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Experts call for reducing plastic waste at Vietnam's tourist hotspots

Experts call for reducing plastic waste at Vietnam's tourist hotspots

Popular tourist destinations in Vietnam are being trashed at an alarming rate, and tourism experts are calling for immediate actions to protect the green environment and ensure a sustainable development.
Abandoned cruise ship dismantled on Hanoi’s West Lake

Abandoned cruise ship dismantled on Hanoi’s West Lake

Cambodia asked to ensure Vietnamese's welfare in relocation plan

Cambodia asked to ensure Vietnamese's welfare in relocation plan

HCMC asked to clean up its waste treatment act

HCMC asked to clean up its waste treatment act

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked HCMC to deal firmly with environmental pollution caused by two major waste treatment facilities.
January 17, 2021 | 06:45 am PT
Makers should remake, Vietnam says in recycling law amendment

Makers should remake, Vietnam says in recycling law amendment

The environment ministry says manufacturers should share pollution costs with the government and citizens by recycling products at the end of their lifecycle.
June 6, 2020 | 04:00 am PT
Vietnam plastic waste problem goes from bad to worse

Vietnam plastic waste problem goes from bad to worse

Vietnamese per capita plastic waste is the third highest in Southeast Asia after increasing more than 10-fold in the last three decades.
September 6, 2019 | 12:03 am PT
HCMC restricts single-use plastic in government offices

HCMC restricts single-use plastic in government offices

The HCMC administration has asked government employees to limit the use of bottled water, plastic bags and straws in the workplace.
July 30, 2019 | 05:05 pm PT
Da Nang to set up monitoring stations as fish die, beachgoers itch

Da Nang to set up monitoring stations as fish die, beachgoers itch

With dead fish washing ashore and swimmers developing rashes recently, Da Nang authorities are planning to install air and water monitoring stations.
November 20, 2018 | 11:43 pm PT
Swamped with plastic waste: Malaysia struggles as global scrap piles up

Swamped with plastic waste: Malaysia struggles as global scrap piles up

Hundreds of sacks filled with plastic waste from the United States, Britain, South Korea and Spain spill onto the streets of an industrial zone in Pulau Indah.
October 24, 2018 | 11:05 pm PT
Pollution eats Vietnam's growth

Pollution eats Vietnam's growth

Experts have advised the government to dump cheap and dirty industries.
December 25, 2016 | 07:06 pm PT
Malaysia's Janakuasa begins work on $2.2 billion coal-fired power plant in Vietnam

Malaysia's Janakuasa begins work on $2.2 billion coal-fired power plant in Vietnam

Vietnam continues to rely on coal to generate power, but experts urge rethink.
August 3, 2016 | 04:30 pm PT
 
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