Hưng Yên Provice to tighten environmental control

Hưng Yên Province has raised the alarm over environmental pollution as many local companies continue to discharge untreated wastewater despite strict punishments by authorities.

Clean-up success at lead recycling village

A project in Hưng Yên Province to clean-up a village polluted by lead from recycled batteries and reduce the dangerous levels of lead in residents' blood has been shown to be sustainable.

Health Ministry helps provinces curb lead contamination

The National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health under the Health Ministry has conducted a health examination on Vietnamese people who are highly exposed to lead.

Govt to reduce lead poisoning in craft village

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked concerned departments for a plan to solve the issue of lead contamination and poisoning in Hưng Yên Province’s Đông Mai craft village.

Tough action urged over lead poisoning in village The People's Committee in the northern Hung Yen Province yesterday held a meeting to discuss urgent solutions to deal with serious lead poisoning in Dong Mai craft village.

Hung Yen to tackle lead poisoning in village Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said 13 households involved in the recycling of lead should be shifted out of the northern Hung Yen Province's Dong Mai craft village immediately.

Lead recycling in village threatens local environment, health Lead recycling in the northern Hung Yen Province's Dong Mai craft village is seriously threatening the local environment and health of its residents, officials have warned.