Environment and natural resources
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
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
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
Vietnam's protected forests decreased 1.7 mln hectares within 10 years
“Protected forests in Vietnam are declining in terms of both size and quality. From 2004 to 2014, the area of protected forests has decreased by 1.7 million hectares, equivalent to an average decline of 23% per year.”Keep reading ...
Hung Vo