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Ecosystems Under Threat in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
17 Apr 2013 - 07:56 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, HANOI — Ecosystems in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have already suffered damage due to exploitation of resources, and plans for large dams will only increase the level of damage, according to more than 200 exper
Vietnam Faces $15 Billion in Climate Change Losses Every Year
11 Jan 2013 - 10:12 by Local Press Report
HANOI (Saigon Daily) — DARA International, an organization specializing in research on environment monitoring, announced in a report on January 10 in Hanoi that Vietnam had become even more vulnerable to climate change
New Water Resources Laws Take Effect in Vietnam
4 Jan 2013 - 10:27 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, HANOI — New water resources laws took effect in Vietnam this week with the turn of the new year.
Vietnam Drops Opposition to Xayaburi Dam
8 Nov 2012 - 09:53 by Local Press Report
HANOI (Associated Press) — Vietnam has apparently dropped its objections to a dam that Laos is constructing on the Mekong River, saying that the neighboring country has made changes in the design to mitigate any negative d
Vietnam to Invest $2.8 Billion USD to Upgrade Dyke System
31 Oct 2012 - 08:42 by Local Press Report
HANOI (Viet Nam News) — More than $2.84 billion USD has been earmarked to fund measures to control flooding and provide water drainage and supply to cities and provinces around the Hong (Red) River Delta during the period
Vietnam National Mekong Committee Eyes Strategy for River Basin
15 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, HANOI — The Vietnam National Mekong Committee met in Hanoi last week to build a national action plan for the Mekong River Basin development.
Tin Miners, Steel Mill Blamed for Pollution in Central Vietnam
9 Oct 2012 - 09:28 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, HANOI — Illegal tin miners are being blamed for water pollution downstream in the central Vietnamese province of Khanh Hoa.
Vietnam, Poland Hold Joint Environmental Protection Forum
9 Oct 2012 - 09:21 by Local Press Report
HANOI (Eco-Business.com) — The Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) and the Embassy of Poland in Vietnam co-organized a forum on environmental protection here on Monday. Participants to the
New Water Source Found in Hanoi
3 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, HANOI — Specialists from Vietnam’s Northern Water Resource Planning and Survey Union have found a new water layer in Hanoi, which has huge reserves and good quality, according to local media reports on Oct
Laos Promises Cooperation With Mekong Neighbors, But Continues With Controversial Dam
25 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, HANOI — Laos has promised to work closely with other countries on sustainable use of the Mekong River as a water resource, with special attention to environmental impacts.
Hanoi to Tackle Industrial Pollution
12 Jun 2012 - 08:42 by Local Press Report
HANOI (Eco-Business.com) — Hanoi’s People Committee has set a target to reduce pollution by key industries by 2015. Its pollution management plan focuses on controlling chemical, textile, colourant, paper, food proces
Vietnam Faces Water Crisis Due to Poor Management
8 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, HANOI — Vietnam may soon face a water crisis due to poor management of its resources, according to a new report released this week by Vietnamese not-for-profit environmental organization PanNature.
Vietnamese Lawmakers Reworking Water Resources Law
1 Jun 2012 - 10:11 by Local Press Report
HANOI (VietNamNet) — Deputies agreed that water resources not only included surface and ground water found across the country's mainland but also Vietnam‘s territorial waters at a discussion on the revised water resour
Urban Growth Chokes Ho Chi Minh City’s Waterways
17 Apr 2012 - 10:32 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Pollution is rampant in Ho Chi Minh City’s waterways.
Vietnam to Increase Environmental Pollution Fines
10 Apr 2012 - 15:11 by Local Press Report
HANOI (VietnamNet Bridge) — Full Story - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has proposed th
Authorities Work to Repair Leak at Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Dam
28 Mar 2012 - 07:10 by Local Press Report
HANOI (AsiaOne (Singapore)) — Vietnam’s energy authorities are fixing a leak at the biggest dam in the country’s central region, which could, if the problem were to get out of control, endanger thousands of people downstream,
State Shows Little Success in Addressing Water Pollution, Losses
28 Mar 2012 - 07:07 by Local Press Report
HANOI (VietnamNet Bridge) — Though having spent big sums of money of the state budget, relevant agencies have not done much to ease the water pollution and reduce the water loss level. According to Nguyen Hong Tien fro
Sixty Percent of Vietnam’s Water Resources Come From Outside the Country
5 Mar 2012 - 09:59 by Local Press Report
HANOI (VietnamNet Bridge) — In the thoughts of Vietnamese people, Vietnam has endless water resources.
ADB Official Says Vietnamese Rice Production Threatened
28 Feb 2012 - 22:45 by Local Press Report
HANOI (VietnamNet Bridge) — “The rice bowl of Southeast Asia is severely under threat because of irrigation practices and inadequate river flows in the (Mekong) delta,” said Arjun Thapan, a senior ADB advisor on infrastructur
Vietnam Needs Improved Water Monitoring System
21 Feb 2012 - 23:06 by Local Press Report
HANOI (VietnamNet Bridge) — Vietnam has a dense network of rivers which accounts for about 2 percent of the total flow of the rivers in the world.
