Environment and natural resources
Pollution and waste
Vietnamese supermarkets go back to leaves, leaving plastic bags
Several Vietnamese supermarkets have started using banana leaves to wrap vegetables in an effort to reduce plastic waste. These moves come after report highlights the large amount of plastic waste generated by Vietnamese people. The country disposes about 2,500 tons of plastic waste a day, according ...
Thi Ha, Dat Nguyen
Seminar discusses air pollution, community health
The Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) and the Research and Training Centre for Community Development (RTCCD) has co-organised a seminar on air pollution and community health in Hanoi.The March 30 seminar was a direct dialogue with doctors and experts on the issue, particularly the ...
Hanoi to limit new motorbike registration from 2020
Hanoi is considering limiting the registration of new motorbikes in the downtown area from next year to reduce traffic jams.Keep reading ...
VOV News Reporter
Hanoi’s air pollution ranked second in Southeast Asia
Hanoi stood second in Southeast Asia in terms of air pollution just behind Jakarta, according to a 2018 World Air Quality Report jointly conducted by Greenpeace and IQAir AirVisual. The report was made following data from dozens of air quality monitoring stations across the world. Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Filthy, toxic air is not a symbol of prosperity
Years of rapid economic development have left Vietnam with negative externalities – noise and poor air quality arising from pollution and road congestion.Keep reading ...
Thu Van
Việt Nam takes action to reduce plastic waste
Việt Nam is one of Asia’s five worst polluters of ocean plastic waste, according to international organisations. With 13 million tonnes of waste released to the ocean every year, the country ranks 17th in the world for ocean plastic waste pollution.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Plastic waste in oceans killing marine life in coastal waters in VN
Vietnam ranks high among countries that emit large amounts of plastic waste into the oceans. In 2010, with 1.8 million tons of plastic waste, Vietnam ranked fourth, after China, Indonesia and the Philippines, among 20 countries which contributed the highest amounts of plastic waste.Keep reading ...
Thanh Lich
Hanoi prioritises Japanese technology in waste treatment projects
Hanoi will prioritise the use of Japanese technology in waste treatment projects in the future, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at a reception for Japanese Vice Minister of the Environment Takaaki Katsumata in Hanoi on January 10.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Workshop looks to build action plan on marine plastic waste management
The first international consultation workshop on building a national action plan on marine plastic debris management was jointly held in Hanoi on December 10, by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam.At the event, experts from Canada, the Republic ...
Solid waste needs better treatment
The amount of solid waste in Việt Nam has kept surging with more complicated components as a result of increasing population and human activities, according to a report released. But treating the waste and reducing its harmful impacts on the environment still poses challenges to ...
VNS Reporter
