Việt Nam News

The genome of rare Linhzhi mushrooms has been successfully conserved by scientists of Phước Bình National Park, opening opportunities for the production of the mushroom, reported baotintuc.vn.

The owners of 44 hotels, homestays, villas and restaurants as well as travel agencies in the central province of Quảng Nam have agreed to take action to reduce the plastic waste their businesses release into the environment.

As a country highly exposed to droughts, floods and landslides, Việt Nam needs more active prevention instead of just a passive response.

A project to strengthen partnerships to protect globally-endangered species in Việt Nam was launched on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

Immediate measures and long-term plans should be implemented quickly to help provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta cope with drought and saline intrusion, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Lê Công Thành has said.

The HCM CITY authority has turned landfills into public parks and recreational sports areas in some districts in the city.

Việt Nam and Japan are working together to set up a construction waste management system to control pollution.

Many studies in Hà Nội have shown that heat inversion is one of the main causes for recent sharp rises in pollutants, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).

At the pharmacy in Bình Dân Hospital in HCM City’s District 3, staff use paper bags to pack medicine instead of plastic.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed to raise the fines to VNĐ400 million (US$17,200) for violations on environmental protection, biodiversity preservation and protection of natural ecosystems.

The level of mercury found in various samples collected in the vicinity of a destroyed light bulb factory in a densely-populated area of Hà Nội has been deemed safe to human health, Việt Nam Environment Administration under the environment ministry said late on Wednesday.

Podul destroyed some 700 houses and schools in the two northern provinces of Yên Bái and Phú Thọ as of last night.

The Rạng Đông Light Source and Vacuum Flask JSC has said it no longer uses mercury and other toxic chemicals in it products, clearing concerns over possible contamination after the fire at its light bulb warehouse in Hạ Đình ward in Thanh Xuân District on Wednesday.

An international workshop, titled ‘Climate Change and Agriculture: Status, Impact, Adaptation, Insurance in Việt Nam and Taiwan’ opened in Hà Nội on Thursday.

The Hà Nội-based National Cancer Hospital will develop bidding plans to buy biodegradable bags to help reduce plastic waste.

Women play a particularly important role in sorting garbage at source and minimising the use of plastic bags and other single-use plastic products in households and communities, a top HCM City environment official has said.

A co-ordinated and sustained global effort “is needed to reinforce the circular economy through action-based projects,” an international forum heard in Bangkok.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved the construction of three plants to generate electricity from waste using advanced technologies, and work on them will start in September and October, according to the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment.