China appeared to be a key factor in Vietnam’s recent decision to stop foreign investors from funding its North-South Expressway, and ruling out Chinese tech firm Huawei from its national 5G roll-out.
Category: Viet Nam
Vietnam shooting itself in the foot with Laos dam
The participation of a Vietnamese state-owned company in the Luang Prabang Dam project is “incongruous” with repeated concerns expressed by Vietnam over mainstream dams to date.
AirVisual back online in Vietnam after attacks over smog ranking
The air quality monitoring app is available for download again in Vietnam after it suspended it in the face of a barrage of criticism from social media users.
Vietnam needs better water resources management to cope with climate change
Losses due to drought and saltwater intrusion in 2016 were worth more than VNĐ7.9 trillion (US$343.5 million). Thousands of hectares of crops and households were affected by a shortage of water.
Mekong Delta’s sea level rise alarming: US professor
It is estimated that at these current rates, over 12 million people living in the region will be directly affected over the next 50 years if nothing is done.
Vietnam dumps almost all urban wastewater untreated into the environment
Vietnam treats just 13 percent of its urban wastewater, says a report carried in a publication by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Air quality app under ‘coordinated attack’ in Vietnam amid heavy Hanoi smog
Apple, Google and Facebook block access as AirVisual says its data has helped raise awareness of air quality issues in Vietnam, but this also made it the target of a campaign to discredit the company.