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Mazda showroom opens in central Vietnam
A new Mazda showroom in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai was launched in January 2016, raising the total number of the brand’s showrooms in Vietnam to 32. Keep reading ...
Vietnam threatens to revoke licenses of Trung Nguyen's tourism projects
Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has ordered Trung Nguyen Corporation, one of Vietnam’s largest coffee producers, to speed up construction work on four long-delayed tourism projects, local media reported on 10 March. Trung Nguyen will lose its licenses to develop the projects ...
ASEAN overly reliant on hydropower: experts
The ASEAN Community, which is expected to need more sources of energy in the near future, relies too much on hydropower for electricity, local and international experts said at a recent conference held in Ho Chi Minh City. Speaking at the conference held by the UBM ...
'Lights off’ campaign begins
Earth Hour, a World Wild Fund initiative aiming at raising awareness about climate change and the energy sector, kicked off on 5 March at the University of Science and Technology in Hanoi.This year’s event was organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Danish ...
Experts urge action to end mass fish kills
Massive fish die-offs in many regions across the country recently have raised a big question about how local authorities should mitigate water pollution in aquaculture breeding areas.Last month, more than 1,000 tonnes of fish raised in cages along the Cai Vung River in the southern ...
Hanoi air pollution ‘hazardous’
Hanoi air pollution is at hazardous levels, threatening the health of those with respiratory diseases and endangering public health in general, according to Air Quality Index statistics.The index is published on the website and provides real time air quality and pollution monitoring of cities worldwide. Keep ...
Lao official thanks Vietnamese aid
Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said the support Laos received from the Vietnamese Supreme People’s Procuracy will help the nation successfully host the upcoming 10th ASEAN-China Procurators General Conference. Keep reading ...
Hydropower dams cause VND5,194,153m in damages to Mekong Delta
Mainstream hydropower projects on the Mekong River caused a loss of VND5,200 billion (USVND5,194,153 million) in seafood and agriculture output to the Mekong Delta, said former Deputy Chairman of National Committee of Science and Technology, Nguyen Ngoc Tran. The announcement came at a conference on the ...
Challenges lie ahead for Vietnam economic growth
Vietnam has challenges to tackle if it wants to achieve economic targets and deeply integrate into the world’s economy in the context of new trade agreements. Speaking at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on 3 March, Tran Dinh Thien, director of the Vietnam ...
Ho Chi Minh City rolls out first buses that run on green fuel
Ho Chi Minh City on 1 March took the first step to make its public transport system more environmentally friendly by introducing 23 brand new buses that use compressed natural gas (CNG). Nguyen Van Trieu, chairman of the May 19 Bus Transport Cooperative, said the new buses ...
