HCM City ensures water safety, imposes 6% price increase

Fresh water for daily use in HCM City has been priced at 6 per cent higher than the previous rate since mid November.

Phú Yên calls for WB’s support in infrastructure, economic development

The central province of Phú Yên has called for the World Bank’s provision of official development assistance (ODA) to support the implementation of four projects with a total investment of about US$70 million.

Low water level of Hoà Bình reservoir to affect electricity generation

Đà River plant apologises for Hà Nội water crisis

The company also promises to waive a month's water fees for hundreds of thousands of affected residents in Hà Nội.

Đà River water safe for consumption: official

Chief of staff of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Vũ Đăng Định said water from the Đà River was safe at a meeting yesterday in the capital.

Clean water back in parts of Hà Nội amid ongoing crisis

Some households in Hà Nội's Thanh Xuân District have clean water again, municipal authorities announced on Thursday evening, hours after police confirmed an investigation into the ongoing water crisis that has affected some 700,000 people.

Quảng Trị new water supply system to be built VNĐ980 billion (US$42.14 million) has been poured into a water supply project in Hải Lăng District, the Central province of Quảng Trị, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Tame the sea with “Marine Dinosaur” When it comes to working on rigs, safety is paramount. At the the Hải Thạch - Mộc Tinh gas field workers must strictly follow safety rules and not make any mistakes. Everyone must work together to ensure smooth co-operation.

HCM City rivers polluted, warns environment department

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment has warned about pollution in the Sài Gòn and Đồng Nai Rivers and said the city water supply utility should ensure the water it supplies residents is safe.

Drought, saltwater intrusion loom in the Mekong Delta

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta plans to grow this year’s winter – spring rice crop early since drought and saltwater intrusion are forecast to be severe in the dry season starting at the end of this year.