, the presenter of the \"Xe Dien EV\" YouTube channel - focusing on EV and battery reviews - said his new VinFast VF8's battery was faulty and he could not open the car with its smart key. \n\nIn another video months later, he reported problems with the car's virtual assistant, its accelerator and the air conditioner. In April, state media reported that a VinFast EV suddenly caught fire in Nghe An province. \n\nVinFast said in a statement that authorities had identified the cause of the fire and it was not because of a problem in their vehicle. \n\nLocal authorities did not respond to AFP's request for comment on the incident. \n\nIn an interview with AFP last month, when asked about the complaints, VinFast's chief executive Le Thi Thu Thuy acknowledged that \"there were a lot of doubts\". \n\nFinancial challenges \n\nVinFast is owned by Vietnam's richest person , Ph\u1ea1m Nhat Vuong, who started out selling dried noodles in the Soviet Union. \n\nThe tycoon now has opened showrooms in the United States, and outlets in France, Germany and the Netherlands. \n\nDespite reporting a net loss of more than $600 million in the third quarter, it continues to expand. Its target markets now include India, Indonesia and the Middle East. \n\nVinFast has said it aims to deliver up to 50,000 cars globally this year. It has sold around 21,000 so far. \n\n\"For now, these losses can be carried because Vingroup has deep pockets, but that can't go on forever,\" said Southeast Asia trade expert James Guild from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore . \n\nVingroup has pioneered EV infrastructure in Vietnam but one automobile expert in the country, who refused to be named for fear of repercussions from the powerful conglomerate, said that \"VinFast has not won our trust\". \n\n\"It will surely be a long and difficult play for Vingroup,\" said\u00a0Tran Lien Phuong Director of AMCO consulting and market research company. \n\n\"Anyone joining this game needs time.\" \n\nTo learn more about VinFast, watch the video above \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Vietnamese automobile maker VinFast has <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//10//10//global-gdp-growth-is-lowest-in-decades-says-imf/">global ambitions but local difficulties as it competes with Elon Musk's <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//09//28//tesla-and-car-manufacturers-under-scrutiny-in-eus-probe-of-chinas-electric-vehicle-subsidi/">Tesla./n The company has enormous brand recognition in the country but has found it tough to convince drivers that its EVs are reliable and high-quality.<\/p>\n<h3>Local scepticism<\/h3>\n<p>Ngo Trong Tu, a 31-year-old businessman from Hanoi, considered buying a $35,000 VinFast EV but spent nearly $5,000 more on an imported <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//10//09//oil-prices-surge-following-hamas-attack-on-israel/">petrol-powered Honda.<\/p>\n<p>\"It's safer than buying a (VinFast) EV,\" Tu told AFP in Hanoi. \"On social media, many people said their VinFast EVs had faults.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"I don't want to spend my money on an imperfect product,\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>The automaker has also been plagued by complaints about faulty construction and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//10//05//in-singapore-the-right-to-own-a-car-costs-more-than-100000-plus-the-cost-of-the-car/">car software problems, compounding the challenge of selling EVs in a country where charging infrastructure is underdeveloped.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the presenter of the \"Xe Dien EV\" YouTube channel - focusing on EV and battery reviews - said his new VinFast VF8's battery was faulty and he could not open the car with its smart key.<\/p>\n<p>In another video months later, he reported problems with the car's virtual assistant, its accelerator and the air conditioner. In April, state media reported that a VinFast <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//09//20//evs-explained-how-do-electric-cars-actually-work-and-are-they-really-better-than-tradition/">EV suddenly caught fire in Nghe An province.<\/p>\n<p>VinFast said in a statement that authorities had identified the cause of the fire and it was not because of a problem in their vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities did not respond to AFP's request for comment on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with AFP last month, when asked about the complaints, VinFast's chief executive Le Thi Thu Thuy acknowledged that \"there were a lot of doubts\".<\/p>\n<h3>Financial challenges<\/h3>\n<p>VinFast is owned by Vietnam's <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//10//05//forbes-400-donald-trump-kicked-off-richest-peoples-list/">richest person<\/strong><\/a>, Ph\u1ea1m Nhat Vuong, who started out selling dried noodles in the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<p>The tycoon now has opened showrooms in the United States, and outlets in France, Germany and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Despite reporting a net loss of more than $600 million in the third quarter, it continues to expand. 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Rajaratnam School of International Studies in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//10//05//in-singapore-the-right-to-own-a-car-costs-more-than-100000-plus-the-cost-of-the-car/">Singapore./n Vingroup has pioneered EV infrastructure in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//09//10//vietnam-cybersecurity/">Vietnam but one automobile expert in the country, who refused to be named for fear of repercussions from the powerful conglomerate, said that \"VinFast has not won our trust\".<\/p>\n<p>\"It will surely be a long and difficult play for Vingroup,\" said\u00a0Tran Lien Phuong Director of AMCO consulting and market research company.<\/p>\n<p>\"Anyone joining this game needs time.\"<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about VinFast, watch the video above<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1697637913,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1697641432,"firstPublishedAt":1697641437,"lastPublishedAt":1697641452,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/97\/72\/96\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e7c476db-ab50-5a63-bb02-1ae6d1cdc63d-7977296.jpg","altText":"Electric cars on display at a VinFast showroom in Hanoi.","caption":"Electric cars on display at a VinFast showroom in Hanoi.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"NHAC NGUYEN\/AFP or licensors","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":5215,"height":3470},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/97\/72\/96\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_40fbe645-afdd-5d5f-bc5a-86e7b4440d50-7977296.jpg","altText":"Electric cars on display at a VinFast showroom in Hanoi.","caption":"Electric cars on display at a VinFast showroom in Hanoi.