HCM City restores polluted canals one by one

The 10-kilometre Nhiêu Lộc-Thị Nghè Canal running through districts 1, 3, Tân Bình, Phú Nhuận, and Bình Thạnh in HCM City has become a popular place for sightseeing, taking photos and doing exercises.

Tịnh Tâm Lake reopened to visitors Tịnh Tâm Lake, known as the Royal Palace Garden of the Nguyễn Dynasty, in Huế City has resumed hosting visitors after a year of restoration and repairs.

HCM City aims to sort out waste woes Rapid urbanisation and high population density are putting pressure on HCM City in the management and treatment of waste.

Hà Nội river water remains polluted The water quality monitoring assessment was carried out in May at 185 monitoring points in five river basins by the Centre for Environmental Monitoring in the North.

Planning on Red River banks need pushing up Hà Nội has created urban development plans for the banks of the Hông (Red) River, yet problems remain due to lack of flood and dyke planning.

Enterprises in industrial parks urged to use hi-tech equipment Enterprises in export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial parks (IPs) should use high technologies to better manage manufacturing processes and improve commodity quality, speakers said yesterday (July 30) at a meeting in HCM City.

Common production hub may solve noodle-making village's waste problem

A century ago, a woman from Thượng Trạch Village married a man in Liên Chểu Village, Triệu Sơn Commune, Triệu Phong District, connecting the fate of the two villages by the craft of vermicelli-making and an environmental problem. 

Air quality improved in northern provinces Air quality of northern provinces in April improved compared to the same period last year, according to the latest assessment by Việt Nam Environment Administration. 

Many rivers in northern provinces still polluted: Environment administration

Rivers in northern provinces are severely polluted, according to the Việt Nam Environment Administration.

MoIT aims for production growth in second half of year The ministry has suggested localities develop material production regions, industrial parks and economic zones to ensure they have raw materials for domestic production.