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  Nam Son waste dump torments local residents

  (11:28:17 AM 22/04/2015)

  Heavy pollution from the Nam Son garbage dump has badly affected the lives of residents in Ha Noi's Soc Son District, officials say.

  Tags: Nam Son garbage dump, heavy pollution, water pollution, solid waste treatment,
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  Technology nursery for Mekong Delta city to operate soon

  (15:47:19 PM 02/07/2014)

  Leaders from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 1 worked with officials from the Republic of Korea to speed up the implementation of a technology nursery which is expected to be operational by 2015 in the city.

  Tags: Technology, nursery, for, Mekong Delta, city, to operate, soon
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  Banned industrial waste leaking in via import loopholes

  (14:39:21 PM 24/01/2015)

  The larger community ends up paying the price as businesses continue to abuse legal loopholes and bring banned industrial waste into the country, officials say.

  Tags: Banned industrial waste, import loopholes, violations,
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  Binh Thuan tries to tackle power plant pollution

  (15:19:03 PM 17/07/2015)

  The Binh Thuan Province administration has instructed officials to resolve the environmental issues plaguing the Vinh Tan No 2 thermal power plant following local protests against its discharge of untreated waste.

  Tags: Binh Thuan, power plant pollution, untreated waste,
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  Many provinces fail to monitor small hydropower projects

  (15:12:26 PM 19/06/2013)

  Hydropower projects with capacity of less than 50 MW are put under the jurisdiction of provinces for assessment and licensing but the capacity of provincial officials is still weak, said Do Duc Quan, head of the hydroelectricity division of the General Department of Energy.

  Tags: Hydropower projects, quality, hydropower dam,
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  Sumitomo eyes investment in valuable Ho Chi Minh City land plot

  (14:55:38 PM 22/11/2013)

  Japanese Sumitomo Corporation is particularly interested in realty projects in Vietnam, especially a promising plot of land in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, one of its chief officials said Thursday.

  Tags: Sumitomo, investment, HCMC land plot
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  New technology to combat illegal wildlife trade launched in Vietnam

  (17:09:49 PM 12/05/2015)

  WildScan, an endangered species identification and response mobile phone application, was launched in Vietnam yesterday to provide local law enforcement officials with an effective tool to combat wildlife trafficking.

  Tags: New technology, combat, illegal , wildlife , trade launched, ietnam,
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  Tien Giang could lose forest buffer to climate change

  (15:20:34 PM 07/03/2015)

  The mangrove forest in Tien Giang Province’s Go Cong coastal region could disappear forever if effective solutions are not identified and implemented immediately, worried officials say.

  Tags: Tien Giang, climate change, preventing flooding,
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  Vietnamese woman arrested for smuggling rhino horns from Bangkok

  (16:06:02 PM 28/10/2014)

  Police and customs officials in Hanoi Monday arrested a Vietnamese woman flying in from Bangkok and seized six kilograms of rhino horn from her

  Tags: Vietnamese, woman, arrested, smuggling, rhino horns, Bangkok
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  Vietnam to set up new safety requirements in post-Fukushima period

  (10:49:46 AM 27/10/2012)

  Government officials have reassured the public that the most advanced latest technology would be chosen for the nuke power plants in Vietnam, while affirming that new safety standards would be set up in the post-Fukushima period.

  Tags: Vietnam, to set, up new , safety requirements, in pos, -Fukushima period
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  Lava flow from Hawaii volcano could threaten homes, scientists say

  (10:48:03 AM 27/08/2014)

  State scientists and officials are warning some residents of Hawaii's Big Island that their homes could be jeopardized by a lava flow from Kilauea Volcano that is moving through a forest preserve toward their neighborhood.

  Tags: State scientists, Hawaiian Volcano
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  Mixed opinions on Vietnam’s decision to import Tet fireworks

  (15:10:02 PM 10/12/2013)

  Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security has backed the Defense Ministry’s plan to import fireworks for the Tet holiday, but many government officials have not, arguing that the move is “unnecessary” and “wasteful.”

  Tags: Mixed opinions, Tet fireworks
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  Concerns raised on Laos’ Don Sahong hydroelectric plant

  (10:43:01 AM 25/12/2014)

  Agricultural officials from 13 provinces in the Mekong Delta expressed their deep concern about Laos’ proposed hydroelectric dam on the Mekong River, saying it would have adverse impacts on the lower section of the river.

  Tags: Mekong Delta, ecological system, freshwater fish
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  Livestock farms pose a threat to environment, public health

  (14:54:43 PM 25/06/2015)

  The fast development of livestock farms may have produced a lot of food, but they are also causing environmental pollution and health risks in rural areas, according to officials

  Tags: Livestock farms, pollution treatment system, environmental pollution,
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  Vietnam ministry blocks controversial cable car to world’s largest cave

  (12:04:21 PM 14/11/2014)

  A half-cocked plan to build a gondola lift to Son Doong, the world’s largest cave, in Quang Binh Province was seemingly derailed this week by national tourism officials who insisted on further research.

  Tags: Vietnam, ministry, blocks, controversial, cable car, world’s largest cave
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  Southern province to have 5-star hotel shaped into traditional Vietnamese musical instrument

  (15:54:16 PM 31/08/2015)

  A Vietnamese firm has secured the green light from officials in southern Vietnam to build a five-star hotel in the shape of a musical instrument used in don ca tai tu, a form of traditional Vietnamese music recognized by UNESCO.

  Tags: Southern, province, to , have , 5-star hotel, shaped, into, traditional, Vietnamese, musical, instrument