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"NHAC NGUYEN\/AFP or 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a lawyer who assisted Manh's family in asking the Vietnamese president to block the execution, posted his death certificate on social media on Saturday. \n\n\u201cAccording to reports and official letters, the accused Le Van Manh was executed... the letter of notice of execution was sent to the family,\u201d he wrote on Facebook. \n\nThe death certificate does not go into much detail about the execution and simply states \"Le Van Manh born in 1982. Nationality: Vietnamese. Died on September 22, 2023 at 8:45 a.m. in the Hoa Binh Provincial Police Execution House\". \n\nEarlier in the week, diplomatic missions targeted at Vietnam from the European Union, Canada, Norway and the United Kingdom had urged the authorities to show clemency towards the convict. \n\n\u201cWe strongly oppose the application of capital punishment at all times and in all circumstances, as it is a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment that can never be justified, and we call on Vietnam to adopt a moratorium on all executions,\u201d read their joint statement. \n\nAnother appeal which fell on deaf ears was one from Amnesty International who deemed the execution \"revolting\". 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That's what this trip is all about,\u201d Biden said at a news conference. \u201cIt\u2019s not about containing China. It\u2019s about having a stable base.\u201d \n\nThe U.S. president came to Hanoi as Vietnam is elevating the United States to its highest diplomatic status as a comprehensive strategic partner, evidence of how far the relationship has evolved from what Biden referred to as the \u201cbitter past\u201d of the Vietnam War. \n\nThe expanded partnership reflected a broader effort across Asia to counter China's influence as Biden has said Vietnam wants to show its independence and U.S. companies want an alternative to Chinese factories. But Biden is pursuing these agreements while simultaneously trying to cool any tensions with China. \n\nBiden's comments come after he was warmly welcome to Hanoi on Sunday, wher he predicted \"the beginning of an era of even greater cooperation\" with Vietnam. \n\n\n\u201cVietnam and the United States are essential partners\u201d at an \u201cextremely important\u201d moment for the world, the US president declared at the start of a meeting with the general secretary of the ruling Communist Party, Nguy\u1ec5n Ph\u00fa Tr\u1ecdng. \n\nSoldiers in full uniform joined school children waving small flags from the two Vietnam and the US welcomed Biden, as he arrived hot on the heels of the G20 summit in New Delhi. \n\nThe aim of the visit is to assert American power in Asia at the gates of China. \n\nBiden is set to sign an \u201cextended strategic partnership\u201d which reflects the highest possible degree of diplomatic proximity to another nation. \n\nIt\u2019s something that Vietnam has only previously done with Russia, India, South Korea and China. \n\nWhile taking care not to be perceived as siding with Washington or Beijing, Hanoi wants to strengthen its position against China, against a backdrop of maritime and territorial rivalries. \n\nThe country, though, is not only relying on American support. 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Hanoi residents give views ahead of Biden's visit to Vietnam","daletPyramidId":null,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"WATCH: Hanoi residents eagerly await the arrival of US President Joe Biden","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"WATCH: Hanoi residents eagerly await the arrival of US President Biden","titleListing2":"Hanoi residents are preparing for the arrival of US President Joe Biden on Sunday, with some hoping his trip will promote closer ties between Vietnam and Washington.","leadin":"Hanoi residents are preparing for the arrival of US President Joe Biden on Sunday, with some hoping his trip will promote closer ties between Vietnam and Washington.","summary":"Hanoi residents are preparing for the arrival of US President Joe Biden on Sunday, with some hoping his trip will promote closer ties between Vietnam and Washington.","keySentence":"","url":"watch-hanoi-residents-eagerly-await-the-arrival-of-us-president-joe-biden","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/09\/09\/watch-hanoi-residents-eagerly-await-the-arrival-of-us-president-joe-biden","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"President Joe Biden is set to arrive in Vietnam on Sunday on a mission to bolster US influence, but the heavy emphasis on countering rival China will likely confine human rights concerns to the margins. \n\nBiden will become the latest in an unbroken line of US presidents since Bill Clinton in 2000 to visit the Southeast Asian former foe. \n\nThe underlying goal will be much the same as during Biden's time at the G20 summit in New Delhi this week: to shore up support against China's growing influence. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>President Joe Biden is set to arrive in Vietnam on Sunday on a mission to bolster US influence, but the heavy emphasis on countering rival China will likely confine human rights concerns to the 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makes you sad\u2019: Tourists and fishermen leave Vietnam\u2019s Ha Long Bay covered in trash","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Vietnam battles plastic blight in idyllic Ha Long Bay","titleListing2":"'It makes you sad\u2019: Tourists and fishers leave Vietnam\u2019s Ha Long Bay covered in floating trash","leadin":"Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam's most beautiful nature site. But the UNESCO world heritage site threatened by deluge of plastic waste.","summary":"Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam's most beautiful nature site. But the UNESCO world heritage site threatened by deluge of plastic waste.","keySentence":"","url":"it-makes-you-sad-tourists-and-fishermen-leave-vietnams-ha-long-bay-covered-in-trash","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/05\/29\/it-makes-you-sad-tourists-and-fishermen-leave-vietnams-ha-long-bay-covered-in-trash","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Squinting in the bright light of a hot summer morning, Vu Thi Thinh perches on the edge of her small wooden boat and plucks a polystyrene block from the calm waters of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay. \n\nIt's not yet 9am, but a mound of styrofoam buoys, plastic bottles and beer cans sit behind her. \n\nThey are the most visible sign of the human impacts that have degraded the UNESCO World Heritage Site , famed for its brilliant turquoise waters dotted with towering rainforest-topped limestone islands. \n\n\"I feel very tired because I collect trash on the bay all day without much rest,\" said Thinh, 50, who has been working for close to a decade as a trash picker. \n\n\"I have to make five to seven trips on the boat every day to collect it all.