Phu Tho, Korean firm sign MoU to explore water environment, energy project
Under the MoU, the two sides will coordinate in conducting surveys, making proposals, and promoting a project on activated carbon filter cores, water environment, and energy.
Nearly 61 million USD to improve Da Nang water environment
The People’s Committee of central Da Nang city has decided to approve a project on building works to improve water environment in the east of Son Tra district at a total cost of over 1.4 trillion VND (60.8 million USD) between now and 2020.
Rivers shoulder burden of waste
The water quality in many river basins across the country are facing problems, and in some places, it has been seriously polluted, according to the 2018 national environment report.
Ha Long Bay’s water under threats
The water environment in the world-renowned Ha Long Bay has been under tremendous pressure from the growing socio-economic activities in the area.
Water pollution getting worse: experts
Widespread water pollution nationwide has inflicted an estimated economic loss of 11.6 trillion VND (510.7 million USD) in the last ten years and the situation is not getting better.
Thua Thien-Hue accelerates water environment improvement
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is giving a push to a project to improve the water environment in the former imperial city of Hue, which has struggled to hit targets.
Experts search for ways to protect Hoan Kiem Lake
Upgrading the water environment of Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake is necessary and urgent work, Vo Tien Hung, General Director of the Hanoi Sewage and Drainage Co Ltd., said.
JICA-funded project helps improve water environment management
A meeting to review the implementation of an environment project between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was held in Hanoi on December 1.
Hue city’s water environment to be improved
The central province of Thua-Thien Hue is accelerating a project to improve the water environment in the former imperial city of Hue, which is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
Automatic station monitors water quality of Nui Coc Lake
An automatic water environment monitoring station for Nui Coc Lake funded by the Republic of Korean Government was inaugurated in northern Thai Nguyen province on December 22.
Concerns raised about adverse impacts of hydropower projects on Mekong
Developing mainstream hydropower projects on the lower Mekong River could lead to long-term and unrecoverable losses to its deltas and the water environment, impacting millions of people.
Hue city builds water treatment plant
Authorities in central Thua Thien-Hue province broke ground for construction of a 57 million USD waste water treatment plant on August 15.