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Insufficient co-ordination keeps HCM City polluted: official

Insufficient co-ordination keeps HCM City polluted: official

Without treatment wastewater from industrial and processing zones pollutes Ba Bo Canal in HCM City. The town started a five-year programme this past year to lessen pollution, but weak points still challenge the city's efforts. — VNA/VNS Photo Phuong Vy HCM CITY — Twelve months right into a five-year programme to lessen environment pollution in HCM City, hardly any improvement has been manufactured, the town leader has accepted.Speaking in a

Environment protection plan requires ‘radical policy changes'

Bui Cach Tuyen, Deputy Minister of Natural Assets and Atmosphere, spoken with Thoi bao kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Occasions) concerning the country's environment problems.What's the primary reason behind such high pollution originating from industrial parks, processing zones and traditional handicraft towns over the past few years? Has got the law on environment pollution, released in 2005, been introduced into full play?The implementation from the law has largely been failing in the 'abnormal'

VN needs to drive FDI in necessary fields

VN needs to drive FDI in necessary fields

Vietnam needs to have policies to drive foreign direct investment (FDI) in necessary fields and overcome negative outcomes, including backward technology, environmental pollution and transfer pricing, said Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh.

Mekong Sub-region fights haze pollution

Mekong Sub-region fights haze pollution

Representatives from Thailand , Laos , Cambodia , Myanmar and Vietnam and the ASEAN Secretariat gathered in Hanoi on Feb. 29 at the second Meeting of the Sub-regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution in the Mekong Sub-region.

VN, Japan discuss chemical pollution clean-up

Vietnam and Japanese officials gathered in Hanoi on Feb. 16 to discuss chemical contamination and challenges in the environment.

Vietnam in top 10 for worst air pollution

Vietnam is listed amongst the top ten countries with the worst air pollution in the world, according to the 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released during this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Pollution threatens Gulf of Tonkin

Vietnam's coastal region of West Bac Bo (Tonkin) Gulf, adjacent to China and other Asian countries, suffers from transboundary environmental pollution and joint efforts are being urged to tackle this problem.

City lacks gusto to shift pollution-causing firms

HCMC – The program to relocate pollution-causing production facilities to outer districts of HCMC is a long way from completion.

Foreign company suspended again for pollution

Foreign company suspended again for pollution

Yeast producer AB Mauri Vietnam Co Ltd of Dong Nai Province has been suspended once again for pollution problems.

Loose control blamed for economic zones’ pollution

HANOI – National Assembly’s deputies on Monday lamented the worsening pollution at economic zones nationwide, blaming the overheated development of such zones coupled with the loose management on the part of the Government.

From Politics
NA talks about changes to work law

NA talks about changes to work law

Employees harvest whitened-leg shrimps in the Hung Bien Ocean Items Co Ltd within the central province of Quang Binh. The draft amended Work Code, that was talked about through the NA yesterday, is anticipated to make sure workers' proper privileges including salaries, overtime and maternity leave. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hung HN — The Nation's Set up talked about a variety of concerns associated with work issues throughout a session which was

PM greets mind of Lao inspectorate

HN — Pm Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday confirmed that Viet Nam always supported co-operation between its relevant agencies and also the Inspection Commission from the Lao Individuals Revolutionary Party Central Committee and also the Government Inspectorate of Laos. Dung made the statement while finding the commission mind, Inspector-General Bounthong Chitmany.Dung stated co-operation would concentrate on training human assets within the sector in addition to swapping encounters within the combat and protection