Hydropower projects with low-quality technical standards in their construction will be cancelled, the Minister of Energy and Mines told the National Assembly (NA) on Monday.
Tag: Environment
Solar, Wind Advances Offer Mekong Countries Alternatives to Dams, Coal
New economic and technological opportunities for improving and diversifying GMS’ energy mix laid out in report
APEC finance and bank deputies meet in Hoi An
Disaster risk financing and insurance was one of the important topics that officials of 21 APEC economies discusses this week
Beware Of China’s One Belt, One Road
China is pushing nations into projects that threaten to create unsustainable debt burden for those countries.
SMART and well-Connected: reserve patrol data system adds communications capacity
The SMART software helps forest rangers report, analyze, and manage field data to target their patrolling and management activities.
Bio-tech key to climate change response: scientist
Top Vietnamese scientist speaks about the agricultural challenges facing the Mekong Delta and measures to cope with them.
China’s Myanmar bonanza sans responsibility
There are still issues waiting to be solved, such as land compensation to communities, safety concerns, and ecological restoration at the project site: activists
ASEAN ministers to meet in Laos to discuss disaster management
ASEAN ministers to meet on disaster management in Luang Prabang with focus on the need to prepare resources in readiness for preparedness.
How has climate change affected Vietnam?
In 2016, the consequences of climate change in Vietnam were evident with 10 typhoons and seven tropical depressions in the the South China Sea, more than the average of many years ago.
Govt faces more EEC challenges than was thought, forum hears
Currently, the high-speed rail project is in its early stages and it is a long-term project whole viability remains questionable, says leading economist.