Fines fail to leave polluters shaking in their boots

Despite the biggest-ever fine in Vietnam inflicted on a foreign environmental violator, it may not dishearten other polluters.
fujitsu lifebook s761c and p771c replace optical drives with pico projectors past with future

Fujitsu LifeBook S761/C and P771/C replace optical drives with pico projectors, past with future

Optical disc drives may be passé nowadays, but the enclosures usually reserved for them in laptops need not go to waste.
waste wins friends for uks rcr

Waste wins friends for UK’s RCR

A UK-based firm’s proposed multi-billion dollar urban solid waste treatment project in Vietnam has foreign investors straining at the leash to get involved.
power investor gets a shock

Power investor gets a shock

Korean Teakwang Vina Industrial is getting a grilling over high costs, fuel supply and waste treatment for its $2.48 billion Nam Dinh 1 coal-fired power project.
capital starved projects becoming a waste

Capital-starved projects becoming a waste

Sourcing investments for building waste-water treatment systems is a headache to relevant management agencies.
rcr trumpets waste plan

RCR trumpets waste plan

“We want to cooperate with some German and Canadian investors in this project”
financial worries knock highway sideways

Financial worries knock highway sideways

The temporary halt to construction of the Cau Gie-Ninh Binh highway in northern region would be a huge waste and cause significant financial damages, project developer Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) general director Tran Xuan Sanh tells VIR.
industrial parks fined for waste

Industrial parks fined for waste

Ho Chi Minh City environmental authorities have fined several industrial parks after catching many factories inside them discharging untreated effluents directly into the environment.
ancelotti hopes chelsea can maintain revival

Ancelotti hopes Chelsea can maintain revival

Carlo Ancelotti has warned his Chelsea stars not to waste the momentum from their victory over Manchester United when the Blues face struggling Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Monday.
hanoi to build ppp model treatment plant

Hanoi to build PPP-model treatment plant

Hanoi People’s Committee and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on March 2 signed a deal on making preparations for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant in Hanoi.
industrial zones dirty secret

Industrial zones’ dirty secret

Industrial zones are continuing to discharge untreated waste-water into the environment.
google backed startup zaps electricity waste

Google-backed startup zaps electricity waste

A Google-backed startup on Wednesday came out of "stealth mode" with a way to dramatically cut the amount of electricity wasted by data centers, solar panels, hybrid cars and more.
polluting trio named to spark quick action

Polluting trio named to spark quick action

An ultimatum has been given to three environmental polluters at southern Tan Phu Trung Industrial Park.
dong nai lights up its fdi figures

Dong Nai lights up its FDI figures

“This result shows an important motion in developing the province’s service-driven economic structure”
vietnam finland to cooperate on clean technology

Vietnam, Finland to cooperate on clean technology

Finland, which has succeeded in combining economic growth with clean technology, especially in treating wastewater and producing renewable energy, wants to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam on clean technology, said Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Pekka Hyvonen.