The Government is developing guidelines enabling People’s Committees of districts and provinces to sue polluters, Phạm Văn Lợi, head of the Environmental Study Institute under the Việt Nam Environment Administration, said at a conference on sustainable development yesterday.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyễn Xuân Cường, has urged relevant agencies to step up food safety inspections as consumption increases ahead of the Tết (Lunar New Year) Festival.
The central city of Da Nang has fined a slaughter centre owned by the Procimex Joint Stock Company VNĐ154 million (US$6.8 million) for discharging toxic fumes into the environment.
Students from Tuyên Quang and Lào Cai provinces swept the first prizes in the Green Creativeness Contest held to unearth outstanding environmental protection ideas and models.
Dr Ngô Thị Ánh Đông is so devoted to her job and patients, and was one of 113 people honoured by the HCM City People’s Committee and Việt Nam Fatherland Front for their contributions to a civilised society and to the promotion of a good quality of life.
Only 3 per cent of doctors in local health facilities correctly diagnose the five most common diseases in Việt Nam, a recent study reveals.
The Prime Minister has approved a plan to develop a new local-level medical network by 2025 to improve the capability and service quality of health care for Vietnamese.
Only half of the total commune-level health stations across the country can meet national medical standards, health minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến said on Tuesday.
The central province of Quảng Ngãi has approved planning for a high quality salt zone on an area of 114ha in Sa Huỳnh town in Đức Phổ district.
The first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) pilot route in Hà Nội would be run from tomorrow and officially next month, enjoying incentives when running on road.
Trial operation of one toll station on the Cầu Giẽ-Ninh Bình Expressway will start at 11.30 am tomorrow, the Việt Nam Road Administration has reported
American and Vietnamese scientists have discovered a new fern species growing inside grottos in central Quảng Bình Province.
Australia and Việt Nam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that provides a formal framework for the return of Vietnamese nationals with no legal right to be in Australia.
Thirteen people were rescued yesterday by the local army after their ship broke down and was in high danger of sinking off the central province of Quảng Trị.
Three police officers died and three others were seriously injured in an explosion that occurred at a chemical storehouse of the Đắk Lắk Police in this Central Highland province last night.
A branch of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (VINATEX) in Hưng Yên Province was fined for violating regulations on environmental protection.
Sài Gòn Railway Transport Joint Stocks Company has warned passengers about fake websites offering train tickets, particularly those for trips on the occasion of the Tết (Lunar New Year) celebration.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has directed the four central provinces devastated by Formosa’s discharge of toxic waste to test sea water at 19 beaches every two weeks.
The HCM City People’s Committee has sought the Government’s approval to build a new road running parallel to its suburban National Highway No. 50.
Most enterprises at industrial parks in HCM City are lax about providing their workers with completely safe and nutritious meals.
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