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Hanoi always attaches great importance to comprehensive, effective and long-term cooperation with the Ile-de-France region in various fields.

The northern province of Vinh Phuc enjoyed robust economic growth in the first eight months of 2019.

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.

The industrial production index in the first eight months of 2019 saw good growth of 9.5 percent year on year, according to figures released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Positive business performance and the divestment of State capital from enterprises has helped firms in the water supply and drainage sector draw attention from investors.

Although locals in the central city of Da Nang are now having water supply in a rotary fashion, they still face the risk of a relapse of water shortage as the salinity in input water for Cau Do waterwork – one of the major water plants of the city – has increased sharply.

The Binh Duong Water – Environment JSC (Biwase) and the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) signed a comprehensive credit cooperation pact in the southern province of Binh Duong on August 20.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has earmarked 348 billion VND (15 million USD) this year for developing its rural water supply network.

About 10,000 families in the central province of Quang Tri are in a shortage of water for daily use due to a prolonged drought, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Vietnam Water Supply Association (VWSA) and the German Water Partnership held a forum in Hanoi on August 1 discussing water drainage development policy and service prices.

The World Bank-funded Program for Results (PforR) of rural water supply and sanitation in eight Red River Delta provinces has so far benefited 1.4 million residents.

The 2019 Vietnam international water and environment exhibition (Vietwater) opened in Hanoi on July 24 with the participation of more than 200 exhibitors from 30 countries and territories.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City is taking measures to restrict groundwater exploitation, which has led to increased water pollution, flooding and subsidence.

The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) of Thailand is speeding up efforts to mitigate the impacts of drought after water levels in several major reservoirs fell below the levels of last year.

The premier exhibition on water supply and wastewater treatment technologies (VIETWATER 2019) will take place in Hanoi from July 24 to 26 at the Hanoi International Exhibition Center (ICE).

Besides building large containers to keep rain water and installing filters to turn sea water into fresh water, many islands are also sinking wells to help Truong Sa get a facelift.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has so far mobilised over 208 billion VND (8.94 million USD) for the construction of public works and infrastructure systems as part of the new-style rural area building programme in eight border communes of Tan Hong, Hong Ngu districts and Hong Ngu town.

Work started on July 6 on a factory that is set to supply clean water to more than 100,000 residents in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre.

Gross regional domestic product growth of the central city of Da Nang slowed down in the first half of 2019 to stand at 6.21 percent, compared to the 7.24 percent in the previous year, heard a conference to review the city’s socio-economic development on July 3.

As part of an assistance package given to neighbouring countries in addition to the Thailand-Laos road development project, the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA) has helped set up a tap water system for Lao villagers living in border areas.