\" \n\nWaste threatens spectacular Ha Long Bay \n\nSince the beginning of March, 10,000 cubic metres of rubbish - enough to fill four Olympic swimming pools - have been collected from the water , according to the Ha Long Bay management board. \n\nThe trash problem has been particularly acute over the past two months, as a scheme to replace styrofoam buoys at fish farms with more sustainable alternatives backfired and fishermen chucked their redundant polystyrene into the sea. \n\nAuthorities ordered 20 barges, eight boats and a team of dozens of people to launch a clean-up, state media said. \n\nDo Tien Thanh, a conservationist at the Ha Long Bay Management Department, said the buoys were a short-term issue but admitted: \"Ha Long Bay... is under pressure\". \n\nMore than seven million visitors came to visit the spectacular limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay, on Vietnam's northeastern coast, in 2022. \n\n\nAuthorities hope that number will jump to eight and a half million this year. \n\nBut the site's popularity, and the subsequent rapid growth of Ha Long City - which is now home to a cable car, amusement park, luxury hotels and thousands of new homes - have severely damaged its ecosystem. \n\nConservationists estimate there were originally around 234 types of coral in the bay. Now the number is around half. \n\nThere have been signs of recovery in the past decade, with coral coverage slowly increasing again and dolphins -- pushed out of the bay a decade ago -- coming back in small numbers, as a ban on fishing in the core parts of the heritage site expanded their food source. \n\nBut the waste , both plastic and human, is still a huge concern. \n\n\"There are so many big residential areas near Ha Long Bay,\" said conservationist Thanh. \n\n\"The domestic waste from these areas, if not dealt with properly, greatly impacts the ecological system, which includes the coral reefs. \n\n\"Ha Long City can now handle just over 40 percent of its wastewater .\" \n\nSingle-use plastic is now banned on tourist boats, and the Ha Long Bay management board says general plastic use on board is down 90 percent from its peak. \n\nBut trash generated onshore still lines parts of the beach, with a team of rubbish collectors not able to block the eyesore from tourists. \n\n\u2018Plastic pollution crisis\u2019 in Ha Long Bay \n\nPham Van Tu, a local resident and freelance tour guide, said he had received a lot of complaints from visitors. \n\n\"They read in the media that Ha Long Bay is beautiful, but when they saw a lot of floating trash, they didn't want to swim or go canoeing and they hesitated to tell their friends and family to visit,\" he said. \n\nRapid economic growth, urbanisation and changing lifestyles in communist Vietnam have led to a \"plastic pollution crisis\", according to the World Bank. \n\nA report in 2022 estimated 3.1 million tonnes of plastic waste are generated every year, with at least 10 per cent leaking into the waterways , making Vietnam one of the top five plastic polluters of the world's oceans. \n\nThe volume of leakage could more than double by 2030, the World Bank warns. \n\nLarissa Helfer, 21, who travelled to Vietnam from her home in Germany, said Ha Long Bay was beautiful but the trash problem would be one of her strongest memories of the trip. \n\n\"Normally you (might say) 'Look at the view! Look at the fishing villages!\" she told AFP. \n\nBut here \"you have to talk about the trash, (you say) 'oh god... look at the plastic bottles and things in the sea.' And it makes you sad.\" \n\nThinh, the trash collector, grew up in Ha Long and remembers a very different bay. \n\n\"It didn't look so terrible,\" she said. \n\n\"Of course, a lot of work makes me tired and irritated,\" she admitted. \"But we must do our work.\" \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Squinting in the bright light of a hot summer morning, Vu Thi Thinh perches on the edge of her small wooden boat and plucks a polystyrene block from the calm waters of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay.<\/p>\n<p>It's not yet 9am, but a mound of styrofoam buoys, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//04//19//hong-kong-s-quarantine-hotels-are-creating-mountains-of-plastic-waste/">plastic bottles and beer cans sit behind her.<\/p>\n<p>They are the most visible sign of the human impacts that have degraded the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//08//02//unesco-names-33-new-world-heritage-sites-and-half-are-in-europe/">UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong><\/a>, famed for its brilliant turquoise waters dotted with towering rainforest-topped limestone islands.<\/p>\n<p>\"I feel very tired because I collect <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//07//diseases-mosquitoes-filth-indias-urban-centres-are-choking-on-sewage-and-waste/">trash on the bay all day without much rest,\" said Thinh, 50, who has been working for close to a decade as a trash picker.<\/p>\n<p>\"I have to make five to seven trips on the boat every day to collect it all.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"7440936,6689254\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//15//from-the-worlds-biggest-cave-to-tiny-islands-heres-why-you-should-visit-vietnam/">From the world\u2019s biggest cave to tiny islands, here\u2019s why you should visit Vietnam<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//05//09//dive-into-the-world-s-largest-cave-in-the-heart-of-the-vietnamese-rainforest/">Dive into the world\u2019s largest cave in the heart of the Vietnamese rainforest<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Waste threatens spectacular Ha Long Bay<\/h2>\n<p>Since the beginning of March, 10,000 cubic metres of rubbish - enough to fill four Olympic <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//10//water-cops-how-las-vegas-slashed-water-use-with-dawn-patrols-and-lawn-bans/">swimming pools<\/strong><\/a> - have been collected from the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//19//worlds-largest-lakes-are-shrinking-scientists-say-global-warming-and-overuse-of-water-are-/">water, according to the Ha Long Bay management board.<\/p>\n<p>The trash problem has been particularly acute over the past two months, as a scheme to replace styrofoam buoys at fish farms with more <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//05//31//how-to-have-a-sustainable-summer-barbecue-jubilee/">sustainable alternatives backfired and fishermen chucked their redundant polystyrene into the sea.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities ordered 20 barges, eight boats and a team of dozens of people to launch a clean-up, state media said.<\/p>\n<p>Do Tien Thanh, a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//19//the-wolf-does-not-belong-here-why-has-a-conservation-success-become-a-heated-debate-in-eur/">conservationist at the Ha Long Bay Management Department, said the buoys were a short-term issue but admitted: \"Ha Long Bay... is under pressure\".<\/p>\n<h2>More than seven million visitors came to visit the spectacular limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay, on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//04//26//vietnam-s-new-tour-guides-were-illegal-loggers-until-this-innovative-programme-came-along/">Vietnam's northeastern coast, in 2022.<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities hope that number will jump to eight and a half million this year.