Art event ‘Southern Soul’
We are having our 10th year anniversary of Vietnam Art House (VAH) this summer at our gallery in The Hague. The theme of this event is ‘Southern Soul’. We are focusing on the art solo-exhibition of acclaimed artist Nguyen Thanh Binh.
THE ART JOURNEY
'Powerful art that speaks to the experience and aspirations of both the artists and Vietnam' is one of the dozens comments of our guests during the opening of 'The Art Journey' on 3rd Feb 2019 at Vietnam Art House
Ned-deck Marine
One in many success stories of our clients
Vietnam Art House Gallery
VCT is proud to present Vietnamese Contemporay Art in EU
AETIN trade Mission, October 2015
The AETIN trade mission to Vietnam from 24 – 28 October 2015 has participated in different activities and fulfilled their mission successfully with the representatives from 6 member companies
AETIN AT VOG EXHIBITION 2015
The Holland Pavilion with the participation of ten AETIN members and Shell Vietnam has made good impression for exhibitors and visitors.
Over 10 billion USD needed for water supply, treatment projects
Vietnam needs up to 10.2 billion USD for the development of water supply and drainage systems to keep up with urban population growth by 2020.
According to the Ministry of Construction’s Administration of Technical Infrastructure, the country has approximately 800 urban areas, requiring 7.4 million cu.m of clean water per day, a 1.6-fold increase from a decade ago. The figure is forecast to rise to 9.6 – 10 million cu.m daily as the urban population is likely to hit 44 million people by 2020.
The Administration of Technical Infrastructure estimated that urban areas will need 3.3 billion USD to build new clean water treatment plants and renovate existing ones while another 6.9 billion USD should be invested in wastewater treatment projects in the next five years.
The capital city of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City lead the country in the tap water leakage rate, exceeding 30 percent, since their pipeline systems have become old and broken. HCM City has more than 2,000 km of water pipelines, which have been in use for over half a century. But it is short of funds to replace such a huge system as it will affect a large number of residential areas and buildings.
The Government aims to give all urban population access to at least 120 litres of clean water per day by 2020. To this end, each city or province must construct 2-3 new tap water plants with designed capacity of 100,000 cu.m per day and night each, according to the Vietnam Water Supply and Sewage Association (VWSA).
The 2-percent annual growth rate of urban population is posing the biggest challenge to the water industry, increasing the burden on the country to seek investment for clean water projects, said VWSA President Cao Lai Quang.
There has been very little involvement of private companies in such projects, he noted, adding that the government should encourage private investment from both domestic and foreign firms.
He also urged the government to adopt incentives to lure private investment into the sector and provide skilled human resources in the field.
Source: VNA
