The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment announced it had issued a set of environmental indicators to evaluate results of environmental protection nationwide.
Startups from various sectors joined in an investment day in Ho Chi Minh City organised by Zone Startups Joint Stock Company to seek investments and present their businesses.
Ho Chi Minh City needs a master plan for 30 years to make sure that investments in water supply dovetail with the overall long-term plan, experts have said.
A shortage of fresh water and severe saline intrusion have seriously affected the lives of tens of thousands of people in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.
A string of measures have been carried out in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh to realise the National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has greatly impacted businesses operating in the water sector, offering them both opportunities and challenges, heard a conference in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on May 16.
Cambodia plans to step up cross-border trade activities and has begun talks with neighbouring countries to intensify trade ties, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on April 2.
The southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City has upgraded its water supply network using advanced technologies in operation, exploitation and supply of clean water.
More than 1.1 million people have benefited from a World Bank (WB)-funded project on upgrading urban areas in the Mekong Delta region after six years of implementation.
Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange have once again had their hopes for justice rekindled. But despite the recent landmark ruling against Monsanto in a San Francisco court, major obstacles remain on the path towards justice.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo convened a cabinet meeting on April 17 to review and evaluate the implementation of national strategic projects in the first quarter of 2018.
The Hanoi People’s Court on March 13 declared jail terms to nine defendants involved in the 18 successive ruptures of the Da River water pipelines following the trial lasting more than one week.
The Hanoi People’s Procuracy on March 7 proposed 12-60 month imprisonment sentences to nine defendants in the Da River water pipeline’s 18 successive ruptures.
The Hanoi People’s Court opened on March 5 the first-instance trial for nine defendants accused of being responsible for the 18 successive ruptures of the Da River water pipelines in the capital city.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visited and presented gifts to poor households and policy beneficiaries in Ha Tinh ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).
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.
The People’s Committee in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa estimated that more than 100 trillion VND (4.4 billion USD) was needed to develop infrastructure for the Bac Van Phong Special Administrative-Economic Unit by 2025.
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