December 31, 2009
Ho Chi Minh City clears some 5,000 cubic meters of sludge daily from its sewage system but dumps it untreated at other places, posing pollution risks, experts warn. Nguyen Trung Viet, head of the city Department of Natural Resources and Environmentâs Solid Wastes Management Division, said only around 210 cubic meters are dumped at the [...]
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August 24, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam spends nearly $500 million to import pesticides, about 80 per cent of the 120,000-130,000 tonnes used annually nationwide. The new generation of pesticides were less toxic than their predecessors. “They are safer for users and more friendly to the environment.”During the first half of this year, imports of pesticides and raw [...]
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August 15, 2009
Employees of San Miguel Pure Foods Vietnam clear untreated waste being discharged to the environment on July 25 Thousands of residents in southern provinces who have suffered huge losses from pollution caused by willful and deliberate actions of local firms are fearful they might never be recompensed. Fishermen who lived off the Thi Tinh River [...]
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July 25, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Further permits will be granted to Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industry Group for exploring unexploited bauxite under the Nhan Co and Tan Rai projects, said the Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai recently. View of the area where the Nhan Co Aluminum Plant will be built in Dak R’lap District, Dac Nong Province [...]
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