Saltwater intrusion solutions

Currently, water level in the Northern region’s small- large sized hydroelectric reservoirs is at 60 percent of the designed capacity. According to Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the volume of water shortage this year could climb up to seven billion cubic meters compared to last year. It will be 15- 45 percent lower than the average of many years, even the Hoa Binh Hydropower Reservoir is suffering the lowest water level in the past 30 years since it was put into the operation. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep said that the current water shortage in the Northern region happened just once every 30 years. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, localities in the Red River Delta are expected to take fresh water from the Red River to irrigation ditches and canals to cultivate the winter-spring crop of 2019-2020. Although water shortage for electricity generation, irrigation water for farming must be ensured. … [Read more...] about Dry season in 2020 to be more severe, extensive than usual

Representatives drink clean water from a water purifying system, which has been installed at Huynh Tan Phat High School in Chau Hung Commune, Binh Dai District In 2020, the program will be expanded to many other districts in Ben Tre Province and the south-central province of Binh Thuan. … [Read more...] about Sixty-four schools in Ben Tre get clean water systems

Head of the group Nguyen Duc Kien said last year, the group joined the World Bank, the Ho Chi Minh National Political Academny and the Vietnam Social Science Academy completed their research on the new growth model, provided consultation to the PM on measures to stabilise the macro economy, push up growth, take advantage of the movement of the foreign capital flow and enterprises in the US- China trade conflict, as well as on orientations to be included into the socio-economic development strategy. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES JAN. 21

“20 investors have registered in the high-tech zone. Several institutes and universities have followed suit because they want to introduce scientific and technological advances in shrimp production to make the zone a national shrimp production hub. We hope in the future the high-tech zone and high-tech farming models will be expanded across Bac Lieu province and the Ca Mau Peninsula in general,” said Trung. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES JAN. 22