14/08/2012|01:52:00

Old motorbikes will be checked once a year to ensure they are not producing excessive levels of exhaust fumes, according to a proposal by the Viet Nam Register.

14/08/2012|01:47:00

According to Vietnam National Coal – Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin), Lai Chau Rare Earth Co (Vimico) has signed with Vinacomin a memorandum of understanding on cooperating with Dong Pao rare earth development Co, Japan to exploit and process rare earth in Lai Chau.

09/08/2012|10:19:00

Viet Nam needs to adopt more environmentally-friendly ways of managing and disposing of solid waste, which is forecast to continue increasing due to the country's continued rapid industrialisation and urbanisation.

09/08/2012|09:42:00

The base of Nguyen Van Thanh’s house in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, has been severely damaged by water discharges from hydropower plants on the Red River.

07/08/2012|03:56:00

Industrial zones are destroying the environment, killing rivers and creating "cancer villages" in which many residents have become fatally ill, says Maj Gen Nguyen Xuan Ly, head of the Environmental Police Department (C49) of the Ministry of Public Security.