After the Phuoc Hiep waste treatment area – once considered HCM City’s key dumping site - was closed and replaced by Da Phuoc, which treats up to 70% of the city’s total waste, HCM City has had to pay an additional $3 million per year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of households in southern Soc Trang Province's Thanh Phu Commune are demanding strong action against a local shrimp processing company that has continued to pollute their main water source

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tay Ninh Province's People's Committee has accepted a petition from the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment to shut down all rubber and cassava processing establishments

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoians fear that the West Lake and Truc Bach, the two lakes considered as the symbols of Hanoi, would disappear one day as a result of the private business boom.

VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in the city of My Tho in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang have complained about a bad odour that had been polluting the city, especially at dawn and sunset.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,000 charcoal-producing kilns in southern Hau Giang Province's Chau Thanh District and Nga Bay Town are filling the air with soot,