Việt Nam News

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.

Phạm Thanh Trí from Quảng Ngãi founded EcoFish Vietnam to teach young people to classify and reuse plastic waste.

He divided the land into three areas, with two for breeding cattle and growing fruit trees, and the other as a shelter for the storks and many other types of creatures.

A seminar was held in Hà Nội on Tuesday to discuss research on incorporating goals of the national action plan implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and national strategy on green growth into socio-economic development plans of centrally-run cities and provinces.

A strong cold spell has hit the northern region of Việt Nam, bringing rain and lowering temperatures.

La Vie , a subsidiary of Nestlé Group, has launched natural mineral water using recycled plastic bottles.

Households in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh have been planting protective forests in coastal areas to prevent erosion and earn a living for a number of years.