<\/p>\n<p>But the site's popularity, and the subsequent rapid growth of Ha Long City - which is now home to a cable car, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//02//studio-ghibli-fan-a-theme-park-dedicated-to-its-classic-films-has-just-opened-in-japan/">amusement park,<\/strong><\/a> luxury hotels and thousands of new homes - have severely damaged its ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Conservationists estimate there were originally around 234 types of coral in the bay. Now the number is around half.<\/p>\n<p>There have been signs of recovery in the past decade, with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//04//22//you-could-spend-3-weeks-in-the-maldives-learning-to-restore-coral-reefs-all-for-free/">coral coverage slowly increasing again and dolphins -- pushed out of the bay a decade ago -- coming back in small numbers, as a ban on fishing in the core parts of the heritage site expanded their food source.<\/p>\n<p>But the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//02//austria-has-helped-pay-for-more-than-half-a-million-repairs-in-bid-to-tackle-e-waste/">waste, both plastic and human, is still a huge concern.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure 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href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//16//from-sewage-pipe-to-drinking-glass-the-future-of-wastewater-treatment/">wastewater./"/n Single-use plastic is now banned on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//01//06//thailand-leo-s-beach-paradise-has-reopened-after-4-years-but-tourists-can-t-swim/">tourist boats, and the Ha Long Bay management board says general <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2019//03//07//saving-the-seychelles-plastic-washes-up-on-shores-hardly-touched-by-mankind/">plastic use on board is down 90 percent from its peak.<\/p>\n<p>But trash generated onshore still lines parts of the beach, with a team of rubbish collectors not able to block the eyesore from tourists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"6677860,6656522\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//05//05//would-you-dare-to-cross-the-world-s-longest-glass-bottomed-bridge/">World/u2019s longest glass-bottomed bridge opens for daredevils in Vietnam<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//04//28//abusement-parks-in-vietnam-the-dark-side-of-entertaining-tourists-in-monkey-island/">Abusement parks in Vietnam: The dark side of entertaining tourists on Monkey Island<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>\u2018Plastic pollution crisis\u2019 in Ha Long Bay<\/h2>\n<p>Pham Van Tu, a local resident and freelance tour guide, said he had received a lot of complaints from visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\"They read in the media that Ha Long Bay is beautiful, but when they saw a lot of floating trash, they didn't want to swim or go canoeing and they hesitated to tell their friends and family to visit,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rapid economic growth, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//06//27//7-urban-wildlife-photos-that-show-how-animals-and-humans-live-side-by-side-in-the-city/">urbanisation and changing lifestyles in communist Vietnam have led to a \"plastic pollution crisis\", according to the World Bank.<\/p>\n<p>A report in 2022 estimated 3.1 million tonnes of plastic waste are generated every year, with at least 10 per cent leaking into the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//11//from-water-saving-to-clean-energy-heres-why-floating-solar-farms-are-booming-in-the-us/">waterways, making <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2019//10//22//six-senses-ninh-van-bay-i-visited-an-isolated-paradise-in-vietnam/">Vietnam one of the top five plastic polluters of the world's oceans.<\/p>\n<p>The volume of leakage could more than double by 2030, the World Bank warns.<\/p>\n<p>Larissa Helfer, 21, who travelled to Vietnam from her home in Germany, said Ha Long Bay was beautiful but the trash problem would be one of her strongest memories of the trip.<\/p>\n<p>\"Normally you (might say) 'Look at the view! Look at the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//04//14//communites-can-fall-apart-senegal-gas-project-drives-locals-to-desperation/">fishing villages!\" she told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>But here \"you have to talk about the trash, (you say) 'oh god... look at the plastic bottles and things in the sea.' 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ITB - Vietnam","daletPyramidId":null,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"From the world\u2019s biggest cave to tiny islands, here\u2019s why you should visit Vietnam","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"This Vietnamese cave is so big it has its own ecosystem","titleListing2":"From the world\u2019s biggest cave to tiny islands, here\u2019s why you should visit Vietnam","leadin":"From limestone pillars to cave forests, here are some of our favourite places to explore in Vietnam.","summary":"From limestone pillars to cave forests, here are some of our favourite places to explore in Vietnam.","keySentence":"","url":"from-the-worlds-biggest-cave-to-tiny-islands-heres-why-you-should-visit-vietnam","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/03\/15\/from-the-worlds-biggest-cave-to-tiny-islands-heres-why-you-should-visit-vietnam","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Home to some of the world\u2019s most impressive natural wonders, from the 1,600 islands of H\u1ea1 Long Bay to the world\u2019s largest cave, Vietnam is now taking steps to make its future more sustainable. \n\nThroughout 2023, Visit Vietnam is working in partnership with Binh Thuan - a province in the country\u2019s southeast - to focus on green products, clean energy and sustainable development. \n\n\u201cOf course, we try to develop, but we try to develop in a very sustainable way,\u201d says Dinh Ngoc Duc, Director of Marketing at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam Tourism. \n\n\u201cFirstly, it means that we are trying to encourage local destinations and even travel agent tour operators to develop a package which is part of the green deal. This means sustainable, responsible and nature-based tourism but with environmental protections,\u201d he explains. \u201cOur goal is to get more nature based tourists. \u201d \n\nIs Vietnam a good destination for eco tourism? \n\nAttracting nature lovers is unlikely to be a problem for Vietnam - a country rich in biodiversity . \n\nAlongside its mountains , forests, intricate cave systems and glorious white sand beaches, Vietnam is also home to around 800 species of bird and 270 types of mammal, including the snub-nosed monkey and the Indochinese tiger. \n\nWhile the emphasis is on sustainable development, the nation is keen to attract the same number of tourists as it did in pre-pandemic times. \n\n\u201cLast year (2022) we received only 3.5 million international arrivals , compared to 2019, when we received a record of 18 million. It means that we have more to do, but so far this year we have received almost 1 million visitors per month, which is a very positive signal,\u201d says Duc. \n\nSo whether you\u2019re planning to visit this year or next, here are some of our favourite places to explore