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Northern Vietnam's rural areas grapple with air, water, and soil pollution

Northern Vietnam's rural areas grapple with air, water, and soil pollution

Rural areas in northern Vietnam are facing increasing environmental challenges, with air, water, and soil pollution worsening due to the impacts of craft villages, industrial zones, and agricultural activities.
Da Nang river contaminated with black, foul wastewater

Da Nang river contaminated with black, foul wastewater

Northern Vietnam's irrigation canal poisoned by pollution

Northern Vietnam's irrigation canal poisoned by pollution

Saigon canal filled with trash again two years after cleanup

Saigon canal filled with trash again two years after cleanup

A 500-meter stretch of the Nuoc Den (Black Water) Canal in HCMC’s Binh Tan District is filled with foul-smelling waste, affect the lives of people living in the vicinity.
May 13, 2024 | 08:32 pm PT
Toxic wastewater leaks terrorize Da Nang neighborhoods

Toxic wastewater leaks terrorize Da Nang neighborhoods

Wastewater seeping off the Khanh Son landfill in Da Nang has invaded a local canal that is now poisoning residential neighborhoods in Lien Chieu District.
November 30, 2023 | 07:59 pm PT
HCMC completes expansion of largest wastewater treatment plant

HCMC completes expansion of largest wastewater treatment plant

The Binh Hung wastewater treatment plant in HCMC's Binh Chanh District has been expanded by almost half and can now treat domestic wastewater discharged by two million people.
November 2, 2023 | 08:35 pm PT
River of garbage and odor runs through Hanoi

River of garbage and odor runs through Hanoi

The 76 kilometers of the Nhue River through Hanoi and its environs are pockmarked with hundreds of sewers discharging waste straight into the black, stinking river.
October 21, 2023 | 05:29 am PT
Hanoi digs deep to cleanse To Lich River

Hanoi digs deep to cleanse To Lich River

A new sewer system below To Lich, one of Hanoi’s major rivers, will direct wastewater to a treatment plant.
May 19, 2020 | 05:00 am PT
$1.5 million spent to clean major Saigon canal

$1.5 million spent to clean major Saigon canal

A Saigon canal cutting through five districts is being cleaned starting Wednesday for over VND36 billion ($1.5 million).
February 26, 2020 | 03:15 am PT
Hanoi plans sewer system under polluted To Lich River

Hanoi plans sewer system under polluted To Lich River

Hanoi has come up with yet another plan to treat pollution in one of its major rivers, To Lich, this time using underground sewers.
February 5, 2020 | 09:44 pm PT
Hanoians living beside filth remember an 'unbelievable' past

Hanoians living beside filth remember an 'unbelievable' past

Whenever it rains, Nguyen Thi Dua sits on her bed and watches trash of all kinds floating about in her flooded home.
November 21, 2019 | 12:51 am PT
How Hanoi deals with wastewater

How Hanoi deals with wastewater

Only 22 percent of wastewater in Hanoi is treated, with the rest dumped directly into rivers and lakes.
November 20, 2019 | 04:57 pm PT
Hanoi plans wastewater discharge fee in pollution fight

Hanoi plans wastewater discharge fee in pollution fight

Hanoi wants to charge residents a wastewater discharge fee to generate funds for collecting and treating waste in the capital city.
November 19, 2019 | 01:58 am PT
Hanoi plans to flush To Lich River with Red River

Hanoi plans to flush To Lich River with Red River

Hanoi is considering using the Red River's waters to flush out polluted sludge from one of its former tributaries, To Lich.
November 14, 2019 | 07:49 pm PT
Foul deed: Hanoi lays waste to a majestic river

Foul deed: Hanoi lays waste to a majestic river

Dumping trash and untreated wastewater with abandon has turned a revitalizing river in Hanoi into a foul creek of black water and sludge.
November 14, 2019 | 12:58 am PT
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