Vietnam seeks suitable environmental technologies from Japan

The first Vietnam-Japan Environmental Week has provided the opportunity for Vietnamese environmental service providers to access suitable technologies in the field, said Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan.
Vietnam seeks suitable environmental technologies from Japan ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn/)
Hanoi (VNA) – The firstVietnam-Japan Environmental Week has provided the opportunity for Vietnameseenvironmental service providers to access suitable technologies in the field, saidDeputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan.

The event was successfully held in Hanoi onJanuary 9-11, with the participation of the two countries’ businesses.

According to international organisations,Vietnam boasts great potential in its environmental industry and environmentaltechnology development, particularly in pollution control, technology transfer,and environmentally-friendly product manufacturing, among others, Nhan noted.

Japan’s Vice Minister of the EnvironmentTakaaki Katsumata said the two ministries share mutual concerns in dealing withenvironmental issues, and as such, Japan was eager to share its technologies duringthe first Vietnam-Japan Environmental Week.

Vietnam is facing many environmentalproblems, such as waste treatment and management, global warming, ocean garbage,and especially plastic waste.

According to the organisers, within theevent’s framework, the two countries’ businesses joined in exchanges andmeetings. As a result, some agreements on water treatment technologies, airquality, and urban waste solid management were signed.

In addition, within Vietnam, the central cityof Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, the northern port city Hai Phong, and Hanoi have allaccelerated their air quality control projects. –VNA 
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