Vietnam\u2019s epic ecosystems . \n\nWhat can I see in H\u1ea1 Long Bay, Vietnam? \n\nThough it might be one of Vietnam\u2019s most famous destinations, don\u2019t let H\u1ea1 Long\u2019s popularity stop you from visiting. This UNESCO World Heritage Site in Qu\u1ea3ng Ninh Province is home to thousands of craggy and verdant limestone islets and islands, shaped over 500 million years, making it a must-see on any trip to the country. \n\nA boat trip is the best way to see the bay in all its glory, with overnight cruises recommended if you want to truly appreciate the size and scale of its coves, grottos and lagoons . If you\u2019re feeling a bit more adventurous though, why not go kayaking , or even cruise 300 metres above the bay in a seaplane. \n\nWhere is the world\u2019s biggest cave? \n\nIf you\u2019re looking for the adventure of a lifetime, then Hang Son Doong cave should go straight to the top of your list. Discovered in 1990 by local man Ho Khanh, the cave wasn\u2019t explored until 19 years later, when Khanh led a team of Vietnamese and British explorers to the entrance. \n\nSo big that it has its own ecosystem, the cave contains clouds, mist and primeval forest . The world\u2019s largest stalagmites can be found here, and on sunny days visitors can witness the enormous sunbeams that shoot down to the cave floor. \n\nCurrently, the cave is only accessible by guided tour, with just 1,000 visitors a year allowed to explore its depths. The six day adventure comes in at a pricey $3,000 (\u20ac2,799) per person, but hikes don\u2019t get much more epic than this. \n\nWhat can I do in Ba Be National Park? \n\nSlightly off the beaten track of Vietnam\u2019s usual tourist trail, Ba Be National Park in the north of the country is another must-see if you\u2019re up for adventure . \n\nHere you can trek, kayak, cycle, or take a gentle boat cruise past lakes, waterfalls and caves. This UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site is full of rare flora and fauna, as well as one of the 20 largest natural freshwater lakes in the world. \n\nBook yourself onto a hike or boat tour with a local guide and explore the limestone cliffs, before trying some local cuisine in one of the villages dotted around the park. \n\nIs Phu Quoc Island worth visiting? \n\nAnother popular destination on the Vietnam tourist trail is Phu Quoc Island, which sits off the southern coast of Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand. The island has developed rapidly in recent years, with the curved, white sand bay Sao Beach attracting travellers from far and wide. If you want to lounge somewhere a little more secluded , visit the rocky bay of Ganh Dau Cape in the northern part of the island , around 26 kilometres from Duong Dong. \n\nWhile you\u2019re in the area, make sure to check out Duong Dong\u2019s night market to sample some local seafood dishes, including grilled squid and shrimps. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Home to some of the world\u2019s most impressive natural wonders, from the 1,600 islands of H\u1ea1 Long Bay to the world\u2019s largest cave, Vietnam is now taking steps to make its future <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//02//26//tourisms-dirty-secret-what-is-tourism-leakage-and-how-can-you-avoid-contributing-to-it/">more sustainable.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Throughout 2023, Visit Vietnam is working in partnership with Binh Thuan - a province in the country\u2019s southeast - to focus on green products, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//14//float-ovoltaics-how-floating-solar-panels-in-reservoirs-could-revolutionise-global-power/">clean energy<\/strong><\/a> and sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we try to develop, but we try to develop in a very sustainable way,\u201d says Dinh Ngoc Duc, Director of Marketing at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam Tourism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Of course, we try to develop, but we try to develop in a very sustainable way.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Dinh Ngoc Duc\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Director of Marketing at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam Tourism\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cFirstly, it means that we are trying to encourage local destinations and even travel agent tour operators to develop a package which is part of the green deal. This means sustainable, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//12//31//what-is-nature-positive-travel-and-should-it-be-on-your-radar-in-2023/">responsible and nature-based tourism but with environmental protections,\u201d he explains. \u201cOur goal is to get more <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//02//06//flight-free-travel-the-ultimate-one-month-itinerary-from-amsterdam-to-venice/">nature based tourists.<\/strong><\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Is Vietnam a good destination for eco tourism?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//44//09//36//808x454_cmsv2_976e728a-8806-53e2-af4f-8edc976696dc-7440936.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/384x216_cmsv2_976e728a-8806-53e2-af4f-8edc976696dc-7440936.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/640x360_cmsv2_976e728a-8806-53e2-af4f-8edc976696dc-7440936.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/750x422_cmsv2_976e728a-8806-53e2-af4f-8edc976696dc-7440936.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/828x466_cmsv2_976e728a-8806-53e2-af4f-8edc976696dc-7440936.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1080x608_cmsv2_976e728a-8806-53e2-af4f-8edc976696dc-7440936.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1200x675_cmsv2_976e728a-8806-53e2-af4f-8edc976696dc-7440936.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1920x1080_cmsv2_976e728a-8806-53e2-af4f-8edc976696dc-7440936.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Sao beach, Phu Quoc Island<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Attracting nature lovers is unlikely to be a problem for Vietnam - a country rich in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//12//27//could-ireland-hold-a-referendum-on-giving-nature-the-same-rights-as-people/">biodiversity./n Alongside its <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//09//job-for-a-girl-meet-asias-first-certified-mountain-guide-whos-scaling-more-than-mountains/">mountains, forests, intricate cave systems and glorious white sand beaches, Vietnam is also home to around 800 species of bird and 270 types of mammal, including the snub-nosed monkey and the Indochinese <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//13//family-of-big-cats-are-now-living-a-tiger-worthy-life-after-15-years-inside-a-train-carria/">tiger./n While the emphasis is on sustainable development, the nation is keen to attract the same number of tourists as it did in pre-pandemic times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year (2022) we received only 3.5 million <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//14//cyprus-digital-nomad-visa-who-can-apply-how-much-it-costs-and-how-long-youll-be-allowed-to/">international arrivals<\/strong><\/a>, compared to 2019, when we received a record of 18 million. It means that we have more to do, but so far this year we have received almost 1 million visitors per month, which is a very positive signal,\u201d says Duc.