Việt Nam steels for fight against pollution in 2020

Various environmental incidents in 2019 have forced Việt Nam’s people and Government to face a reckoning.

Pool be treated with Japanese nano-bioreactor technology The People’s Committee of Hà Nội has assigned the city’s Construction Department to treat a  pool of standing water with nano-bioreactor technology.

Don't silence the Mekong river Last month, the Mekong River Commission announced the commencement of Prior Consultation for Luang Prabang, the fifth lower Mekong mainstream dam to undergo the process. ​​​​​​​Vietnamese company VP Power will hold a significant share in the project.

Environment ministry to consider applying Japanese water tech widely

The noxious odour and level of mud in the Tô Lịch River and West Lake in Hà Nội have decreased dramatically since nano-bioreactor technology has been applied, according to a representative of the Japan Environment and Trade Promotion Organisation (JETRO).

Govt wants construction of Long Thành airport to begin in early 2021

The construction of Long Thành International Airport must be started by early 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng said during a visit to its site on Wednesday (16 October).

Enterprises to handle plastic waste Enterprises in the Packaging Recycling Organisation Vietnam (Pro Vietnam) will collect all packaging they use by 2030, said the organisation’s leader in Hà Nội last week.

Mercury levels after Rạng Đông fire deemed safe 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.

Land use plans to be made available to the public online The Ministry of Construction has requested the people’s committees of provinces and cities make land use planning information available to the public through an online portal.

A small action can enact big change

The Principal of Marie Curie primary school in Hà Nội, Nguyễn Xuân Khang, received a letter on July 25 from a 5th-grade student named Nguyễn Nguyệt Linh with a question: "Can our school give up releasing balloons into the sky on its opening day, or limit the number of balloons?"

Việt Nam Mekong River Commission holds first plenary meeting in 2019

The Việt Nam Mekong River Commission (VMRC) held the first plenary meeting in 2019 in the Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang on Wednesday under the chair of the commission’s chairman, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà.