cement companies blocked

Cement companies blocked

All but four cement makers in Vietnam - Holcim, Chinfon, Ha Tien and Cong Thanh, have failed to deploy waste heat gas generation systems in their plants by the end of last year, as required by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
quickfire serena sets up sharapova showdown

Quickfire Serena sets up Sharapova showdown

The American top seed and 21-time Grand Slam winner wasted little energy in swatting aside the unseeded Russian Margarita Gasparyan 6-2, 6-1.
ho chi minh city to conduct more studies on plasma tech facility

Ho Chi Minh City to conduct more studies on plasma-tech facility

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment has just proposed the city’s people’s committee to green-light Australia-owned Trisun Green Energy Co. to carry out a more comprehensive study for their waste-to-power manufacturing plant.
families of brazil mine spill victims offered us 25600

Families of Brazil mine spill victims offered US$25,600

The families of people killed and missing after a catastrophic collapse of a waste water dam at a mine in Brazil last month were each offered $25,600 Thursday by the company responsible.
japan holds fire on waste to energy investments

Japan holds fire on waste to energy investments

Many Japanese investors are awaiting clearer investment incentives from the Vietnamese government before they engage in waste-to-energy projects in Vietnam.
belgium supports development of sewerage and wastewater treatment systems in thai nguyen

Belgium supports development of sewerage and wastewater treatment systems in Thai Nguyen

The signing ceremony for the “Consulting, equipment supply and installation” package, as part of the centralised sewerage and wastewater treatment system project for South Thai Nguyen City (Thai Nguyen province) between contractor Sodraep (the Kingdom of Belgium) and Thai Nguyen Sewerage and Urban Infrastructure Development Co., Ltd. was recently underway in Thai Nguyen. 
suntory pepsico vietnam beverage organises field trips for hanois elementary pupils

Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage organises field trips for Hanoi’s elementary pupils

From October to early November, 2015 Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage (SPVB) collaborated with other project stakeholders and six primary schools in Thanh Oai and My Duc districts (Hanoi) to organise field trips for 600 pupils visiting its plant in Bac Ninh province to offer them hands-on experiences on water saving and wastewater treatment system at the plant.
new rule to leave half tourist boats in vietnams ha long bay ashore

New rule to leave half tourist boats in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay ashore

Nearly half the boats serving tourists in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay may have to temporarily stay inshore, as their operators have failed to equip them with a mandatory wastewater treatment tool.
ho chi minh city tenement residents wrangle over keeping pets

Ho Chi Minh City tenement residents wrangle over keeping pets

Many residents in apartment buildings, particularly old ones, in Ho Chi Minh City have been increasingly vexed by their neighbors who keep pets which cause incessant noise and pollute the surroundings with their waste.
pollution raises a stink with investors

Pollution raises a stink with investors

As the pollution from the Phuoc Hiep waste treatment complex in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cu Chi commune continues to affect the environment of the surrounding areas, businesses have urged the local authorities to focus investment capital in appropriate waste treatment solutions.
10 unique markets only in vietnam

10 unique markets only in Vietnam

A waste market in HCM City, insect market in the southwestern region and a fighting-cock market in Lao Cai province are unique places in Vietnam.
cws officially launched a 1bn bid

CWS officially launched a $1bn bid

California Waste Solutions, parent to Vietnam Waste Solutions, officially launched a $1 billion bid for waste collection and treatment in the US city of Oakland, California on July 1. The company’s CEO David Duong shared his sentiments on the event with VIR’s Thanh Van via a video conference from the US.
cws officially launched a 1bn bid

CWS officially launched a $1bn bid

California Waste Solutions, parent to Vietnam Waste Solutions, officially launched a $1 billion bid for waste collection and treatment in the US city of Oakland, California on July 1. The company’s CEO David Duong shared his sentiments on the event with VIR’s Thanh Van via a video conference from the US.
thanh hoa authorities pledged to support naanovos waste to energy facililty

Thanh Hoa authorities pledged to support Naanovo’s waste to energy facililty

The authorities of the central province of Thanh Hoa are committed to helping Canada’s Naanovo Energy Inc. resolve all the issues the company encounters in the process of preparing for the construction of its $101.6 million waste to energy project.
eco friendly incinerator pegged for thanh hoa

Eco-friendly incinerator pegged for Thanh Hoa

Canada-based Naanovo Energy Inc., a global alternative energy company, will build a waste-to-energy plant in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa, the company’s first project of its kind in the ASEAN bloc. CEO Steve J.R. Brant shines some light on the project.