<\/p>\n<p>So whether you\u2019re planning to visit this year or next, here are some of our favourite places to explore Vietnam\u2019s epic <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//10//13//what-are-nekton-these-tiny-sea-creatures-are-creating-a-one-of-its-kind-ecosystem-in-the-m/">ecosystems./n Here you can trek, kayak, cycle, or take a gentle boat cruise past lakes, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//06//01//here-are-some-of-the-best-lakes-waterfalls-and-rivers-in-europe/">waterfalls and caves. This UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site is full of rare flora and fauna, as well as one of the 20 largest natural freshwater lakes in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Book yourself onto a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//04//26//vietnam-s-new-tour-guides-were-illegal-loggers-until-this-innovative-programme-came-along/">hike or boat tour<\/strong><\/a> with a local guide and explore the limestone cliffs, before trying some local cuisine in one of the villages dotted around the park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"6320898\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//12//25//rescued-bears-open-their-christmas-gifts-in-this-vietnam-sanctuary/">Rescued bears open their Christmas gifts in this Vietnam sanctuary<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Is Phu Quoc Island worth visiting?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//44//09//36//808x454_cmsv2_81e1b553-c41b-5c74-916d-8f307fca8009-7440936.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/384x216_cmsv2_81e1b553-c41b-5c74-916d-8f307fca8009-7440936.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/640x360_cmsv2_81e1b553-c41b-5c74-916d-8f307fca8009-7440936.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/750x422_cmsv2_81e1b553-c41b-5c74-916d-8f307fca8009-7440936.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/828x466_cmsv2_81e1b553-c41b-5c74-916d-8f307fca8009-7440936.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1080x608_cmsv2_81e1b553-c41b-5c74-916d-8f307fca8009-7440936.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1200x675_cmsv2_81e1b553-c41b-5c74-916d-8f307fca8009-7440936.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1920x1080_cmsv2_81e1b553-c41b-5c74-916d-8f307fca8009-7440936.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Another popular destination on the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2019//10//22//six-senses-ninh-van-bay-i-visited-an-isolated-paradise-in-vietnam/">Vietnam tourist trail<\/strong><\/a> is Phu Quoc Island, which sits off the southern coast of Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand. The island has developed rapidly in recent years, with the curved, white sand bay Sao Beach attracting travellers from far and wide. If you want to lounge somewhere a little more <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//13//even-in-winter-scotland-s-northernmost-shetland-islands-dazzle/">secluded, visit the rocky bay of Ganh Dau Cape in the northern part of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//08//the-best-secret-islands-you-can-visit-in-europe/">island, around 26 kilometres from Duong Dong.<\/p>\n<p>While you\u2019re in the area, make sure to check out Duong Dong\u2019s night market to sample some local seafood dishes, including grilled squid and shrimps.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1677852360,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1678900491,"firstPublishedAt":1678900495,"lastPublishedAt":1678900495,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f69fcd84-e82c-58b1-b96c-890653e89a8f-7440936.jpg","altText":"Hang Son Doong cave, Vietnam ","caption":"Hang Son 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- Dong Tao chicken legs delicacy ","daletPyramidId":null,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Would you eat the giant legs of this luxury Vietnamese dragon chicken?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Would you eat the giant legs of this luxury Vietnamese dragon chicken?","titleListing2":"The Lunar New Year is celebrated this Sunday - Would you eat the giant legs of this luxury Vietnamese dragon chicken?","leadin":"Let's take a look at Dong Tao chickens, also known as Dragon-tailed chickens - a rare and expensive breed of chicken that are native to Vietnam.","summary":"Let's take a look at Dong Tao chickens, also known as Dragon-tailed chickens - a rare and expensive breed of chicken that are native to Vietnam.","keySentence":"","url":"would-you-eat-the-giant-legs-of-this-luxury-vietnamese-dragon-chicken","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/01\/21\/would-you-eat-the-giant-legs-of-this-luxury-vietnamese-dragon-chicken","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Le Van Hien, a farmer in northern Vietnam, carefully selects the finest bird from his flock of 2,000 \"dragon chickens,\" a breed known for their thick legs that can fetch extraordinarily high prices.\u00a0 \n\nThe Dong Tao chicken, named after the commune where it is raised, is sought after for its lumpy legs, which are considered a delicacy and are particularly popular during the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, known as T\u1ebft. It is celebrated this year on Sunday 22 January.\u00a0 \n\nHien's four-kilogram bird, with legs that make up around a fifth of its body weight, sold for around \u20ac140. But larger and more elite chickens can sell for much more - up to \u20ac1,850 a head. \n\nWhy is the Dong Tao chicken so expensive to buy? \n\nFirst of all, have you seen the size of their legs?\u00a0 \n\nThey can genuinely grow to be as thick as bricks, which obviously takes a lot of feed to bulk them up.\u00a0 \n\nAnd what do these chickens eat, you ask?\u00a0 \n\nThey have a strict regimen of high-quality corn and rice. \n\nThe chickens, which were once bred exclusively to be served to the royal family and mandarins, are also given ample space to move and exercise, which contributes to their muscle development and overall taste.\u00a0 \n\n\"The more the chicken walks, the stronger and bigger their muscles are,\" says Hien, who has been breeding chickens for more than 15 years.\u00a0 \n\nThe meat of the Dong Tao chicken is prized for its tough and chewy texture, which is also low in fat and contains high levels of collagen, which according to Hien is \"good for women's beauty\".\u00a0 \n\nLe Van Luan, who picked Hien's chicken meat as a year-end gift for his business partners and elderly relatives, is a regular customer in Dong Tao. \n\n\"The best part of the Dong Tao chicken is the skin of their legs. The bigger the legs are, the tastier,\" he says.\u00a0 \n\nBut these chickens aren't just valued for their taste but also for their beauty, and are sometimes entered into beauty contests. They also act as a status symbol and are considered as a luxury item.\u00a0 \n\nHow is Dong Tao chicken usually served? \n\nBoiling, frying, stewing, and even grilling are all fair game.