ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Vietnam modernises industrial waste water observation
19/11/2014|12:00:00
Studies related to the observation of industrial waste water discharged from industrial zones (IZs) in Vietnam through mobile analysing stations were introduced at a seminar in Hanoi on November 18.
Once-poetic Day River in Hanoi now a black, polluted mess
17/11/2014|10:12:00
From September to January, the romantic Day River praised in many Vietnamese poems, which traverses Hanoi’s suburban districts, has turned black due to pollution from waste water coming from its upper stream.
Hao Duong hit with record fine for polluting environment
17/11/2014|10:11:00
The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and the Environment has imposed a fine of VND6.3 billion, the highest ever, on Hao Duong, a leather company, for discharging untreated waste water into the environment.
PM okays 51 key waste water plants
11/11/2014|08:23:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the construction of 51 key waste water treatment plants in Dong Nai river basin with the aim of reducing pollution in local waterways.