Hanoi will prioritise the use of Japanese technology in waste treatment projects in the future, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at a reception for Japanese Vice Minister of the Environment Takaaki Katsumata in Hanoi on January 10.
An additional 15 communes in the northern port city of Hai Phong have been recognised as completing all criteria of the new-style rural area building programme so far this year, raising the total number to 89.
Polish cities are experienced in dealing with environmental pollution, waste and wastewater treatment and urban planning, and are willing to share their experience with Hanoi.
The last 13.7 hectares of detoxified land in the dioxin-polluted area in Da Nang airport were handed over to the Ministry of Transport at a ceremony held in the central city on November 7, raising the total remediated area to 32.4 hectares.
For the last 28 years, people from Hoa Khanh Nam ward in the central city of Da Nang have longed for the closure of Khanh Son landfill due to the severe pollution caused by the site.
The National Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building for 2018 has achieved its set targets three months earlier than planned, said Nguyen Minh Tien, head of the programme’s Central Coordination Office.
Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) Ho Duc Phoc has called for stronger international cooperation in environmental auditing, as it is a new area relating to many nations.
A contest for making infographic and video clips, and translating the “Resilience” term into Vietnamese was launched at a press conference held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the French Development Agency (AFD) in Hanoi on August 22.
Vietnamese and Japanese experts shared experiences in building and developing smart cities in combination with environmental protection during a seminar held in the central province of Quang Nam on August 18.
Initiatives to protect the green planet towards a sustainable development environment were introduced at a talk held by the Live & Learn Centre in collaboration with the French Cultural Centre (L’Espace) in Hanoi on August 19.
The Red River Delta province of Hung Yen has raised the alarm over environmental pollution as many local companies continue to discharge untreated wastewater despite strict punishments by authorities.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a planning scheme on exploring, exploiting, processing and using tin, wolfram and antimony by 2025 with a vision towards 2035.
The Binh Duong waste treatment complex in the southern province of Binh Duong can serve as a model for other localities in handling household and industrial waste, environment experts said.
The Netherlands’ Ocean Cleanup organisation had a working session with leaders of Can Tho city on July 24 to discuss the implementation of automatic garbage collection in the Mekong Delta city of Vietnam.
Authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai have threatened to shut down a cement plant in Binh Dong commune if the plant’s management board does not take measure to improve air quality and dust emissions.
Despites efforts by authorities, pollution at industrial parks and clusters in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has risen to alarming level, affecting the lives of local residents.
Some 120 young leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) contributed their ideas to protecting the environment in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam at a workshop which opened in Can Tho city on June 5.
Land and labour market issues were the focus of the 14th National Assembly (NA)’s plenary session chaired by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on June 5.
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