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WB helps central province implement wastewater project

19/05/2013 | 19:00:21

The southern central province of Quang Nam has started a sub-project funded by the World Bank (WB) which will collect, treat and dispose wastewater in Tam Ky city.

Cleaning up the capital city

The capital city plans to construct 39 waste treatment plants for urban areas with an expected capacity of 1.8 million cubic metres per day by 2030, stretching to nearly 2.5 million cubic metres per day by 2050.

JICA to aid Mekong delta in climate change adaptation

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will implement nine projects to help provinces in the Mekong Delta deal with climate change.

Ancient forest preserved in Thua Thien-Hue

29/04/2013 | 15:07:29

Local residents in villages to the north of Phong Binh commune, central Thua Thien-Hue province, have protected an ancient forest for hundreds of years through their village convention.

Project on greenhouse gas emission control launched

25/04/2013 | 11:17:23

A project on improving the Vietnamese industry and trade sectors’ capacity to control greenhouse gas emissions and increase adaptation to climate change has been recently launched in Hanoi by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Vietnam faces surface water pollution

24/04/2013 | 16:27:20

Vietnam ’s surface water is plagued by concerning problems including depletion and large scale pollution, according to Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) website.

Hanoi strives to settle craft village pollution

24/04/2013 | 10:51:13

Hanoi will invest over 13 trillion VND (619 million USD) to tackle pollution in 44 craft villages specialising in food and agricultural product processing.

Localities strengthen measures against H5N1, H7N9 bird flu

24/04/2013 | 10:45:08

Local authorities nationwide are tightening measures to prevent and minimise the effects of avian influenza H5N1 and H7N9, on poultry and humans.

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