HCM City to relocate water supply sources amid worsening water pollution HCM City authorities plan to gradually relocate its water supply sources further upstream of the Sài Gòn and Đồng Nai rivers as part of its effort to ensure clean water for local use. Experts have warned that the current main source of water has become seriously polluted due to the impact of socio-economic development along the Sài Gòn – Đồng Nai river system. The city currently draws some 94 per cent of the water for treatment at a spot downstream of where the Sài Gòn River meets the Đồng Nai River, at the Hòa Phú pumping station in its Củ Chi District, and at Hóa An in Đồng Nai Province. Under the city’s 2020-30 water supply plan, the city will relocate the Hòa Phú pumping station to a new location, about 20 km from the existing pumping station and 15 km upstream from the junction of Thị Tính and Sài Gòn rivers. According to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, water in downstream Sài Gòn River is suffering from severe microbiological pollution and slight oil contamination. Pollution indicators like ammonia, microorganisms and manganese have all increased, exceeding the permitted standards of Việt Nam and the World Health Organization. Dr. Hồ Long Phi, director of the Centre for Water Management and Climate Change under the National University of HCM City, said that pollution in the Saigon River remains ‘serious’. He said it was vital to develop hi-tech water treatment plants if the city continues to draw this water for local use. “The water upstream in the Sài Gòn and Đồng Nai rivers is in the safe zone, which is less impacted by climate change and sea level rise in the next 50-100 …
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PM gives Tet present Vietnam football head coach Coach Park Hang-seo The head coach of the Vietnamese national football team, Park Hang-seo has just received a present from PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc for the Lunar New Year Festival. The head coach of the Vietnamese national football team, Park Hang-seo has just received a present from PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc for the Lunar New Year Festival. Coach Park Hang-seo said that he would come back to work soon and try to work hard to improve the national team’s results. Coach Park Hang-seo arrived in Hanoi on February 3 after a holiday in his home country of South Korea. He was now on a 21-day quarantine period for Covid-19 prevention following regulations from the Vietnamese government. Under the leadership of coach Park Hang-seo, the Vietnamese national football team finished as runners-up at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship, champions of the AFF Cup 2018, qualified in semi-finals of the 18th Asian Games and made the 2019 Asian Cup quarter-finals. PM calls for strong local COVID-19 response Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, and other major cities where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed should take strong measures to effectively prevent the spread of the pandemic within the community, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on February 8. Such measures include social distancing in line with the PM’s Directives No 15 and 16 in case of a worsening situation, the PM said at an online meeting of permanent Cabinet members. The Ministry of Health (MoH) pointed out the high risk of the pandemic spreading as there remain sources of infections yet to be detected in major cities, especially in baggage and cargo handling services at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport. It reported that all 7,300 employees at the airport have been tested and five of them were positive for the coronavirus. Twenty-four related cases were also found later. The pandemic has been basically contained in …
Flower street opens at Splendora urban area to celebrate Lunar New Year holiday
Splendora urban area organised the flower street Home Hanoi Xuan for the first time this year Hanoians are excited to visit and enjoy the spring atmosphere at flower street Home Hanoi Xuan 2021. Taking inspiration from the beautiful countryside with beautiful flowers and lush grass, the street brings a peaceful and warm space for visitors to experience the traditional Tet in Hanoi. Leading the entire flower street of Home Hanoi Xuan is a cluster of local flowers stretching like colourful rivers meandering, glistening with thatched roofs with yellow straw mounds, banana bushes, sugar cane mops, and mustard flowers, gourd truss, a corn field, and fruit orchards. Ben Xuan Area recreates a river with rustic bamboo bridge, water wheel, and flower boats to create a space full of spring. At the end of the road, Xuan field awaits with sugar cane, cornfields, paddy fields, and vegetable garden, bringing the most authentic experience of the countryside. In the street, there are also swings, bicycle, monkey bridge, village well, water wheel, and scarecrow for visitors to capture the beautiful moments of spring at Splendora. The spring flower street will bring some deeply missed hometown colours to Hanoians Home Hanoi Xuan 2021 also recreates the image of a delicate and rich Hanoi through cultural and artistic activities, connecting the past heritage to the present, introducing the old Tet style into the flow of modern life. These include Hanoi street food, Bat Trang pottery village, Chuong village leaf hat, Dong Ho painting, Silk weaving looms, and much more. The flower street also has a Think Playground recycling playground for children to have fun and unleash their creativity while reinforcing the awareness of protecting nature and the environment with recycled toys. The flower street in the neighbourhood of Xuan, Ben Xuan, Vuon Xuan, Cho Xuan, Hoa Xuan, and Dong Xuan will be open for free from 9 am to 9 pm on February 11-17 (December 30 to …
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