The third conference of an expert working group on humanitarian mine action within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting- Plus (ADMM+) was held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue
Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) launched a joint project on modernising the disaster forecasting and warning system for Vietnam’s Northeast region at a conference on October 28.
Supporting Vietnam to implement and duplicate smart agricultural models adaptive to climate change was the main focus of a workshop between Vietnamese and Dutch experts held in Hanoi on October 28.
More than 40 kilometres of shoreline in the southernmost province of Cau Mau have been badly damaged by the gradual sinking of land into the ocean, the province announced.
The construction of hydropower dams on the mainstream Mekong River has had the largest impact on fishing and local livelihoods in the lower basin, as heard at a consultative seminar in Hanoi.
Hanoi is set to spend nearly 3.7 trillion VND (165.8 million USD) on the construction of a new water plant using surface water from the Hong (Red) River in Lien Hong commune, Dan Phuong district.
Participants questioned the transparency as well as effectiveness of collecting environmental protection fee from miners at a conference recently held in Hanoi.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has urged the Ministry of Industry and Trade to offer investment, tax and price incentives for the development of renewable energy, including solar power.
The environment ministers of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed at their talks in Jeju, the RoK, on October 22 to cooperate in conducting research on biodiversity preservation.
The French Development Agency (AFD) will consider financing a river embankment project to help the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho cope with climate change.
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