Vietnam’s newest UNESCO geopark

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Vietnam's fishing boats flying national flags

One million flags for fishermen

On 16 July BIDV donated to a project organised by the Labour Newspaper titled "One million flags for fishermen". The donation represents the support of 25,000 BIDV employees towards the fishermen, encouraging them to cling to the sea and join hands to protect national sovereignty.

Launched in 2019, the programme has supported the fishing industry in 14 out of 28 coastal cities and provinces in Vietnam including Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Nghe An, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Kien Giang and Quang Nam. As well as this, land border areas of three provinces of Ha Giang, Cao Bang and Quang Nam and eight garrison islands have been awarded the national flag thanks to the program.

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, a board member at BIDV, commented: “Responding to such a meaningful program, BIDV has called for and received the enthusiastic participation of 25,000 employees system-wide. Through the program, the bank employees do not only wish to be a part of the protection of national sovereignty, but also educate the young generation about the proud tradition of Vietnam's sea and islands sovereignty.”

“We hope that this program will receive much more support from enterprises and individuals across the country to give more flags to fishermen, encouraging and ensuring them to continue to cling to the sea.” said Mrs. Huong.

BIDV has devoted much energy and resources to corporate social responsibility activities, including national sovereignty programs. In the past years, the bank has implemented many social security and investment credit programs in key areas of national defense and security, making an important contribution to the protection of the nation’s borders and defense in the Northwest, Central Highlands and Southwest regions.

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Vietnam’s newest UNESCO geopark

Dak Nong Geopark was recently designated by UNESCO as a global geopark - the third geopark in Vietnam.

Covering more than 4,700 sq.m or two-fifths of Dak Nong Province’s land area, the geopark is the third UNESCO-recognised Global Geopark in Vietnam after Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark in Ha Giang Province and Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in Cao Bang province, both in northern Vietnam.

Located on the M’Nong plateau at average elevation of 600-700m, the geopark includes some 65 natural heritage sites including craters, a system of 50 caves created by volcanoes running a total length of 10,000m and a number of waterfalls.

The geopark’s geological past dates back 165 million years when the area was part of the ancient Gondwana supercontinent. More recent volcanic activity a few tens of thousands of years ago has endowed it with spectacular craters, majestic waterfalls and Southeast Asia’s most extensive system of hundreds of magnificent volcanic caves. Its geological morphology and varied soil and climatic conditions are home to a rich