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Ministry of Finance proposes increasing wastewater fees

The Ministry of Finance has proposed increasing fees for wastewater discharged by carwashes, hotels and restaurants.

 

Bear conservation centre in Ninh Binh saves bile bears

Seventeen bears – which used to be kept in captivity and illegally traded to harvest their bile - are living in a bear conservation centre in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

 

Vietnam's biggest solar power complexes connected to grid

Solar power has been categorized one of the main sources to fuel Vietnam`s economy in the future.

Con Dao conservationists take steps to save coral

Con Dao National Park is one of the most popular coral reef diving destinations in Viet Nam. With coral cover of about 65 per cent, it has some of the most gorgeous jagged coral reefs in the country.

 

Severe droughts ravaging Dak Lak

Farmers in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak are facing difficulties due to serious droughts.

 

Germany funds forest biodiversity project in Thua Thien-Hue

Thua Thien-Hue receives 1.8 million EUR from the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety for Carbi project implementation.

 

Untreated waste threatens environment in Ba ria-Vung tau

Tens of thousands of tonnes of untreated garbage at Bãi Nhát landfill is contaminating the environment in Côn Đảo District, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.

 

Mekong Delta attempts to combat saltwater intrusion

Saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta is expected to increase between April 28 and May 6 as the volume of water flowing southward from the Mekong River will decline.

Making public transportation affordable and easy to improve air quality

One of the best solutions to keep the sky blue and lungs clean is reducing emissions from vehicles by encouraging people to use mass transit, which is cheap and easy.

 

Discharged waste continues to mar Han River

Han River in Danang City is being polluted by wastewater from nearby restaurants.

 

Da Nang bans plastic bottles at official meetings

The Danang City authorities have asked local departments to stop using plastic products at work and banned plastic bottles at official meetings and conferences.

 

Vietnam struggles to escape notoriety of wildlife trade hotspot

It takes Vietnam both money and time to get rid of the bad status of a wildlife trafficking hub.

New model for rooftops

The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s latest Circular No.05/2019/TT-BCT, which will come into effect on April 25, provides a model for a power purchase agreement specifically for rooftop projects.

Criminal charges in Quang Binh's deforestation case

Police in Quang Binh Province have launched criminal proceedings against seven people suspected on involvement in a deforestation case discovered at the beginning of March in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

 

Environment workers clean up To Lich river

Environment workers have been striving everyday for cleaning up To Lich river which was once severely polluted.

 

Waste company seeks help to deal with dumped fetuses

A waste treatment company in Ca Mau is seeking local authorities’ help to deal with the firm’s continual problems of discovering abandoned fetuses during the waste collection.

 

Study predicts more severe droughts in Southeast Asia

Future scenarios of drought in many parts of Southeast Asia may become more frequent and intense if actions are not taken now to build resilience.

Da Nang cleans beaches before summer holiday

A cleaning machine has been used to tidy the beaches in Danang City before the summer holiday starts.

 

Vietnam among top 5 countries importing plastic waste in 2018

Since May 2018, imports of scrap plastic have banned at major ports in Vietnam until further notice. In July 2018, the Vietnamese government announced it will no longer issue new license for plastic waste import.

Provinces in Vietnam asked to be on full alert for possible forest fires

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has asked leaders of provinces and cities across the country to urgently adopt measures to prevent and fight against forest fires amid the long-lasting hot weather.