A new report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in collaboration with Denmark’s Energy Agency, said the country needs early action to reduce future coal demand.
Category: Viet Nam
HCM City plans to clean up five polluted canals
The People’s Committee has told five districts where the canals are located to strictly handle illegal encroachment and littering and to step up inspections of the canals.
Government will pour more investment to the Mekong Delta
With support from international partners, policies have been drafted, particularly those related to finance, taxes and land to encourage the private sector to invest in the Mekong Delta.
US partners with Vietnam to build urban energy security
The project will support deployment of advanced distributed energy solutions such as household rooftop solar technology, next-generation battery storage technology, and cleaner forms of transportation.
Mekong Delta extinction an extreme prediction: Vietnam expert
Coastal geographical statistics used in the paper was constructed by calibrating geographical statistics of the U.S., before applying them to other regions of the world. “This method thus yields low accuracy.”
Thugs with strong-arm debt collection tactics? Vietnam’s misunderstood informal credit sector
Formal credit is often praised for being cheaper than informal credit, yet this is untrue. Many banks and financial companies charge annual interest rates of 40 to 50 per cent on consumer loans.
Dutch foundation launches project to tackle river plastic pollution
The Mekong River in Vietnam is next in line to test a new high-tech, trash-eating barge that intercepts plastic and other waste before reaching the sea.