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Vietnam needs better management of mineral resources

December 4, 2015
To Bich Ngoc
Media Highlights

Vietnam needs to raise awareness of mineral resources and take measures to boost intensive processing in order to reduce losses and protect the environment, suggested experts at a seminar in Hanoi on December 3.

Mekong Governments, Civil Society Reach Agreement on Environmental Impact Assessment Agenda

In a ground-breaking agreement, government officials and civil society representatives from across the Mekong region established a working group to develop a regional public participation guideline for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) this week in Hanoi, Vietnam.

After many years, Vietnam authority, investor still struggle to justify bauxite plants

The government has ordered the industry ministry and the Vietnam National Coal and Mining Industries Group (Vinacomin) to submit clarifications for questions raised by local scientists about the country’s first and only two bauxite refinery plants.

Chinese technology may kill bauxite projects: scientists

The warning about losses that could be incurred by the two bauxite projects in the Central Highlands has become a reality. The Tan Rai bauxite project is predicted to take a loss of VND460 billion in the first three years of operation, while Nhan Co would incur a loss of VND3 trillion over six years.

HCM City seminar addresses industrial waste

January 8, 2014
Web Editor
Media Highlights

Pollution caused by industrial parks and export processing zones was addressed at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City last week, reports the Vietnam News Service. The seminar was organised by the People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) a Vietnamese…

Pollution originates in legal loopholes

January 1, 2014
Web Editor
Media Highlights

It is the unreasonable legal framework which has made the environment pollution in industrial zones (IZ) and export processing zones more serious. The barrels of toxic chemicals buried by Nicotex Thanh Thai under the earth. People complain, competent agencies plug…

Nation pays heavy price for industrial gains

January 1, 2014
Web Editor
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The excessive number of industrial parks and export processing zones have caused serious environmental pollution in the country, experts said at a seminar held in HCM City last Friday. Dr Vo Thanh Thu, member of the Viet Nam Chamber of…

Mekong Resources Forum II Video Report

June 15, 2013
Web Editor
Videos

A video report produced by the Communication Department of PanNature on the second Mekong Resources Forum organized on 10th May 2013 in Tam Dao town, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. Mekong Resources Forum is an initiative that aims to facilitate meaningful dialogues…

Second Mekong Resources Forum opens

The second Mekong Resources Forum on investment cooperation and the sustainable development of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) - was held in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on May 10, 2013.