\u00a0 \n\nMost commonly, Dong Tao chicken is prepared by boiling it and then serving it with a dipping sauce made from fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, and chilli.\u00a0 \n\nJust as popular as boiling is the frying method, which is often served with a side of steamed rice. \n\nThe stewing method is also a traditional way of cooking the breed and it is often cooked with ginger, lemongrass, onion, and fish sauce. \n\nCh\u00fac ngon mi\u1ec7ng, and\u00a0Happy Lunar New Year! \n\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Le Van Hien, a farmer in northern Vietnam, carefully selects the finest bird from his flock of 2,000 \"dragon chickens,\" a breed known for their thick legs that can fetch extraordinarily high prices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Dong Tao chicken, named after the commune where it is raised, is sought after for its lumpy legs, which are considered a delicacy and are particularly popular during the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, known as T\u1ebft. It is celebrated this year on Sunday 22 January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hien's four-kilogram bird, with legs that make up around a fifth of its body weight, sold for around \u20ac140. But larger and more elite chickens can sell for much more - up to \u20ac1,850 a head.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"7284106,7286338\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//11//16//foraging-chefs-forest-finds-fill-plates-for-restaurant-on-isle-of-man-unesco-biosphere/">Foraging chef's forest finds fill restaurant plates on Isle of Man UNESCO biosphere<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//01//09//not-just-a-hollywood-tale-the-pizza-which-does-not-ruin-your-new-year-resolution-exists/">Not just a Hollywood tale - the pizza which does not ruin your new year resolution exists<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Why is the Dong Tao chicken so expensive to buy?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//31//30//48//808x454_cmsv2_7e8b7551-b067-5c4a-a2d4-a41a576194bc-7313048.jpg/" alt=\"AFP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/384x216_cmsv2_7e8b7551-b067-5c4a-a2d4-a41a576194bc-7313048.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/640x360_cmsv2_7e8b7551-b067-5c4a-a2d4-a41a576194bc-7313048.jpg 640w, 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class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AFP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>First of all, have you seen the size of their legs?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They can genuinely grow to be as thick as bricks, which obviously takes a lot of feed to bulk them up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And what do these chickens eat, you ask?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They have a strict regimen of high-quality corn and rice.<\/p>\n<p>The chickens, which were once bred exclusively to be served to the royal family and mandarins, are also given ample space to move and exercise, which contributes to their muscle development and overall taste.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"The more the chicken walks, the stronger and bigger their muscles are,\" says Hien, who has been breeding chickens for more than 15 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665884010331063\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//31//30//48//808x539_cmsv2_3f3cae0b-31d7-5f78-b3fc-47169acd8545-7313048.jpg/" alt=\"AFP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/384x256_cmsv2_3f3cae0b-31d7-5f78-b3fc-47169acd8545-7313048.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/640x427_cmsv2_3f3cae0b-31d7-5f78-b3fc-47169acd8545-7313048.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/750x500_cmsv2_3f3cae0b-31d7-5f78-b3fc-47169acd8545-7313048.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/828x552_cmsv2_3f3cae0b-31d7-5f78-b3fc-47169acd8545-7313048.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/1080x720_cmsv2_3f3cae0b-31d7-5f78-b3fc-47169acd8545-7313048.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/1200x800_cmsv2_3f3cae0b-31d7-5f78-b3fc-47169acd8545-7313048.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/1920x1280_cmsv2_3f3cae0b-31d7-5f78-b3fc-47169acd8545-7313048.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Poultry farmer Le Van Hien holding the legs of a Dong Tao chicken at his farm in Hung Yen province<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AFP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The meat of the Dong Tao chicken is prized for its tough and chewy texture, which is also low in fat and contains high levels of collagen, which according to Hien is \"good for women's beauty\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Le Van Luan, who picked Hien's chicken meat as a year-end gift for his business partners and elderly relatives, is a regular customer in Dong Tao.<\/p>\n<p>\"The best part of the Dong Tao chicken is the skin of their legs. The bigger the legs are, the tastier,\" he says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But these chickens aren't just valued for their taste but also for their beauty, and are sometimes entered into beauty contests. They also act as a status symbol and are considered as a luxury item.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>How is Dong Tao chicken usually served?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//31//30//48//808x539_cmsv2_8be96a1b-3717-596a-9a11-fc498976bf8b-7313048.jpg/" alt=\"AFP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/384x256_cmsv2_8be96a1b-3717-596a-9a11-fc498976bf8b-7313048.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/640x427_cmsv2_8be96a1b-3717-596a-9a11-fc498976bf8b-7313048.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/750x500_cmsv2_8be96a1b-3717-596a-9a11-fc498976bf8b-7313048.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/828x552_cmsv2_8be96a1b-3717-596a-9a11-fc498976bf8b-7313048.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/1080x720_cmsv2_8be96a1b-3717-596a-9a11-fc498976bf8b-7313048.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/1200x800_cmsv2_8be96a1b-3717-596a-9a11-fc498976bf8b-7313048.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/1920x1280_cmsv2_8be96a1b-3717-596a-9a11-fc498976bf8b-7313048.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">a chef preparing Dong Tao chicken feet at a restaurant in Hanoi<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AFP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Boiling, frying, stewing, and even grilling are all fair game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most commonly, Dong Tao chicken is prepared by boiling it and then serving it with a dipping sauce made from fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, and chilli.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just as popular as boiling is the frying method, which is often served with a side of steamed rice.<\/p>\n<p>The stewing method is also a traditional way of cooking the breed and it is often cooked with ginger, lemongrass, onion, and fish sauce.<\/p>\n<p>Ch\u00fac ngon mi\u1ec7ng, and\u00a0Happy Lunar New Year!