Environment and natural resources
Environmental and biodiversity protection
Surplus ash and slag at thermal power plants remains untreated
Vietnam has 20 coal-fired thermopower plants which produce 15.7 million tons of ash, slag and gypsum a year. []However, the amount of treated ash to be put into use remains limited. Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Government to impose fine for damaging trees
Individuals or organisations who are found to cause damage to trees will be fined up to VNĐ30 million (US$1,300) from January 15, says a new Government decree.Keep reading ...
Vietnam News
Vietnam seeks to boost environmentally friendly brick production
Province and city authorities have been told to stop investment in fired clay brick production and to prioritise investment in other environmentally friendly construction materials.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
PM calls for increased Mekong co-operation
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called on six riparian countries of the Mekong River to increase co-operation in protecting, managing and using sustainably its resources.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
MONRE designs special policy for polluting facilities
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) is drafting a plan to maintain special control of units likely to cause pollution in 16 production fields and 28 industrial facilities.Keep reading ...
Thien Nhien
Vietnam makes effort to protect coral reefs
Up to 25 percent of marine species reside under coral reefs, many of which have been damaged.Keep reading ...
Chi Mai
From 2018, polluters will be jailed for up to 7 years: Vietnam penal code
Individuals caught polluting the environment in Vietnam are to be subject to jail terms, instead of merely cash fines, this year as the Penal Code has been amended to become more stringent to this offense. From January 1, people found guilty of dumping waste to ...
Tuoi Tre News Reporter
Community-based innovations could help "save" environment
With new knowledge and techniques, local communities can apply innovations to adapt to quick environmental changes. This is the main content of the workshop “Building Community Capacity in Response to Mekong Delta Environmental Changes” which was held on December 28.Keep reading ...
Lan Nguyen
VN needs more green urban development
Only 59 architectural works across the country have been recognised as achieving green standards of domestic and international organisations, including 45 works in the south, 11 in the north and three in the central region.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Building material industry must go green: Deputy PM
Việt Nam’s building material industry should invest in the production of environmentally friendly building materials, according to Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
