Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked ministries and People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces to step up the implementation of programmes and tasks to improve air quality control.

The German Development Co-operation-GIZ Việt Nam and the Ministry of Construction’s Housing and Real Estate Market Management Bureau (HREM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation on the joint development of the Vietnam Green Housing Programme (VGHP) under the implementation of the Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) in Việt Nam.

Nguyễn Tấn Truyền is among those working in Vồ Dơi National Park in southern Cà Mau Province’s U Minh District, who are trained to understand the value of primeval forests for human life on Earth.

While the whole world continues to battle rising environmental pollution, one group of Vietnamese students has found a radical solution from cashew nut shells and wild sunflower leaves to bring to the fight.

Saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta in the 2020 – 21 dry season is expected to be higher than average, but not as severe as the last dry season.

Microplastics contamination at beaches, lakes and channels in the central city reached serious levels with100 plastic items found in one cubic metre – up to five times higher than the average microplastic contaminated sites in the world.

Great strides have been made in the past to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the ocean around Việt Nam, but more effort is needed to tackle the growing problem. 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has requested provinces and cities thoroughly handle hotspots of air pollution and exhaust gas emissions.

The Hà Nội’s People’s Committee has sent a team of inspectors to investigate the operation of Minh Quân High Technology Development and Investment JSC following a recent environmental workers’ strike.

The central province has promoted the Sông Thanh Nature Reserve as a National Park for the conservation of its rich biodiversity covering nearly 77,000 hectares, of which more than 58,000 was tropical, evergreen primary forest in districts of Nam Giang and Phước Sơn.

The environment minister Trần Hồng Hà said  2020 was a difficult year for Việt Nam as it suffered serious damage from COVID-19 and natural disasters.

Member of the Party Central Committee, State Auditor General Hồ Đức Phớc talks to the Vietnam News Agency about the plan to audit water resources in the Mekong River basin

HCM City has set a target to save at least 2 per cent of total energy consumption each year in the 2021-2025 period.

The Long An Province People’s Committee has ordered relevant agencies and Đức Hòa District to improve oversight of pollution, especially around industrial parks and industrial clusters, to resolve the problem of the worsening state of canals in the district.

A new 1.2km-long embankment worth VNĐ300 billion (US$12.9 million) will be built to prevent landslides along Vàm Cỏ Tây River in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An next year.

Thousands of rice farmers in the northern province of Thái Bình are benefiting from a programme meant to help them adopt innovative technologies and approaches to increase yields while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a meeting heard in HCM City on December 25.

Representatives from 30 tour operators and travel agencies recently signed a pledge to support responsible tourism, nature conservation and wildlife protection during a training workshop at Cát Tiên National Park in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Panasonic Appliances Vietnam has received the Most Energy Efficient Products 2020 award, organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, for its energy-saving and environment-friendly household electronic products.