According to the document, Zhangjiagang will take full advantage of its location, resources, and industrial foundation to promote the deep integration of advanced manufacturing and modern services.

Vietnam suffers around 10.8 – 13.2 billion USD worth of economic losses associated with ambient air pollution each year, equivalent to 4.45 – 5.64 percent of the country’s GDP, heard a discussion in Hanoi on January 14.

The figure is calculated by a research project of the National University of Economics (NEU), according to Associate Professor Dinh Duc Truong, Director of the NEU’s faculty of environment, climate change and urban development.