Bình Phước grows more organic pepper for export markets

Despite the pandemic and low pepper prices, many households and cooperatives in Bình Phước Province have continued growing pepper and maintained high productivity under sustainable models.

VN's GDP to bounce back in 2022 at 5.5%: WB Việt Nam's GDP growth has been forecast to accelerate at a 5.5 per cent rae in 2022 from a dismal 2.6 per cent during the previous year, according to a report released by World Bank yesterday. 

Cát Linh-Hà Đông metro officially inaugurated

The Ministry of Transport, China's Embassy in Việt Nam, and the Hà Nội People's Committee on Thursday held the inauguration ceremony of the Cát Linh - Hà Đông urban railway, after two months of commercial operation.

TechnoPark Tower awarded LEED Platinum Green Construction Certificate TechnoPark Tower awarded LEED Platinum Green Construction Certificate

Environmental management innovation needed to reduce pollution

The environment is suffering great pressure from socio-economic activities with an increase in environmental pollution in both quantity and scale, calling for more effective solutions to handle the issue.

The 'crazy' man and the sea

Every time he goes out to catch seafood, Trần Văn Cường from Phú Vang District, Thừa Thiên - Huế Province, collects cans, plastic bottles and bags to raise money for poor students while contributing to the protection of the marine environment.

HCM City to treat all domestic waste with incineration, recycling by 2030

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment targets increasing the volume of domestic waste treated with incineration and recycling technologies to at least 80 per cent by 2025 and 100 per cent by 2030, department director Nguyễn Toàn Thắng has said.

Plastic pollution: new management and stakeholder approaches needed

While plastic materials are essential for society, pollution poses a serious challenge around the world, and Viet Nam is no exception. RMIT University academic Dr Burkhard Schrage presents several innovative solutions to this problem based on insights shared at a recent forum hosted by RMIT.

HCM City needs legal framework for urban planning State President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged HCM City to develop long-term urban planning to ensure sustainable growth amid the fast pace of construction, high population density and environmental pollution.

HCMC struggles to implement motorbike emission checks

HCM City has been piloting a free-of-charge motorbike emission test to remove old and poor quality vehicles from the roads, reducing emissions into the air and improving environmental quality. However, there have been some bumps in the road.