Việt Nam responds to World Wetlands Day The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment  (MONRE) has asked other ministries, agencies and localities to take action in response to World Wetlands Day (February 2).

Vietnamese firms to tackle plastic pollution in Hạ Long Bay

Three Vietnamese companies have won a regional challenge to combat plastic waste in Hạ Long Bay.

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. 

Cities, provinces asked to better control air pollution

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has requested provinces and cities thoroughly handle hotspots of air pollution and exhaust gas emissions.

Construction waste should be recycled: experts

As many as 37,000 tonnes of solid waste is generated daily in urban areas, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE).

Việt Nam promotes conservation and protection of wetlands

The establishment of two new wetland protected areas (WPAs) – Thái Thụy WPA in the northern Thái Bình Province and Tam Giang-Cầu Hai WPA in the central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, were seen as positive major outcomes of the ‘Conservation of Critical Wetland Protected Areas and Linked Landscapes’ project in 2015-20.

Việt Nam should apply more technologies in plastic waste recycling

Vice chairman and the General Secretary of the Vietnam Responsible Care Council Đỗ Thanh Bái spoke with Tài nguyên & Môi trường (Natural Resources and Environment) newspaper about the plastic waste recycling and technologies to solve plastic waste in Việt Nam.

MoNRE inspects land-use management in Đại Lải Lake The General Department of Land Administration has decided to set up a team to inspect and verify information on violations of land-use management, recently reported in the media, in Đại Lải Lake, the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc.

Heavy rains wreak havoc up and down nation

A downpour on Thursday caused a landslide that killed two people in Bát Xát District of the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai.

MoNRE improves weather forecast to give timely warnings on extreme weather

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will continue improving forecasts to give quick warnings of extreme and dangerous weather to try and prevent national disasters.