Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, and municipal departments visited Da Phuoc Solid Waste Treatment Complex this morning to conduct a survey and work on the conversion of waste treatment technology for the complex.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is planning to double the capacity of its wastewater collection and treatment plant, which was partly funded by the German Development Bank (KfW), and considers this one of the investment priorities in the coming time.

The Hanoi People’s Procuracy on January 7 proposed jail sentences ranging from 18 to 27 years for two former chairmen of the Da Nang City People’s Committee for violations in land management and causing losses and waste of State resources.

Machine learning and AI can play a powerful role in helping connected cities become smarter, cleaner, and more efficient. Guido Jouret, chief digital officer of ABB, discusses how advanced analytical systems can optimise smart city operations, from waste disposal and transportation to energy distribution.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on December 31 sentenced former Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Huu Tin to seven years in prison for violating regulations on management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness under Article 219 of the Penal Code 2015.

A wild deer was found dead after swallowing 7kg of plastic bags and other trash in Thailand, an official said Tuesday (Nov 26), raising the alarm on waste littering the country's waters and forests.

To ensure the efficiency of extended producer responsibility (EPR) programmes, Vietnam should adjust them to the pace of economic growth instead of trying to “copy-paste” an EPR approach from another country.

The workshop on extended producer responsibility (EPR) in solid waste management provided a holistic view on creating a more comprehensive and effective EPR legal system in Vietnam.

A new project to help rid the rivers of plastic waste has been launched by The Ocean Cleanup, with AkzoNobel providing coatings technology for the garbage-gathering system.

Vietwater – Vietnam’s leading water supply, sanitation, water resources and purification event – will be held on November 6-8, 2019 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) to promote the latest technologies in the water industry.

New Zealand’s Sequal Holdings Ltd. and Vietnam’s VinaFor Saigon have inked a distribution agreement, with the former to provide timely custom-cut Radiata pine wood to the latter’s manufacturers, thus reducing waste and inventory build-up.

Inadequately treated wastewater discharged by the outsourced pig farms of foreign livestock companies, including Indonesia’s Japfa Comfeed Vietnam, is an unexpected consequence of the development of the livestock sector. This discharge comes even from modern farms that have made strong commitments regarding environmental safety and has a serious impact on the lives and agricultural activities of the locals. Kim Huong reports.  

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he expects the northern port city of Hai Phong will take the lead in developing a modern agricultural industry while addressing a conference on October 15 to review the implementation of the national programme on new-style rural building areas in the city in 2010-2020.

Bridgestone Tires Sales Vietnam LLC (Bridgestone Vietnam) officially launched the No Waste, No Pollution 2019 programme to deliver knowledge and nurture the mindset of protecting the environment for primary school students, as well as spread this meaningful message to the community. Bridgestone Vietnam plans to approach 10 primary schools nationwide to donate more than 40 waste sorting bins and two tyre playgrounds and many other educational gifts. No Waste, No Pollution 2019 is an extension of Bridgestone Vietnam's annual environmental activities, directly improving global environmental pollution and building a sustainable future as their commitment to the Vietnamese community.

The Community Coastal Clean-up for Trash-Free Seas organised by the Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD) was staged to combat plastic waste, an urgent problem in Giao Hai fishing area.