Permanent Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem speaks at the sesion (Photo: VNA) Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City is prioritising foreign investment into projects on urban infrastructure and environment treatment, said Permanent Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on December 13. At a working session with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, the official further said authorities of the southern hub also hope the US business community will take an active part in investing in and providing technical support for the city. Liem elaborated that HCM City authorities are prioritising foreign investment into projects on smart city, innovative city, waste and effluent treatment, and urban infrastructure, and asked the US business community to contribute ideas to the acceleration of the relations between the city and the US. For her part, Chairwoman of the chamber Amanda Rasussen said … [Read more...] about HCM City calls on US firms to boost investment
Municipal solid waste
Promoting environment-minded business
CSR Promoting environment-minded business By Thanh Ha Monday, Sep 2, 2019,09:40 (GMT+7) Promoting environment-minded business By Thanh Ha Nestlé Vietnam cooperates with mGreen to help students collect and classify waste at source For Nestlé Vietnam, environmental protection has become imperative, at least in its recent agenda of activities. The company, better known for its coffee processing and trading businesses, including its corporate social responsibility program to support coffee farmers across the country, has strongly shifted its community-related focus to the environment recently. Numerous initiatives have been taken by Nestlé Vietnam to do away with waste, especially plastic waste, as the company has vigorously collaborated with all stakeholders for a common goal of keeping the environment clean, green and beautiful, says Ganesan Ampalavanar, managing director of Nestlé Vietnam. “We … [Read more...] about Promoting environment-minded business
Tackling Vietnam’s air pollution
Adam Ward, Country Representative of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in Vietnam (left) and Kate Bronstein, Research Environmental Engineer from RTI International. Air pollution is a mixture of small particles and gases – some we can see and some we can’t. Vietnam’s major cities are gravely affected by poor air quality; indeed, Hanoi was ranked second worst for air quality in the Southeast Asian region in 2018 by Air Visual. Situation in Vietnam When we talk about air pollution, we are referring to: particulate matter 10 micrometers or less in diameter (PM10), PM2.5, black carbon, nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), and volatile organic carbons (VOCs). Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City regularly exceed the safe World Health Organization (WHO) limit for air pollution such as PM2.5 and PM10. So, what is causing this poor air? This has been attributed to five main drivers, including coal power, heavy industry (such as cement … [Read more...] about Tackling Vietnam’s air pollution
Former HCMC vice chairman to face trial later this month
Nation Former HCMC vice chairman to face trial later this month The Saigon Times Daily Thursday, Dec 12, 2019,15:15 (GMT+7) Former HCMC vice chairman to face trial later this monthThe Saigon Times Daily Nguyen Huu Tin, while serving as the vice chairman of HCMC between 2011 and 2016 in this file photo, could face a maximum of 20 years’ imprisonment for State property mismanagement – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Former HCMC vice chairman Nguyen Huu Tin will be brought to trial at the end of this month for his alleged involvement in the murky sale of a public plot of land, resulting in losses of over VND800 billion for the State. On Wednesday, the HCMC People’s Court made the decision in the case involving the illegal handover of a 2,300-square-meter public land lot at 15 Thi Sach Street in District 1, HCMC, to one of the companies owned by now-jailed business tycoon Phan Van Anh Vu, alias Vu Nhom. The … [Read more...] about Former HCMC vice chairman to face trial later this month