The Tam Sinh Nghia Investment Development JSC on October 16 kicked off construction on a waste-to-energy plant with a daily capacity of 2,000 tonnes of waste at the Tay Bac Solid Waste Treatment Complex in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he expects the northern port city of Hai Phong will take the lead in developing a modern agricultural industry while addressing a conference on October 15 to review the implementation of the national programme on new-style rural building areas in the city in 2010-2020.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan has called on Japan to continue helping Vietnam with treatment technologies for daily waste.
Hanoi is willing to facilitate investment by Finnish enterprises in waste treatment projects in the capital city, stated Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Hung on October 3.
The Philippines on September 20 began a campaign to vaccinate millions of children against polio after the disease made a return to the country after nearly two decades.
The industrial production index of the northern province of Vinh Phuc in August increased by 1.6 percent from the previous month and 12 percent from the same period last year.
Work on construction of a 400 million USD waste-to-energy plant started on August 28 at the Tay Bac solid waste treatment complex in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has approved the construction of three plants to generate electricity from waste using advanced technologies, and work on them will start in September and October, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is seeking more than 4.85 trillion VND (208.5 million USD) in investment for three new projects on the island of Phu Quoc.
As many as 3,000 tonnes of waste, which is supposed to be buried at dumping sites in Can Tho city’s Co Do district, will be burned to produce energy on a trial basis, according to local authorities.
Ho Chi Minh City hopes that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will continue to help the city deal with challenges in urban transport, infrastructure construction and waste treatment, thus ensuring sustainable development, a local official said on August 12.
As of June, more than 500 containers of waste which failed to meet Vietnam’s import requirements had been re-exported this year, said the Vietnam Maritime Administration on August 11.
Ho Chi Minh City is keen to bolster cooperation with Singapore in various fields, especially infrastructure and environment, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan said on August 2.
As the amount of rubbish continues to rise each year, Ho Chi Minh City authorities are exploring ways to improve the services of the thousands of private garbage collectors operating in the city.
The People’s Committee of central Quang Ngai province has asked the North Investment and Development Construction JSC to complete the building of the Nghia Ky waste treatment plant and put it into operation before September 30.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Cuong met with overseas Vietnamese students, intellectuals and businesspeople in the UK on June 16-17 as part of his working trip to the European country.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Vietnam Environment Administration (VAE) organised a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12, selecting a waste treatment model that suitable for Vietnam’s development conditions.
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