Việt Nam News

Head of Hà Nội’s Environment Protection Division under the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment  Mai Trọng Thái told Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about measures to improve air quality in the city

HCM City has reached 12 of its 16 targets in its pollution reduction programme for the 2016-20 period, according to the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

The growth of solar power generation in Việt Nam has come alongside increasing concern over the disposal of end-of-life solar panels in the coming decades.

After noticing that more and more people were throwing away plastic bags, Phạm Thị Kim Hằng decided this year to make stylish handbags out of discarded plastic bags and fabric.

Đà Nẵng’s industry and trade department has launched a pilot project on the development of a million green roof-top solar power houses.

People living in HCM City’s District 1 exchanged plastic bottles, paper and other solid waste for rice, cooking oil, salt, and potted plants during the last two weeks.

The move was made after conservation charity Fauna & Flora International (FFI) made recommendations calling for further conservation of one of the world's most endangered primate species.

Several southern cities and provinces have accelerated research into air pollution to develop clean air plans by 2025, according to Assoc. Prof. Dr Hồ Quốc Bằng from the Institute for Environment and Resources at the Việt Nam National University - HCM City.

The focus of the workshop was to discuss partnerships and an action plan to reduce plastic pollution from the fisheries sector, to share local experience of plastic waste management, and to seek voluntary commitments to reduce plastic waste.

The central city’s people's committee has approved the Master Plan on biodiversity conservation in 2030 in line with long-term socio-economic and sustainable development goals.

At least one person was killed, 29 were injured and more than 1,700 houses’ roofs were blown away after Storm Noul made landfall on Quảng Bình and Thừa Thiên-Huế provinces at around 10am on Friday morning.

Since mid-August, Hanoians can exchange recycled trash for gifts every Saturday morning at garbage collection points in four inner districts.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang will plant 250ha of new protection forests in coastal areas from 2021 to 2025, twice the amount of the 2015-20 period, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Plastic waste can take up to hundreds of years to decompose, creating an increasing burden on landfills, particularly when the sites run out of space to bury garbage.

The 10-kilometre Nhiêu Lộc-Thị Nghè Canal running through districts 1, 3, Tân Bình, Phú Nhuận, and Bình Thạnh in HCM City has become a popular place for sightseeing, taking photos and doing exercises.

Việt Nam is the fourth largest plastic polluter in the world. Each year, up to 700,000 tonnes of plastic waste is thrown away and not recycled properly.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is considering revising the Law on Environmental Protection which took effect in 2014.

Limitations in environmental protection at industrial zones and medical waste treatment at hospitals as well as shortcomings in imported-scrap management in the 2016-2018 period have been highlighted after the State Audit of Việt Nam (SAV) conducted recent environmental audits.