Vietnam, RoK eye cooperation in water treatment, environment
A forum took place in HCM City on May 12 to exchange views on policies and enhance cooperation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea in applying advanced technology in water treatment and environment.
HCM City (VNA) – A forum took place in HCM City on May 12 to exchange views onpolicies and enhance cooperation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea inapplying advanced technology in water treatment and environment.
TheVietnam-RoK cooperation in environmental industry forum was co-held by theVietnam Environment Administration (VEA) and the Korea Environmental Industryand Technology Institute.
According to DuongTrung An, Director of the VEA’s Department of Policy and Legislation, 283industrial parks in Vietnam discharge more than half a million cubic metres ofwastewater per day and only few of them have a wastewater treatment system.
About 3million cubic metres of wastewater has also been dumped daily by 800 urbanareas across the country, a majority of which has not been treated, signalingthe country’s urgent need for investment in water treatment and the environment,he said.
He added thatmany incentives have been adopted to encourage the RoK’s investment in thefield.
At the forum,Korean firms introduced to attendees advanced technologies in water treatmentand environment protection.
Econity company suggested the Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Filtration technologywhich is used for industrial wastewater treatment by Samsung and quite popularin the US, Italy, and West Asia. Meanwhile, DongMyung company presented aboutthe application of technology for detecting gas leak and recover gas release atgas stations.
Theyexpressed their hope to partner with Vietnam to popularise these technologiesin the country.
Tran Phong,Head of the Southern Environment Protection Department, noted thatenvironmental industry is a new concept in Vietnam while the RoK has years ofexperience in the field. He believed that the RoK will transfer itstechnologies to help Vietnam resolve problems in water treatment and the environment.-VNA
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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
