About 13.6 million Vietnamese do not have enough clean water for their daily activities. While 90 per cent of the population has access to running water in cities, 2.5 million people in rural areas do not.
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China Oceanic Development Foundation cooperation with Vietnam on Red River Delgeosciences and marine conservation
Over the years, 72 geoscientists from China and Vietnam joined the cooperation, carried out 8 field geological excursions and 7 academic seminars, and jointly published over 40 research papers.
EDL-Gen selling more bonds
Laos’s hydrodam operator EDL has completed the filing and is now ready to issue two series of bonds, with a total amount of 3,700 million baht (US$114 million) and coupon rates of 5.90 percent and 6.50 percent over three or four years, respectively.
Renewable energy companies thrive on rising demand
With high net profit margin, which is not less than 40 percent of revenue, the solar power sector contributes nearly 1 trillion VND to ASM each year in revenue and nearly VNĐ400 billion in profit.
China opens rail line with access to Indian Ocean via Myanmar
he route is the first to link western China with the Indian Ocean. And it will significantly reduce the time needed to import cargo to landlocked Yunnan Province. The route will go through Mandalay, Lashio and Hsenwi on the Myanmar side.
New risk assessment tool to boost value of hydropower projects
Riverscope has been applied to five pilot projects in Africa and Southeast Asia, including three dams planned on the Mekong River. The assessments found that large hydropower projects are often associated with ESG risks that are difficult to manage effectively or at a reasonable cost. This inevitably leads to long delays and budget overruns.
Bid adieu to bad rubbish
It is imperative that the government strikes the right balance between helping an industry which can deal with such a pressing environmental concern — scrap shops encouraging people to dispose of their possessions safely — without promoting the import of yet more waste which causes an equal or greater amount of harm as a by-product of its processing.
Plea to give Karen a say in Kaeng Krachan forest
Villagers do not object to Kaeng Krachan forest being a World Heritage site, but they fear the upgrade of its conservation status will cause greater rights deprivation and prevent them from continuing their traditional livelihoods in the forest.
Rare birds caught on camera
It affirmed that the research team and park rangers are pulling out all the stops to protect these bird species of concern, especially their nests during the breeding and nesting seasons from June to November.
Thanaleng Dry Port, Vientiane Logistics Park to drive Lao economy, PM’s aides told
Planned to connect to the Laos-China Railway, which is slated to open for services in December this year, the Thanaleng Dry Port and Vientiane Logistics Park will link to the intended global transport network leading to Europe via the railway.