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Boycotts affording opportunities

The boycott campaign against disposable plastic products is urging plastic manufacturers to renew their production strategies, while giving them opportunities to switch to more environment-friendly product lines.

 

Danang-Cu Lao Cham tour plan stirs controversy

Danang authorities have planned a tour to bring visitors to Cu Lao Cham Island in the neighbouring city of Hoi An. However, this has been opposed by Hoi An officials. 

 

Hundreds of people gather litter on Ly Son Island

Hundreds of people, including Singer Tuan Hung, joined hands to collect rubbish on Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai.

 

Hanoi takes initiative in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Hanoi will implement more environmental projects, keep the current 104 lakes clean and build more wastewater treatment plants.

Two rhinos born in Phu Quoc

Two baby rhinos, a male and a female, were born this month in the care of Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc in Kien Giang Province.

Formosa pollution compensation to be used on regeneration projects

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked authorities in the four central provinces affected by the Formosa disaster in 2016 to use the compensation to develop fisheries and environmental projects.

 

Rubbish-covered beach in Ha Long crowded on holiday

Many people continue to swim at a rubbish-strewn man-made beach in the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long City.

 

Tien Giang’s coastal area manages to cope with drought

The coastal area of Go Cong Dong, a major agricultural hub in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, has taken effective measures against drought and saltwater intrusion into rivers this year.

 

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.