World Bank urges US$9bn investment in Vietnam’s water infrastructure
Only 17.5 percent of the country’s population has access to clean water
Wastewater from industrial hub threatens river in northern Vietnam
Several treatment plants currently draw water from this river to supply the local population
Textile company fined over $110,000 for discharging untreated wastewater in northern Vietnam
The company directly released untreated wastewater into a local river
Fetid wastewater discharge pollutes Nha Trang beach
‘The water is so disgusting that no one wants to take a bath at the beach’
Vietnam’s largest pulp mill plans to release wastewater into ocean
The country’s biggest pulp mill will be releasing its wastewater into the sea when put into operation next year
Steel company found discharging untreated waste into environment in southern Vietnam
The polluter was caught red-handed
Thai firm fined $28,000 for discharging improperly treated wastewater in Vietnam
The firm’s wastewater fell short of Vietnam’s environmental protection standards
Resource-starved Singapore turns sewage into ultra-clean water
Giant pumps whir deep underground at a plant in Singapore that helps transform sewage into water so clean it is fit for human consumption while reducing ocean pollution
Fish feed firm fined, suspended for discharging wastewater into lagoon in southern Vietnam
The wastewater released from the facility exceeded the standard by more than ten times
Saigon completes largest sewage pumping station
The station handles sewage discharged from an area of about 2,510 hectares, where approximately two million people are living