ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Scrap metal from used ships polluting environment
11/10/2014|11:43:00
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) has allowed enterprises and individuals to import used ships for scrap steel, which has caused pollution, environmentalists say.
Deputy PM urges building of plans for super storms
09/10/2014|09:36:00
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has urged all ministries, sectors and localities to draft their own response plans for strong and super strong storms by June next year at the latest.
Waste treatment plant opens in capital
06/10/2014|01:34:00
Thang Long Environmental Service Joint Stock Company has opened a VND160 billion (US$7.6 million) waste treatment plant in Hanoi's outlying district of Son Tay that uses advanced incineration technology to process 400 tonnes of garbage per day.
Cancer cases multiply near Dong Van Industrial Zone
06/10/2014|08:04:00
Many residents in villages in Ha Nam Province’s Duy Tien District became seriously ill and lost their jobs after giving up farmland to the state to make room for the Dong Van Industrial Zone (IZ) in the province.
Wildlife still widely consumed in Vietnam
01/10/2014|01:50:00
A recent report shows that consumption of products made from wild species is on the rise recently in Vietnam due to superstitions about the uses and lack of standard regulations.