Vietnam’s well-known architecture Vo Trong Nghia and his team in VTN Architects have been honoured at the 2020 Design for Asia (DFA) Awards for their project “Stepping Park House” located in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Japanese embassy in Vietnam on December 17 signed contracts to provide non-refundable aid worth over 1.14 million USD for seven small-scale projects in 2020, which are under a non-refundable programme for Vietnam at grassroots levels.
Scientists from Australia’s University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and its partners in Vietnam are stepping up activities to carry out cooperation projects between the two sides amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Motegi Toshimitsu co-chaired the 13th Mekong - Japan Ministerial Conference on July 9, focusing on promoting cooperation between Mekong countries and Japan in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and its Vietnam’s partner universities will hold training seminars on technological transfer in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in February.
Land subsidence in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta has ranged from 0.1 to 81 centimetres in the last 10 years, according to the Water Resources Management Department at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
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.
The ICT (information and communication technology) reference framework for the development of smart cities (version 1.0) has been issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications as a basis for localities and businesses to develop smart city projects.
A clean water plant with total investment of 650 billion VND (more than 27.9 million USD) was put into operation in Thu Thua district, the Mekong Delta province of Long An on April 20.
Southeast Asian governments, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and major development financiers on April 4 launched a new initiative to invest more than 1 billion USD in green infrastructure projects across Southeast Asia.
Cambodia appreciates the involvement of Vietnamese investors in boosting the country’s economic development, its Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhayly stated when attending a conference to review rubber tree planting of several Vietnamese companies held in Phnom Penh from February 28 to March 1.
Connecting smart cities is considered an effective solution to addressing urbanisation and development challenges in the Mekong Delta, experts said at a workshop in Can Tho city on September 4.
Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities plan to reduce the exploitation of groundwater from now to 2025 to prevent land subsidence and protect residents’ health.
Ho Chi Minh City is considering an eight-year plan to reduce the exploitation of groundwater resources in an aim to protect residents’ health and avoid risks of land subsidence.
The central coastal city of Da Nang is focusing all resources to complete preparations for the APEC Summit Week in November, including infrastructure, urban decoration, security-health and communication campaigns.
The Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 2017, a humanitarian programme funded by the US Pacific Command, has come to the central province of Quang Nam for the first time with various activities.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong will allocate more than 200 billion VND (8.7 million USD) to expand its clean water system and sanitation projects in rural areas in 2016-2021.
Pollution caused by different trade villages in the northern province of Bac Ninh are adversely affecting local residents’ health and the economic development, according to a new study.
The excavation of Kinh Thien Palace in 2016 continues to demonstrate the variety and complexity of the relics within the main area of the palace at Vietnam’s world heritage Thang Long Royal Citadel.
Protecting, maintaining and restoring ecosystems, especially water systems, is among the most urgent tasks for strengthening the country’s resilience to climate change.
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