Delta struggles with urban waste treatment

Treatment of urban waste is proving to be a challenge for Mekong Delta provinces because the operation of many garbage treatment plants has been delayed due to disputes over pricing and investors are shying away since it is not a lucrative business.

 

HCM City seeks Spanish investments

HCM City solicited investment from Spanish businesses in urban waste treatment, transport and flood control during a recent visit by a Spanish delegation to the city to explore business opportunities. 

Who's the thief? People's Procuracy in Buon Don District, Central Highland Dak Lak Province last week prosecuted two police officers allegedly for abusing power as they gave a stolen motorbike to a colleague to use.

Official urges new waste strategy Urban waste treatment should be handed over to private operators since public facilities have proved inefficient, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has said.

New projects ready for foreign investors Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a list of 127 projects that will await foreign investment until 2020.

HCM City to get more plants to treat growing toxic-waste Nguyen Van Phuoc, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Natural Resources, spoke to the Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper about policies for investors in toxic waste-treatment plants.

Govt anticipates more ODA fund flows into construction Viet Nam expects to attract more Official Development Assistance (ODA) for urban development projects, Deputy Minister Tong Van Nga told a recent conference on ODA assistance in the construction sector in Ha Noi.

Clean water systems planned for rural areas The Government has set itself a target of providing clean water to 85 per cent of rural residents by 2010. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen said now, 58 per cent of them had access to safe water and 45 per cent to modern toilets, while 65 per cent of rural kindergartens, schools, hospitals, offices and markets had access to both.