Environment and natural resources
Pollution and waste
Death toll from air pollution four times higher than traffic accidents
Dr Le Viet Phu, a lecturer at Fulbright University, says the damages caused by air pollution to Vietnam in 2013 could be assessed up to $10 billion. The figure was calculated based on WTP approaching method.Keep reading ...
Thien Nhien
Rising seas could displace millions in Vietnam: UN
The United Nations is urging countries to act now to slash carbon pollution and curb global warming, especially vulnerable small coastal states like Vietnam.Keep reading ...
VnExpress Reporter
Is Vietnam following the wrong path in treating solid waste?
Local authorities are trying to find advanced technologies for their waste treatment projects, but they appear to be satisfied with superficial solutions that do not treat the problem in a sustainable way. Keep reading ...
Kham Pha
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
VN bans dirty diesel cars starting January 1
The Việt Nam Register (VR) will stop granting safety certificates to diesel cars that fail to meet European emission standard 4 or higher beginning on January 1, the department announced.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
HCMC encourages waste-to-energy projects, offering opportunity to investors
More than 40 investors have expressed willingness to develop plants which burn waste to generate electricity. Director of the HCMC Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Nguyen Toan Thang said at a conference calling for investment in WTE that with the annual growth rate of ...
Chi Mai
Water pollution getting worse: experts
Widespread water pollution nationwide has inflicted an estimated economic loss of VNĐ11.6 trillion (US$510.7 million) in the last ten years and the situation is not getting better, an environmental expert says.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Illegal waste imports difficult to control, manage: agencies
Large amounts of hazardous waste are still transported illegally across borders from developed to developing countries, including Vietnam.Keep reading ...
Kham Pha
Contaminated groundwater poses cancer threat for tens of thousands in Saigon
Residents in Ho Chi Minh City who continue to consume groundwater face severe health problems, a new study has found. The study by the city’s Preventive Health Department, based on surveys conducted last July, found that 62 percent of groundwater samples in the city were ...
VnExpress Reporter
Coal-fired power plants serving industry worsening pollution
Vietnam’s coal-fired power plants which generate electricity and those serving industrial plants are worsening pollution. Le Anh Tuan, deputy head of the Institute for Climate Change Studies under the Can Tho University, as in India and China, said that coal-fired power in Vietnam mostly serves industrial ...
Mai Chi
