Environmental monitoring systems delayed in Formosa incident-impacted provinces

Four central coastal provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Huế have asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to postpone the construction of marine environmental monitoring and warning systems by 2021 due to financial shortage.

Bringing public art to the people

Ly Hoàng Ly is a Vietnamese visual artist, poet and editor. Her sculpture Mật Mật Mật hay Những phân mảnh của Niềm tin (Honey Honey Honey or The Fragments of Trust) was bought by EMASI International Bilingual Schools to display at the EMASI Nam Long School campus in HCM City. 

In Quảng Trị Province, switching to solar energy is a matter of course Quảng Trị Province and its solar energy investors have been waiting for the Government’s new pricing decision.

The Ministry of Finance postpones plan of tax increase on hot rolled steel coil The Ministry of Finance has postponed its plan of increasing the most-favoured nation (MFN) tariff on imported hot rolled steel coil (HRC) from zero per cent to 5 per cent after collecting opinions from businesses and experts.

MoIT investigates anti-dumping plastic products The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued Decision No.2334/QĐ-BCT on launching anti-dumping investigation on Biaxial Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film originating from China, Thailand and Malaysia.

MoIT initiates anti-dumping investigation on imported BOPP film  The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Monday launched an anti-dumping investigation on Biaxial Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film originating from China, Thailand and Malaysia. 

Formosa meets standard three years after pollution incident: environment ministry Deputy environment minister Võ Tuấn Nhân said inspections showed the steelmaker had completed most of the improvement work to its wastewater treatment system demanded by the Government.

US levies duties on Việt Nam’s steel The US Commerce Department said on Tuesday it would impose duties of up to 456 per cent on certain steel produced in South Korea or Taiwan that are then shipped to Việt Nam for minor processing and finally exported to the US, Reuters reported.

State Audit of Việt Nam to concentrate on IT and environmental audit The State Audit Office of Việt Nam (SAV) would give priority to new audit areas like information technology, tax and environmental protection in its development strategy from 2020 to 2030, said the SAV’s Auditor General Hồ Đức Phớc.

Formosa Taffeta goes green by awarding solar rooftop contract to a Vietnamese renewable developer

Based on Formosa Taffeta sustainable development policy and the success of solar rooftop projects being developed by Indefol, Formosa Taffeta Vietnam Company started to explore further on solar rooftop energy.