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HCM City officials pledge wastewater cleanup

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has released a regulation on wastewater zoning and wastewater standards with stricter requirements than the ones currently in force in the city.

Where water is as expensive as gold

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 400 households in the large seaside city of Nha Trang have been using water from a cemetery for their daily life for the past 30 years.

Water pollution causes cancer villages: MONRE

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials have admitted that water pollution in Vietnam has gotten out of its control, creating serious repercussions for both individuals and communities.

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HCM City rescues 21 endangered animals; Two students drown in Quang Nam lake; Ha Noi preps for rainy season; HCM City kindergartens need funding aid; Failure to address water pollution has consequences

Industrial production leads to rice yield loss

VietNamNet Bridge – The reverse of the “industrialization medal” is that it has brought big corollaries to the rice farming.

Vietnam faces surface water pollution

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s surface water is plagued by concerning problems including depletion and large scale pollution.

Committee fails to tackle pollution in Dong Nai River

VietNamNet Bridge – Five years since the Government established the Dong Nai River Environment Protection Committee to tackle the water pollution in the river, there is seemingly no improvement in the quality of the water so far.