DHV Consortium Wins Consultancy Contract for Mekong Delta Plan
31 Jan 2012 - 11:25 by Local Press Report
HANOI (Dredging Today) — A consortium led by consultancy and engineering firm DHV won a consulting contract for the Mekong Delta Plan.
Vietnam Launches National Committee on Climate Change
17 Jan 2012 - 11:24 by Local Press Report
HANOI (AsiaOne) — Vietnam launched the first working session of its new National Committee on Climate Change last week. The committee was established only two days earlier.
Better Sewers Badly Needed Across Southeast Asia
25 Oct 2011 - 22:36 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Southeast Asian countries must find the answer to swelling daily sewage and industrial wastewater, experts warn.
National Assembly Discusses Amendments to Water Use Law
11 Oct 2011 - 08:56 by Local Press Report
HANOI (SGGP (Vietnam)) — Vietnam’s National Assembly discussed amendments to the country’s law on use of water resources by individuals and organizations during the third session of the National Assembly Standing Committee
Vietnam, the Netherlands to Increase Cooperation in Water Resource Management
11 Oct 2011 - 08:59 by Local Press Report
HANOI (VNA (Vietnam)) — Vietnam and the Netherlands agreed to increase cooperation in five prioritized areas during the visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to the Netherlands from Sepember 27-October 1.
Vietnam Environmental Protection Law Proves Toothless
27 Sep 2011 - 09:10 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vietnam’s Environmental Protection Law needs to be overhauled, experts say.
Experts quoted by VietNamNet Bridge last week portrayed the law as unworkable.
Vietnam-Netherlands Intergovernment Committee Meets on Water Management, Climate Change
23 Aug 2011 - 09:50 by Local Press Report
HANOI (VOV News (Vietnam)) — The Vietnam-Netherlands Intergovernmental Committee met in Hanoi on August 11 for talks on climate change adaptation and water management.
Japan to Provide Funds for Water Project in Vietnam
2 Aug 2011 - 09:12 by Local Press Report
TOKYO (VNS (Vietnam)) — The Japanese government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will provide $128.9-$193.3 million USD for a water project in Vietnam.
ITT Announces Completion of AOP Pilot System
12 Jul 2011 - 10:16 by Local Press Report
sinGapore (ITT Corporation (Press Release)) — ITT Corporation and Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, announced completion of an Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) pilot system at Choa Chu Kang Water Works.
ADB, Vietnam Sign $1.38 Billion USD Financial Package
10 May 2011 - 11:03 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, HANOI — The Vietnamese government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on May 5 signed a $1.38 billion USD financial assistance package to increase nationwide access to potable water, protect endangered
Australia Gives ADB $23 Million USD for Water, Clean Energy
10 May 2011 - 11:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MANILA, Philippines — The Australian government last week approved a $23.2 million USD grant for the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-administered trust funds for water and clean energy investment initiatives in Asia and
Mekong River Basin Could Face Shortages in Next Decade
29 Mar 2011 - 13:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, HANOI — Southeast Asia should expect greater challenges and reduced water resource quality, including water shortages along the Mekong River Basin, within the next decade, according to experts participat
Japanese Government to Help Private Firms Bid for Sewage Treatment Plant in Vietnam
8 Feb 2011 - 11:25 by Local Press Report
TOKYO (Eco-Business.com) — The Japanese government will help private companies bid for some $608 million USD in contracts to build an expressway and sewage treatment plant in Vietnam.
High Arsenic Levels Found in Vietnam’s Drinking Water
24 Jan 2011 - 20:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, HANOI — Over a quarter of all drinking wells in Vietnam’s densely-populated Red River Delta have unsafe arsenic levels, putting about 7 million people at high risk of chronic arsenic poisoning, a n
Japan to Provide Financial Assistance to Vietnam for Supply Project
10 Jan 2011 - 20:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TOKYO, Japan — TOKYO, Japan (OOSKAnews) -- The Japanese government announced at the end of December that it plans on providing financial assistance to Vietnam for a water supply project in Hanoi.
Water Resources Management Seminar Held in Hanoi
1 Nov 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
HANOI (VOV News (Vietnam)) — A seminar on managing water resources in Vietnam and Germany took place in Hanoi on October 27 as part of the German Year in Vietnam 2010. The goal is to protect water resources, preserve public
Mekong Nations Discuss Regional Cooperation
23 Aug 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, HANOI — IJ epresentatives from the six Greater Mekong Subregion nations, as well as officials from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held their 16th Ministerial Meeting on August 20 in Hanoi,
Report Sees Global Movement to Protect Water Sources
30 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
Vietnam, HANOI (Ecoystem Marketplace) — A report released at the global Katoomba conference in Hanoi identified a number of areas in the world that are working to protect water sources from contamination.
Report Sees Global Movement to Protect Water Sources
30 Jun 2010 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
Vietnam, HANOI (Ecoystem Marketplace) — A report released at the global Katoomba conference in Hanoi identified a number of areas in the world that are working to protect water sources from contamination.
Report Sees Global Movement to Protect Water Sources
28 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
Vietnam, HANOI (Ecoystem Marketplace) — A report released at the global Katoomba conference in Hanoi identified a number of areas in the world that are working to protect water sources from contamination.
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