Severe flooding triggered by torrential rains has left Da Nang’s seas and beaches filthy with garbage and sewage.
Category: Viet Nam
Urgent protection measures needed for elephants in VN park
Authorities in Hà Tĩnh recommend the formation of a project for the urgent protection of elephants in the province’s Vũ Quang National Park.
Climate migration from the Mekong Delta
Video reports from the Mekong Delta on the growing impacts of climate change braking up families and communities as income is sought elsewhere.
ADB backs Vietnam’s secondary tourist towns
Asian Development Bank approves a US$45 million loan for Vietnam to transform secondary towns into more economically inclusive, competitive tourism destinations.
VN looks to build action plan on marine plastic waste management
Canada partners on Vietnam’s first international consultation workshop on building a national action plan on marine plastic debris management
HCM City to build 6 underground reservoirs to control floods
Construction on six underground water reservoirs and one ground reservoir to control floods will begin in January.
Vietnam’s 4.0 ambitions in one hallmark strategy
In order to boost sustainable economic growth Vietnam is mulling over creating a new strategy for the 4th Industrial Revolution.
VN’s state-owned agriculture, forestry farm land needs stricter control
Many areas of land were illegally converted to civil uses such as housing or service facilities, or even sold for high profit.
Flood crisis flips VN homebuyer priorities upside down
The current drainage infrastructure system is insufficient to accommodate the increments in urban population. Therefore, the government should consider investing in upgrading the infrastructure before approving further projects.