Phú Quốc island city draws US$16.5 billion in investment Phú Quốc, Việt Nam’s first island city, has attracted 372 projects to date with capital totalling some US$16.5 billion.

Plastic pollution in coastal area: reported Microplastics contamination at beaches, lakes and channels in the central city reached serious levels with100 plastic items found in one cubic metre – up to five times higher than the average microplastic contaminated sites in the world.

Efforts made to reduce plastic waste in oceans

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. 

In search of the 'zero waste' holy grail

Hội An and Chàm Islands keen to become the first in Việt Nam to reach target of emitting zero waste

Chemicals industry urged ‘Go Green’

The chemicals industry in Việt Nam has been facing quite a few environmental and social challenges, which require it to find new pathways in development, production, and consumption to ensure sustainable development.

Việt Nam's GDP growth among the world's highest

Việt Nam this year has achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.91 per cent, an impressive figure despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Central city urged to improve investment conditions Despite attracting 341 investment projects with US$847.3 million in 2018-20, Đà Nẵng City has to cope with poor development of supportive industries and the skilled labour force for high-tech industries in its efforts to build the city into an investment hub in central Việt Nam.

Aurora Textile Industrial Park – top-choice investment destination in Viet Nam

HCM City reduces illegal littering after two-year effort

Nearly VNĐ20 billion (US$863,000) in fines has been collected from 10,848 cases involving illegal discharge of waste, following a two-year effort in HCM City to encourage people not to throw waste into waterways and public spaces.

Trash for trees

Hoàng Quý Bình founded 'Green Life' with the aspiration of protecting the environment in 2018. It all started by exchanging recyclable waste for lovely little ornamental trees. Bình’s project has since been a perfect example of the saying: “Great things come from small beginning”.