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The Hanoi government has attempted to clean the city's heavily polluted river many times over the last decade. Some 180,000 cubic meters of waste water are discharged daily into Hanoi’s To Lich river, which is heavily polluted, thus no technology can clean the river’s water without a separate sewage collection system, VnExpress quoted Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung as saying. In early July when Japan-Vietnam Environmental Improvement Company (JVE) was piloting the water purification in To Lich river with nano-biotech, the city's authorities discharged water from the West Lake, which was about to burst by that time due to heavy rain, into the river and thus washed away the experiment results.  Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.  "I confirmed that before discharging the West Lake’s water, JVE was fully informed," Chung said, adding that at the end of October, he chaired a meeting with the … [Read more...] about No technology can radically clean Hanoi’s polluted river if sewage not treated: Mayor

Child sexual abuse in Vietnam has witnessed an alarming increase with culprits in most cases being acquaintances or even parents. Children make handprints on a giant ball at the launch of Vietnam’s Action Month for Children in May 2019. Despite legal and social efforts, child abuse in Vietnam remains prevalent. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tung Nguyen Thanh Hai, head of the Central Ombudsmen Committee, said inspections conducted in 17 provinces revealed the number of children who suffered sexual abuse in 2019 had surged compared to 2011-15. Nearly 1,200 children in the northern localities of Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hoa Binh, Bac Giang, Thai Binh and Quang Ninh are reportedly victims of abuse, of which up to 70 per cent were sexually abused. Perpetrators were diverse, ranging from family members and teachers to local civil servants and even policemen. “All six localities reported cases of fathers sexually abusing their own daughters,” said Hai. “Abusers were … [Read more...] about Vietnam sees no improvement in reducing child abuse