Environment and natural resources
Environmental and biodiversity protection
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
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
SMEs urged to use energy efficiently
Small- and medium–sized enterprises (SMEs) in industrial production were urged to develop green growth strategies to improve business efficiency and protect the environment, experts said at a conference held by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) on November 29.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Projects encroaching on the sea damage environment
More and more projects that encroach on the river and seas have been developed in every region of he country. To have more land for infrastructure, locals have been willing to compromise nature, though the long-term effects will ultimately hurt the economy. Keep reading ...
Thien Nhien
Vietnam has great potential to develop geothermal energy
Geothermal energy can be economically efficient and environmentally friendly, scientists say.[] According to the chair of the Vietnam Clean Energy Association, Ta Van Huong, Vietnam has geothermal potential at the average level. The great advantage of Vietnam is that the energy source is located throughout the ...
Kham Pha
Developing sustainable agriculture adaptable to climate change
With the participation of 21 economies representing 39% of the world’s population and 57% of global GDP, APEC is considered the most regional economic forum worldwide, making intensive and extensive impacts on member economies. In order to ease losses caused by climate changes, member economies ...
Thu Phuong
WWF report: Vietnamese, Chinese tourists blamed for wildlife trafficking
According to a report of WWF, tigers, elephants, bears and pangolin are four of the most widely traded species in the Golden Triangle — the border area where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar connect. A major driver of the illegal wildlife trade in the Golden Triangle – ...
VietnamNet Reporter
PM approves climate change, green growth programme
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has green lighted the target programme to cope with climate change and promote green growth during 2016-20.Keep reading ...
VNS reporter
Climate change exposes HCMC to extreme weather
Extreme weather, especially abnormally heavy rain, has been increasingly frequent in HCMC this year as a result of climate change, according to the HCMC Steering Center of the Urban Flood Control Program (SCFC).Keep reading ...
Van Nam
National database on natural resources, environment monitoring to be set up
The PM has approved a plan on the establishment of national database on natural resources and environment monitoring. Keep reading ...
Thuy Dung