An increase in the number of industrial zones has been polluting Vietnam’s environment, and there are no appropriate solutions in place, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment warned.
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Vietnam’s access-to-electricity index reaches highest level so far
Vietnam’s access-to-electricity index in 2019 has improved, reaching the highest level so far with 82.2 points, according to the World Bank’s Doing Business report.
Superbugs in livestock might kill more than the Covid-19, alerts NGO
The main zones are dangerously close to Thailand: the northeast of India, the northeast of China and the Red River delta in Vietnam.
Six million children back in school without sufficient water, soap
Providing better water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools not only reduces the spread of hygiene-related diseases like Covid-19, it reduces the risk of parasite infections generally, and school days missed.
New UN initiative to reduce plastic pollution from ASEAN cities
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand and Da Nang, Viet Nam are among the cities to participate in the ‘Closing the Loop’ project that supports governments to address plastic waste pollution and leakages into the marine environment.
Mekong Delta residents flee as nature turns hostile
Their ancestors had come to settle the Mekong Delta, turning it into the nation’s agriculture and aquaculture hub, but now they are fleeing.
How to mitigate the health disaster of air pollution – can the successful Vietnamese Covid response teach us some lessons?
Air pollution is “a silent killer” in Vietnam where more than 60 000 deaths per year, more than traffic accidents with 11,000 deaths.
Mekong Delta’s reservoir of abundance runs dry
Designed to supply water to more than 200,000 people living in 24 communes and towns for household use, and for industrial and irrigation purposes. No empty, it has thrown daily life into disarray.
Mekong Mekong Delta Aquaculture Farming Sustainable with Solar Energy
The project would effectively make use of the farming land, reduce freshwater consumption, wastewater and carbon emissions while keeping an optimal water temperature for shrimp growth.
Vietnam jails man for Facebook posts ‘defaming’ the regime
Phan Cong Hai, 24, used it to post support for activists jailed in protests against the government’s handling of a toxic dump in 2016, as well as other controversial issues.