Hydropower operation must ensure security, production

The operation of hydropower dams must not have negative impacts on public security or production, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has said.

Clean water petition in Hà Nội The Hà Nội People’s Committee has assigned Aqua One JSC to conduct a clean water plant project for residents in the southwest of the city.

General director of the Đà River Water Investment JSC dismissed following pollution crisis The Board of Directors of the Đà River Clean Water Corporation has decided to dismiss the general director and legal representative of the Đà River Water Investment JSC Nguyễn Văn Tốn after a recent polluted water scandal that led to a severe shortage of clean water for more than one million city residents.  

Water plant releases raw sewage after water crisis

The Đà River water plant was found to have flushed thousands of cubic metres of raw wastewater used to cleanse their tanks to the environment, days after it was involved in a polluted water scandal, reported Hà Nội's environment authority.

Hà Nội strengthens water testing after Đà River pollution crisis The chairman of Hà Nội People's Committee, Nguyễn Đức Chung, has directed city’s Health Department to test multiple water samples every day and report to city leaders and publicise the results to citizens.

Low water level of Hoà Bình reservoir to affect electricity generation

Law on public service management needed to control service quality: experts

Việt Nam News speaks to experts about public service management and the need to enforce a law on public service management after the recent water crisis in Hà Nội.

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.

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.

Shares of Vinaconex Water Supply JSC plunge on contaminated water reports

Shares of the Vinaconex Water Supply Joint Stock Company (Viwasupco) fell sharply on Thursday after a series of reports about poisoned tap water, which cut VNĐ127 billion (US$5.4 million) from the company’s market capitalisation in one day.