<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1673970644,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1674284450,"firstPublishedAt":1673974691,"lastPublishedAt":1674284497,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_419eef0d-85c2-5ade-9c34-46df97085ec1-7313048.jpg","altText":"Dong tao chicken ","caption":"Dong tao chicken ","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AFP","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/30\/48\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8be96a1b-3717-596a-9a11-fc498976bf8b-7313048.jpg","altText":"a chef preparing Dong Tao chicken feet at a restaurant in Hanoi","caption":"a chef preparing Dong Tao chicken feet at a restaurant in 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What can I see in H\u1ea1 Long Bay, Vietnam?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//44//09//36//808x454_cmsv2_4d9d58a1-c2fc-53f3-8bbc-3bc68ba0c1e7-7440936.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/384x216_cmsv2_4d9d58a1-c2fc-53f3-8bbc-3bc68ba0c1e7-7440936.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/640x360_cmsv2_4d9d58a1-c2fc-53f3-8bbc-3bc68ba0c1e7-7440936.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/750x422_cmsv2_4d9d58a1-c2fc-53f3-8bbc-3bc68ba0c1e7-7440936.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/828x466_cmsv2_4d9d58a1-c2fc-53f3-8bbc-3bc68ba0c1e7-7440936.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1080x608_cmsv2_4d9d58a1-c2fc-53f3-8bbc-3bc68ba0c1e7-7440936.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1200x675_cmsv2_4d9d58a1-c2fc-53f3-8bbc-3bc68ba0c1e7-7440936.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1920x1080_cmsv2_4d9d58a1-c2fc-53f3-8bbc-3bc68ba0c1e7-7440936.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">H\u1ea1 Long Bay, Vietnam<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Though it might be one of Vietnam\u2019s most famous destinations, don\u2019t let H\u1ea1 Long\u2019s popularity stop you from visiting. This <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//02//06//banaue-rice-terraces-world-wonder-at-risk-of-collapse-as-as-locals-turn-to-tourism-jobs/">UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong><\/a> in Qu\u1ea3ng Ninh Province is home to thousands of craggy and verdant limestone islets and islands, shaped over 500 million years, making it a must-see on any trip to the country.<\/p>\n<p>A boat trip is the best way to see the bay in all its glory, with overnight cruises recommended if you want to truly appreciate the size and scale of its coves, grottos and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//09//22//these-are-the-10-most-stunning-lagoons-in-the-world/">lagoons. If you\u2019re feeling a bit more adventurous though, why not go <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//04//11//what-it-s-like-to-kayak-down-a-snowy-mountain-at-100km-h/">kayaking, or even cruise 300 metres above the bay in a seaplane.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"6689254,6677860\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//05//05//would-you-dare-to-cross-the-world-s-longest-glass-bottomed-bridge/">World/u2019s longest glass-bottomed bridge opens for daredevils in Vietnam<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//05//09//dive-into-the-world-s-largest-cave-in-the-heart-of-the-vietnamese-rainforest/">Dive into the world\u2019s largest cave in the heart of the Vietnamese rainforest<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Where is the world\u2019s biggest cave?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//44//09//36//808x454_cmsv2_5d26a55b-d468-5541-b868-811d828a5b38-7440936.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/384x216_cmsv2_5d26a55b-d468-5541-b868-811d828a5b38-7440936.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/640x360_cmsv2_5d26a55b-d468-5541-b868-811d828a5b38-7440936.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/750x422_cmsv2_5d26a55b-d468-5541-b868-811d828a5b38-7440936.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/828x466_cmsv2_5d26a55b-d468-5541-b868-811d828a5b38-7440936.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1080x608_cmsv2_5d26a55b-d468-5541-b868-811d828a5b38-7440936.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1200x675_cmsv2_5d26a55b-d468-5541-b868-811d828a5b38-7440936.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1920x1080_cmsv2_5d26a55b-d468-5541-b868-811d828a5b38-7440936.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Hang Son Doong Cave, Vietnam<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for the adventure of a lifetime, then <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//05//09//dive-into-the-world-s-largest-cave-in-the-heart-of-the-vietnamese-rainforest/">Hang Son Doong<\/strong><\/a> cave should go straight to the top of your list. Discovered in 1990 by local man Ho Khanh, the cave wasn\u2019t explored until 19 years later, when Khanh led a team of Vietnamese and British explorers to the entrance.<\/p>\n<p>So big that it has its own ecosystem, the cave contains clouds, mist and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//07//08//the-6-best-treehouse-hotels-in-europe-for-a-nature-filled-getaway/">primeval forest<\/strong><\/a>. The world\u2019s largest stalagmites can be found here, and on sunny days visitors can witness the enormous sunbeams that shoot down to the cave floor.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2020//12//18//mythical-grottos-the-most-famous-caves-in-greece/">the cave<\/strong><\/a> is only accessible by guided tour, with just 1,000 visitors a year allowed to explore its depths. The six day adventure comes in at a pricey $3,000 (\u20ac2,799) per person, but hikes don\u2019t get much more epic than this.<\/p>\n<h2>What can I do in Ba Be National Park?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//44//09//36//808x454_cmsv2_94833e8e-3c5b-5964-913e-3e0256f39435-7440936.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/384x216_cmsv2_94833e8e-3c5b-5964-913e-3e0256f39435-7440936.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/640x360_cmsv2_94833e8e-3c5b-5964-913e-3e0256f39435-7440936.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/750x422_cmsv2_94833e8e-3c5b-5964-913e-3e0256f39435-7440936.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/828x466_cmsv2_94833e8e-3c5b-5964-913e-3e0256f39435-7440936.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1080x608_cmsv2_94833e8e-3c5b-5964-913e-3e0256f39435-7440936.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1200x675_cmsv2_94833e8e-3c5b-5964-913e-3e0256f39435-7440936.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/09\/36\/1920x1080_cmsv2_94833e8e-3c5b-5964-913e-3e0256f39435-7440936.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Ba Be National Park, Vietnam<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Slightly off the beaten track of Vietnam\u2019s usual tourist trail, Ba Be National Park in the north of the country is another must-see if you\u2019re up for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//08//choose-to-be-courageous-meet-the-amazing-woman-who-west-ish-walked-around-the-world/">adventure./n
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