Vietnamese Officials Train to Streamline International Trade

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

More than 60 Vietnamese government officials participated in a USAID-sponsored workshop that will help the country implement a National Single Window—a clearance system that enables a single submission of customs data and a single point of decision-making among the parties involved in customs clearance. USAID partnered with the Association for Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) Single Window initiative and the General Department of Vietnam Customs to present the workshop.

Earth Day Comes to Tibet

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The herding people of the Ganzi Prefecture region of China’s Sichuan Province are learning to think of themselves as long term stewards of their own natural resources.  As part of a USAID-funded project, over 400 students from Tagong village and several villagers from Xiede planted trees that will provide erosion control and eventually, habitat for wildlife and native plants.

U.S. and Chinese Officials Explore Ways to Combat Air Pollution

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Visiting experts form the California Air Resources Board met with power plant operators and the local environmental protection bureau in Anhui province to discuss ways to lower emissions from coal-fired power plants.  The training program was organized by USAID's ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program (CDCP) and was attended by over 50 participants from the Huainan region, a provincial center for coal mining and power generation.