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Technology the answer for wastewater treatment, illustration photo Nearly 20 Dutch businesses will visit Ho Chi Minh City on October 11-13 to participate in the 14th VietWater summit. The event, which covers international water supply, sanitation, water resources, and purification, is deemed an ideal platform for exhibitors to showcase the most advanced products in water resource management, irrigation, urban water supply and drainage, and other water-related areas. Kees van Baar, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Vietnam, said that the reason Dutch environmental technology and wastewater treatment businesses choose to come to Vietnam is because the two countries “speak the same language of water”. “Our companies have a lot to offer. With state-of-the-art technology and expertise, we have the tools to tackle some of the toughest challenges while lowering the water and carbon footprint at the same time. This is important to meet our goals, but it is also important for those … [Read more...] about Technology the answer for wastewater treatment

Attendees were keen to divulge their ideas on what is needed to fulfill Vietnam’s commitments, photo Le Toan Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said at the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum 2023 that green transformation and green growth may create many new opportunities but also require large resources for relevant technologies, efficiency, and to minimise production and waste treatment costs. Highly qualified human resources, both in terms of knowledge and skills, are also a key factor for businesses to implement green economic initiatives and solutions. “In addition to the role of banks and financial institutions, Vietnam needs the participation and cooperation of international financial organisations in mobilising green finance,” Khai said. The move towards renewable energy sources, green transportation, and a supply chain of green goods from production to consumption are creating many attractive cooperation opportunities for both domestic and foreign businesses, he … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City urged to double down on green goals

Giants lead green packaging future, illustration photo/ Source: freepik.com About 450 businesses from more than 30 countries and territories will gather for the 16th edition of ProPak in Ho Chi Minh City in November to establish a panorama of equipment and new technology in future food processing and packaging. The exhibition will offer a dynamic business platform that is shaping the future of the processing and packaging industries, particularly in an industry closely impacting the environment like packaging. Food packaging currently accounts for 30-50 per cent of the total packaging industry space, according to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, leading to a strong symbiotic relationship between the two fields of food and packaging. According to German data provider Statista, the packaging sector has been growing on-year with an average rate of 15-20 per cent, in parallel with the average increase of about 10 per cent of the food and beverages market over … [Read more...] about Giants lead green packaging future

LAHORE, Pakistan -- Pakistan said on Monday it was investigating two local distributors of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche's Avastin cancer drug after 12 diabetic patients injected with the drug went blind. The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) said the health authorities in Punjab, the most populous province, had launched the investigation into local use of the drug Avastin, which is licensed for use in Pakistan. "Incidents of loss of vision in diabetic patients have been reported following treatment with Altered/Dispensed/Diluted Avastin injection," the regulator said in a statement. Javed Akram, the province's Minister for Specialised Health, said police were questioning two men they believe to be the drug's distributors in the state. "A high level committee has been constituted to probe the issue. A case has been registered against the distributor and his aide," Akram said. Following the incidents, the DRAP instructed the importer to recall the suspected … [Read more...] about Pakistan probes distributors of Roche cancer drug after patients go blind

Benefit consultants from Mercer, Aon and Willis Towers Watson see employer healthcare costs jumping 5.4% to 8.5% in 2024 due to medical inflation, soaring demand for costly weight-loss drugs and wider availability of high-priced gene therapies. A survey conducted by Mercer, a unit of Marsh McLennan, found over two thirds of employers either do not plan to shift any cost increase to their staff or will pass on less than the expected rise in 2024. "They don't want to add more financial stress on employees who are also coping with inflation, especially in this time where they're really relying on their health benefits as a way to keep employees working for them," said Beth Umland, Mercer's director of health & benefits research. U.S. consumer prices accelerated 3.7% in the 12 months through August, down from a peak of 9.1% in June last year. However, medical cost increases usually lag general inflation as contracts between insurers and hospitals for the prices of procedures are … [Read more...] about US employers to see biggest healthcare cost jump in a decade in 2024

The explosion happened at the Mingyang International golf equipment factory in Taiwan’s Pingtung County. The injured Vietnamese have been taken to local hospitals for treatment, and some people have been discharged, the office said, adding that it would continue to monitor the situation and carry out necessary citizen protection measures. The fire at the factory was put under control early Saturday morning. By Saturday afternoon, local authorities said at least six people died, while three went missing and over 100 people were injured. The cause of the incident is being investigated. Authorities however said the fire began in a warehouse, and firefighters had used water to put out the flames as they entered the area. Certain substances used in golf ball manufacturing strongly reacted with water, leading to an explosion which brought the whole building down. Among the deceased, four of them were firefighters. Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday expressed her condolences to … [Read more...] about 19 Vietnamese injured in Taiwan golf factory explosion

On September 22, at the recent conference on granting investment registration certificates for projects in industrial areas in Haiphong, Haiphong Economic Zones Management Authority (HEZA) approved the $500 million ECOVANCE high-tech biodegradable materials factory project from SK Group. The project has the goal of producing biodegradable materials PBAT, PBS, and PBATS. The project covers over 32,000 square meters located in DEEP C Haiphong I Industrial Zone (IZ). Phase 1 of the project will start construction in mid-December and complete construction within nine months. It is expected that the project capacity will reach about 35,000 tonnes of products per year. After the expansion in phase two, the project will reach a capacity of 70,000 tonnes per year. Woncheol Park, CEO of SKC Group (part of SK Group) said, “We have invested around $3 billion in Vietnam for five years now. Haiphong is one of the cities with modern infrastructure and good investment attraction mechanisms, … [Read more...] about SK Group to pour $500 million into DEEP C Industrial Zones in Haiphong

In front of Tu Du Hospital on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 1, makeshift advertising posters, stickers and graffiti-like scribbles can be seen all over the walls and electric poles, with contents ranging from loans to drainage services. As the location is often populated with people and their families awaiting medical treatment, it is a prime spot for these types of advertisements to sprout up. A security guard at the hospital said the hospital and local authorities frequently remove the unapproved decals, but they always return the next day. "They ride motorbikes, bringing with them stacks of advertisement posters and pasting them onto things before leaving immediately, making prevention difficult," the guard said. Unapproved advertisements have been a plague on many HCMC structures for many years. From the smallest alleys to major roads, people can always see such posters and scribbles on walls, electric poles, lampposts, et al. Even the trees have posters nailed … [Read more...] about Unapproved advertising a sticky issue for HCMC

Cargill’s newly opened Provimi Premix plant in Giang Điền Industrial Park, Đồng Nai Province. — Photo courtesy of the company US agribusiness giant Cargill has just opened a new Provimi Premix plant in the Giang Điền Industrial Park in Đồng Nai Province to meet a growing demand from livestock and aquaculture farmers. The US$28 million plant represents a quantum leap forward from the Provimi Biên Hòa plant with vastly improved technology and superior infrastructure, representing the best of Cargill premix facilities in Asia, said Phạm Đức Thắng, managing director, Cargill Animal Nutrition Thailand & Vietnam. Spanning 30,000 sq.m, the factory is more than nine times the size of its 27-year-old predecessor, and its 40,000-tonne annual capacity represents a 100 per cent increase over the Provimi Biên Hòa plant it supersedes. “Cargill’s new Provimi Giang Điền facility will produce animal nutrition products ranging from low inclusion premixes to high inclusion basemix which … [Read more...] about Cargill opens $28 million animal nutrition plant in Đồng Nai