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Belgium to have projects to support Vietnam in Agent Orange/Dioxin contamination clean-up
02-02-2024 14:37
Belgium will soon have projects to support Vietnam in Agent Orange/Dioxin contamination clean-up, President of the Belgian Senate Stephanie D'Hose said when receiving Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Brussel, adding that Belgium will back the European Parliament (EP) on passing a resolution and taking actions to support Vietnam in this regard.
Community coastal clean-up held for Quat Lam town
08-10-2023 21:13
On October 8, the Center for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD) organised an event “Community Coastal Clean-up” at the coast of Quat Lam town, Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province.
Citi organises beach clean-up on Global Community Day
30-06-2023 16:44
On June 24, more than 120 employees and their families gathered at Phan Thiet beach in Binh Thuan to lend a hand in cleaning the beach. On June 17, about 70 Citi employees also came together to clean up plastic and other non-biodegradable waste at Do Son Beach in Haiphong.
Nestlé Vietnam joins beach clean-up to reduce ocean plastic waste
12-09-2022 17:39
For World Cleanup Day 2022, a total of 200 Nestlé Vietnam’s staff volunteered to collect waste on a beach in Can Gio district, Ho Chi Minh City. Nearly 1.5 tonnes of rubbish was collected in just half a day.
Drugs shortfall requiring clean-up via authorisations
20-07-2022 18:15
Vietnam’s health sector is still challenged by a shortfall of drugs and medical devices in the post-pandemic landscape, urging a strong legal reshuffle ahead to increase business facilitation and market certainty.
Phu Yen’s fishing community participates in voluntary clean-up of our ocean
12-01-2022 11:36
Plastic waste seems unavoidable considering Vietnam’s rapid economic growth and development, but particularly single-use plastics are the major reason for headaches among policymakers due to inadequate waste management and human behaviour.
MCD and partners deepen footprints for environmental care in Nam Dinh
16-09-2020 19:30
The Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD), in cooperation with local partners and agencies, today organised the coastal clean-up event Clean Village, Blue Sea and the inauguration ceremony of a pilot material recovery facility in Giao Hai – a coastal commune in the buffer zone of Xuan Thuy National Park in the northern province of Nam Dinh.
Le Méridien Saigon street clean-up day
01-06-2020 16:20
Le Méridien Saigon associates, including its general manager, heads of departments, and associates from all departments rolled up their sleeves to pick up the litter and cleaned up Ton Duc Thang Street in an effort to create a healthier and more sustainable environment after the COVID-19 lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City.
MCD swings into action for trash-free seas in Nam Dinh
23-09-2019 11:28
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.
Torrential rain in Rio de Janeiro leaves 10 dead
10-04-2019 09:32
Torrential rain left at least 10 people dead in Rio de Janeiro, officials said on Tuesday (Apr 9), as emergency workers rescued people trapped by the downpour and clean-up efforts gathered pace.
Paradise lost: Tourist spots in danger of being loved to death
24-10-2018 12:51
MANILA: The Philippines' most famous resort island Boracay re-opens Friday (Oct 26) after a six-month clean-up intended to fix the damage done by unrestrained mass tourism.
Massive clean-up in Hong Kong after typhoon brings trail of destruction
17-09-2018 11:33
Hong Kong began a massive clean-up on Monday (Sep 17) after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods, in a trail of destruction that has left dozens dead in the Philippines and millions evacuated in southern China.
Waste pond clean-up to take time
11-09-2018 15:27
The waste pond breakage that discharged over 45,000cu.m of mud and untreated chemical-filled wastewater in Bao Thang District of northern mountainous Lao Cai Province last week will severely affect the ecosystems of surrounding areas. The recovery period will be long and challenging, said Dr Tran The Loan, former deputy head of the Environmental Management Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Philippines closes Boracay to tourists under high security
26-04-2018 11:39
The Philippines shuttered its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists on Thursday for a six-month clean-up, which the government has imposed with a muscular show of its security forces.
Seine peaks as waterlogged Paris eyes clean-up
30-01-2018 16:00
PARIS: The River Seine peaked on Monday (Jan 29) at more than four metres above its normal level, heralding a lengthy mop-up job for Parisians after days of rising waters that have put the soggy city on alert.
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