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Workers install solar panels on the roof of Võ Chí Công High School in the central province of Quảng Nam. The panels are expected to cut costs by VNĐ1.5 million (US$65) per month, reducing the burden on students from low-income families. Three other schools in the central and Central Highland regions have had similar systems installed since the beginning of this year. VNA/VNS Photo Văn Dũng

Mizuiku Global Summit 2024 convenes in Việt Nam for first time

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Australian man passionately devoted to Việt Nam's environment sector

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Dust from quarries affecting Nha Trang–Cam Lâm Highway

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Central province urges waste treatment construction

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Love of forests keeps rangers devoted to their task

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Hot weather affects durian crops in Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province.

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Urban areas in Mekong Delta face serious flooding

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Hà Nội asks for better straw management to reduce air pollution

The declining demand for field-dried straw has triggered crop burning in Hà Nội’s outlying districts, leaving the city choking in haze.

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Rising pollution prompts ministry to issue warning

The Việt Nam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has advised members of the public, especially children, the elderly, pregnant women and those with respiratory diseases, to limit outdoor activities due to rising pollution.

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10,000ha of forest to be leased to households, organisations

A project in Tây Ninh Province will allow organisations, households and individuals to lease forested areas covering 10,000ha that will be used for agricultural and forestry production, medicinal plant cultivation, and eco-tourism.

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Authorities vow to find cause of land collapse near aluminum factory

Authorities have pledged to find the causes of a land collapse close to the red mud reservoir of Nhân Cơ Alumina Factory in Đắk R’lấp District of the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn.

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Sustainable business capacity needed

Sustainable development is an urgent need for countries around the world. Việt Nam has made great efforts in this regard.

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PM urges completion of delayed expressway

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the ministries and companies responsible for the construction of the Trung Lưong-Mỹ Thuận Expressway project in the Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang to ensure it’s completed by 2021.