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Jasmine
Jasmine - her name in English - started her journalism career in 1998 as a first year student of the Journalism Faculty - Ho Chi Minh City University of Society and Human Science. Jasmine is now reporter/editor of Saigon Entrepreneur – one of leading newspapers in Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam. Working in Vietnam’s interesting and challenging economic environment has made Jasmine realize how important it is for journalists to inform the community about the other faces of economic development. Through research and newspaper articles, Jasmine tries to alert businessmen and people in Vietnam to climate change and environmental issues and to their responsibility for them.
Posts by Jasmine
Vietnam raises its voice at UN climate talks
No commentsVietnam’s first-ever side event was held here yesterday at landmark UN climate talks in the Danish capital, just days after the country was listed in the top ten most vulnerable countries to climate change.
»“Hopenhagen” in Wangari Maathai’s view
No commentsNobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai is here at UN climate talks, and told reporters her hopes for “Hopenhagen.”
»Businesses talk green in Copenhagen
No commentsIn the world’s battle against climate change, businesses used to be on the other side of the debate. But now companies are engaging more and more with the issue. Chinese and Brazilian business representatives are here at UN climate change talks to talk about “green” business back home.
»Why are the Vietnamese cool toward climate talks?
3 commentsAs UN climate change talks opened here in the Danish capital, experts called this the most important meeting since the end of the second world war. But do people back home in Vietnam even know it’s happening?
»Vietnamese delegate: “We have national climate program”
No commentsClimate change science predicts an increase in severity of natural disasters like storms. Vietnam lately has seen several examples of this. Experts say Vietnam is one of thecountries most vulnerable to climate-related disasters. At the same time, at UN climate talks in Bangkok, a big gap remains between developed and developing countries in negotiations.
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