Category: Viet Nam
Water management becoming crucially important
High extraction rates are causing a rapid lowering of the water levels in Hanoi, HCM City and in the Central Highlands, seriously threatening the sustainability of these water sources.
Vietnam set to import more electricity from China, Laos
Annual electricity imports from China and Laos are expected to increase to 3,000 megawatt (MW) by 2025 and 5,000 MW by 2030 from the current about 1,000 MW
Using Geospatial Technology and Earth Observations to Monitor and Forecast Drought in Vietnam and Address Agricultural Productivity Impacts
Recently, Vietnam has been contending with droughts and resulting damages, especially in 2015 when it suffered heavy losses, especially in rice crop yields.
Rising pollution a major concern for Vietnam’s parents
The number of cases of respiratory infections in children has grown from 2-3 percent to 10 percent.
Mekong Delta sees slow progress in upgrade of trading households into companies
The delta has nearly one million trading households, or almost a fifth of the country’s total number, which contribute a great deal to the region’s economic development.
Vietnam seizes 5 tonnes of pangolin scales from Nigeria
The government confirmed Thursday’s haul and also announced a separate seizure of 8.3 tonnes of pangolin scales from “an African country” in the northern Haiphong port earlier this month.