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240 spots contaminated with pesticides remain in VN
Việt Nam still has 240 pesticide-contaminated locations in 15 localities, causing serious and extremely serious pollution, according to the 2016 National Environmental Report.Keep reading ...
Indonesia seeks to boost palm oil, paper trade
Việt Nam’s import of palm oil and paper from Indonesia could experience a year-on-year increase of 38 per cent, Indonesian ambassador to Việt Nam Ibnu Hadi said on Wednesday.Keep reading ...
PM warns Formosa against future environmental violations
Environmental protection must be considered the decisive factor in future operations of the Hưng Nghiệp Formosa Hà Tĩnh Iron and Steel Co (FHS), Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said yesterday.Keep reading ...
Harsh report issue on VN’s urban environment
Việt Nam’s urban environment, especially in big cities, is facing numerous challenges, including air and water pollution, solid waste treatment and flooding, according to the 2016 National Environmental Report issued on Thursday in Hà Nội.Keep reading ...
VN, India seek closer textile industry ties
India, which supplies about 1 per cent of all textile machinery to the Vietnamese textile and garment industry, wants to increase that ratio in the coming years, a business meeting heard in HCM City yesterday.Keep reading ...
Mekong Delta faces troubling sand shortage
Provinces in the Mekong Delta have run out of sand for construction at a time when many key infrastructure works are in progress. The Trung Lương – Mỹ Thuận Expressway is the worst sufferer after having restarted in 2015 with a new budget of VNĐ14 ...
Appropriate policies needed to unlock $35b tourism industry
Việt Nam has great tourism potential but the country needs appropriate policies to create breakthroughs to develop tourism into a spearhead industry and affirm its position on the global tourism map, experts have said.Keep reading ...
Việt Nam’s first energy efficiency network launched
Việt Nam has launched its first energy efficiency network in HCM City. The network is part of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency project implemented by the General Directorate of Energy, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Germany. Markus Bissel, head of the project’s energy efficiency ...
EVN reports enough power to meet dry season demand
The Vietnam Electricity (EVN) announced a significant increase in production for the first six months of 2017, as their total electricity input and output reached 94.9 billion kilowatts, up by 7.23 per cent from the same period in 2016.Keep reading ...
ACV pours $263m into expanding major airports
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to undertake projects on upgrading infrastructure of major airports with total investment capital of more than VNĐ6 trillion (US$263.38 million).Keep reading ...
