November 8, 2010
Garbage from the Duong Dong River ends up on Phu Quoc sandbeach during low tide Ngo Van Giao wakes up early every day and earns VND20,000 from one hour of fetching plastic garbage from the Duong Dong River in his neighborhood. The 82-year-old said seven or ten people would come after him doing the same [...]
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December 30, 2009
VietNamNetBridge– A construction company has been fined 38 million dong for discharging toxic water on nearby trees. Toxic mud was used to fertilise trees. The Binh Chanh Investment Construction JS Company, the developer behind the Le Minh Xuan Industrial Zone in HCM City, was fined by the Southern Environment Police Agency for polluting the environment. This fine, [...]
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August 28, 2009
If the Mekong Delta build dikes to protect it from the sea rise level, it will face serious pollution caused by wastwater, scientists have warned. Only 30 percent of factories in the Mekong Delta have wastewater treatment systems.LookAtVietnam – Some irrigational scientists have said that if the sea level rises by one metre, an anti-salt [...]
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August 19, 2009
LookAtVietnam – San Miguel Vietnam literally burst into public consciousness last month when an impoundment dam failed. Subsequent investigation has revealed that local residents have long been complaining of its environmental abuse. A resident of Ben Cat District in Binh Duong Province shows where a secret sewer from San Miguel empties into Ben Van Creek. [...]
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August 17, 2009
Building wastewater treatment systems and using bio-products to clean up water in To Lich river are some breakthrough solutions suggested by the Hanoi authorities. The current To Lich River.VietNamNet Bridge – Building wastewater treatment systems and using bio-products to clean up water in To Lich, the most polluted river in Hanoi’s centre, are some breakthrough [...]
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August 9, 2009
Provincial leaders map out key facilities to welcome Nam Dinh investors. LookAtVietnam – Northern Nam Dinh province, about 90 kilometres south of Hanoi, has pledged a series of favourable conditions for industrial park investors. Northern Nam Dinh province, about 90 kilometres south of Hanoi, has pledged a series of favourable conditions for industrial park investors. [...]
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August 9, 2009
Authorities inspecting the wastewater treatment plant at the Le Minh Xuan Industrial Park. LookAtVietnam – Police have said they are considering legal action against Ho Chi Minh City’s Le Minh Xuan Industrial Park after its wastewater treatment plant was found discharging more than 1,600 tons of waste into the environment. A financial penalty will be [...]
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August 8, 2009
Authorities inspecting the wastewater treatment plant at the Le Minh Xuan Industrial Park. Police have said they are considering legal action against Ho Chi Minh Cityâs Le Minh Xuan Industrial Park after its wastewater treatment plant was found discharging more than 1,600 tons of waste into the environment. A financial penalty will be proposed to [...]
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July 21, 2009
Residents carrying placards protest in front of Mauri La Nga Fermentation Vietnam Ltd. in Dong Nai Province, demanding that the company stops polluting the surrounding environment. Residentsâ frustration and anger at polluting companies spilled over Monday, forcing a leather tanning company in Ho Chi Minh City to close temporarily. Production at the Hung Thai Leather [...]
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July 16, 2009
Coal mining companies have been pumping untreated wastewater into the Vang Danh Stream, pictured here, for decades. Nguyen Tien Phuong, deputy director of Vang Danh Coal Mining Company, says his family doesnât dare drink even boiled tap water. He admits that his company has been blatantly discharging untreated wastewater directly into a nearby stream that [...]
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