OTHER NEWS
One Million USD for Wind Electricity in Vietnam
31/10/2011|08:42:00
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has agreed to let the Vietnam Development Bank sign a letter of pledge with US Export-Import Bank on its grant of 1 million USD credit investing in a wind electricity development program in Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta for the period of 2011-2015.
Vietnam loses 11% electricity during transmission
31/10/2011|08:40:00
This is statement made by the former Vice Director of the National Atomic Energy Institute cum Director of Dalat Atomic Research Institute Professor Pham Duy Hien at the seminar on “Energy efficiency and saving in Vietnam”. The seminar was held by the Vietnam Green Generation Network in cooperation with Live & Learn for the Environment and Community Center and Rosa Luxemburg Institute on October 22, 2011 in Hanoi.
Vietnam plans to apply modern technology to treat waste
28/10/2011|10:01:00
Under the national strategy on treating solid waste in Vietnam, by 2020, 90 percent of solid waste would be collected and treated to protect the environment, of which 85 percent would be recycled and re-used to re-create energy or made organic fertilizer.
Donors pledge more aid for Vietnam’s clean water project
28/10/2011|09:59:00
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) hosted an annual conference in Hanoi on October 24 for the government and donors to review the implementation of the National Target Programme for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (NTP3).