Small hydropower plants should not be blamed for floods: industry minister

Since 2016, all small hydropower plant projects related to natural forest land have not been considered for approval, Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh said at a Government cabinet meeting on Monday amid heated public debate about the impact of small hydropower plant construction on flooding and landslides.

Provinces and cities asked to strengthen measures ahead of storm Molave Deputy chief of the office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Nguyễn Văn Tiến on Tuesday requested coastal localities to urgently guide fishing vessels which are still operating at sea to shelter.

HCM City prepares for disaster response ahead of rainy season

The HCM City administration has ordered the city Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Rescue and local authorities to assess 300 sites that face a high risk of landslides and floods in case of heavy rains and storms.

Deeper look into ecological costs of coal-fired power in Mekong Delta needed: expert

Ecological expert Nguyễn Hữu Thiện speaks to Nông Nghiệp Việt Nam (Việt Nam’s Agriculture) newspaper on the need for clearer environmental regulations for thermopower plants in the Mekong Delta to reduce risks to the region’s aquatic resources

Low water level of Hoà Bình reservoir to affect electricity generation

Sustainable water management a solution for drought

Châu Trần Vĩnh, deputy head of the Department of Water Resources Management under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment talks to Vietnam News Agency about how to sustainably manage water resources while climate change has triggered drought and salinity intrusion for coastal plains as well as seriously affected the daily lives of local people.

Hà Nôi drainage company denies disrupting cleanup effort Japanese experts proposed a trial cleanup of a section of Tô Lịch River using nano-bioreactor technology, beginning in May and scheduled to finish on July 17. The Hà Nội Sewage and Drainage Company's discharging water from the West Lake into the Tô Lịch River was said to erase the effort.

Water discharge sweeps away good microbacteria on Tô Lịch River On July 9, the Hà Nội Sewage and Drainage Company discharged more than 1.5 million cu.m of water from West Lake into the Tô Lịch River.

Will Japanese technology keep Tô Lịch River clean in the long term?

The notoriously polluted Tô Lịch River is undergoing an experimental treatment with Japanese technology that promised to restore purity and life-giving quality to the flow that has for long considered ‘a dead river’ by many citizens in Hà Nội.

VN strives for green textile industry

The garment and textile industry was one of the country's key export industries, but also produces high levels of greenhouse gas emissions.