Commuters in Hà Nội and HCM City willing to use metro: JICA survey Hà Nội and HCM City are willing to use urban railways once they are put into operation, according to a survey conducted by the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) of more than 6,000 residents in the two big cities.

Environment department doles out fines The decision came from the inspection results of the General Department of Environment last year in Hà Nội and Hải Phòng City, as well as the northern provinces of Bắc Giang, Hòa Bình, Hải Dương, Hưng Yên and Lào Cai.

People with disabilities need more support

People with disabilities in Việt Nam need more access to support programmes on various fields of life, a workshop in Hà Nội heard on Friday.

Bình Dương fines 87 units for environment violations in first half Eighty-seven facilities were fined for environmental violations in southern Bình Dương Province in the first half of 2020, according to local Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Air quality improved in May Air quality in big cities dramatically improved last month, said the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Environment Department.

Hà Nội employs new technology to clean up Tô Lịch River A sewer system under the Tô Lịch River is being built using unprecedented technology designed by a Japanese company in a bid to clean up the notoriously polluted river.

Lạng Sơn police arrest environment department’s deputy director Police from the northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn have arrested Nguyễn Đình Duyệt, deputy director of the provincial Natural Resources and Environment Department, for allegedly “abusing position and power while performing duties" following Article 281 of the 2015 Penal Code, on Thursday.

Central hydropower plants' reservoirs lack water

Many hydropower plant reservoirs in the central region are facing water shortages, impacting electricity generation and water reserves for the ongoing dry season from February until July.

Dozens of koalas dead after logging at Australian plantation Dozens of koalas have been euthanised and some 80 more are being treated for injuries and starvation after their habitat was logged, prompting an Australian government investigation on Monday.

VN needs to become low-carbon economy to serve Paris Agreement: experts Việt Nam must continue to take concrete climate actions to become a low-carbon economy and comply with the global Paris Agreement, a workshop heard in HCM City yesterday.