Vietnam ranks third in Asia-Pacific after Australia and Japan and takes the lead among emerging markets in terms of offering good feed-in tariffs to attract investment in solar and wind power.
Category: Viet Nam
Wildlife violations reduced in Hue, Quang Nam and Da Nang
At least 86 per cent of advertisements for illegal wildlife products in hotels, restaurants, bars, pet shops and herbal medicine shops in Thừa Thiên-Huế, Đà Nẵng and Quảng Nam were removed by local authorities in 2019 and 2020.
French court dismisses complaint over Agent Orange use in Vietnam War
Dismissing the case the court said that the companies were acting “on the orders” of the US government, which was engaged in a “sovereign act”.
Enduring battle to save beaches from erosion
Inclusive and sustainable solutions are in urgent need to rescue beautiful beaches along Vietnam’s central region amid the increasing frequency of landslides and sea erosion in the area.
‘Untie knots’ in Mekong Delta infrastructure growth: PM
Local authorities should not be reluctant to begin work because of the projects’ high price tag of projects, he said, advising that priority be accorded to studying the possibility of building a port in Soc Trang Province to receive 100,000-ton ships as well developing aviation infrastructure for the region.
Struggle for justice for Agent Orange victims to continue
Talking via videoconference, Nga, who is currently in France, said regardless of the rulings to be issued by the court, the 10-year struggle will still continue, noting that she and her friends have been prepared to keep going for many more years.
Vietnam arrests banned book publisher’s distributor
Dieu tackled taboo subjects such as rampant corruption among officials, environmental pollution, human rights abuses and the government’s lack of response to Chinese intrusions into Vietnamese waters.
Overloaded renewable energy affects power system operation
As the result, the hydropower plants in central and southern Vietnam, with nearly 8,000MW, had to stop working at noon to prioritise the purchase of renewable energy.
Energy projects suffer as developers struggle to get tax refunds
Tran Viet Ngai, chairman of the Vietnam Energy Association, said there were conflicting regulations regarding this issue that have made developers struggle to mobilize funds for their projects.
Faced with climate challenges, Vietnamese rice farmers switch to shrimp
There are particular concerns about the use of antibiotics to treat disease in shrimp stocks. Antibiotics can seep into effluent, which is usually dumped, untreated or inadequately treated, back into the surrounding waterways, raising the risk of chemical pollution in the immediate environment and detrimental knock-on effects down the food chain.