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Blocked landfill queues Hanoi garbage crisis

Blocked landfill queues Hanoi garbage crisis

With vehicles blocked by residents from entering Hanoi's biggest landfill Nam Son, trash from four downtown districts is temporarily collecting in another landfill site in the city.
29 lost South Korean passports found in Da Nang landfill

29 lost South Korean passports found in Da Nang landfill

A social media post helped a tour guide find 29 South Korean passports that he'd lost Monday, from a landfill in the central city of Da Nang.
January 21, 2020 | 07:00 pm GMT+7
Workers rush to collect waste in Hanoi after third landfill protest ends

Workers rush to collect waste in Hanoi after third landfill protest ends

Waste disposal work in Hanoi resumed after the third blockade of Nam Son landfill in Soc Son Ward was resolved Wednesday evening.
December 26, 2019 | 08:05 pm GMT+7
Protestors block roads leading to Hanoi landfill, demand compensation

Protestors block roads leading to Hanoi landfill, demand compensation

Local residents have been blocking roads leading to a waste treatment complex in Hanoi’s Soc Son District since Monday afternoon due to relocation disputes.
December 25, 2019 | 10:14 am GMT+7
Saigon green-lights two waste-to-energy plants

Saigon green-lights two waste-to-energy plants

HCMC has approved the construction of two plants that will start producing electricity from waste in the next two years.
August 27, 2019 | 01:00 pm GMT+7
As environmental concerns rise, are Vietnamese finally paying heed to trash?

As environmental concerns rise, are Vietnamese finally paying heed to trash?

Vietnamese are intensifying their battle against trash as the amount rises with consumption in major cities, posing an environmental threat.
July 19, 2019 | 02:13 pm GMT+7
In Indonesia, splits emerge over efforts to stem plastic tide

In Indonesia, splits emerge over efforts to stem plastic tide

As Indonesia struggles with mountains of plastic waste going into landfill, business groups are pushing to overturn restrictions on importing plastic scrap into Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
December 21, 2018 | 01:55 pm GMT+7
Bac Lieu Province burying itself in a mountain of waste

Bac Lieu Province burying itself in a mountain of waste

Officials seem clueless as an overloaded landfill becomes a gargantuan, stinky pollution problem in the Mekong Delta.
August 03, 2018 | 09:01 am GMT+7
Vietnam anti-pollution program gets $23.3 million in new funding

Vietnam anti-pollution program gets $23.3 million in new funding

Vietnam government has approved an allocation of VND535 billion ($23.3 million) for an ongoing five-year program to curb environmental pollution.
July 11, 2018 | 01:11 pm GMT+7
Saigon to give public access to monitor polluting landfill sites

Saigon to give public access to monitor polluting landfill sites

Landfill operators have been threatened with closure unless they clean up their acts.
June 12, 2017 | 04:56 pm GMT+7
Saigon to spend $47 million to fight landfill stench

Saigon to spend $47 million to fight landfill stench

The city also calls for invesment in modern treatment projects that can handle its large amount of waste.
November 21, 2016 | 08:20 pm GMT+7
Thanh Hoa to build $29 million waste treatment plant

Thanh Hoa to build $29 million waste treatment plant

Authorities in the provincial capital hope to address overflowing landfills with a new waste treatment project.
October 14, 2016 | 01:55 pm GMT+7
As strong stench pervades Saigon air, homebuyers now use their noses

As strong stench pervades Saigon air, homebuyers now use their noses

Properties in some of the most affluent neighborhoods become less desirable due to a pungent odor that has plagued southern districts.
October 04, 2016 | 02:54 pm GMT+7
Lingering in southern Saigon, a nightmare that stinks

Lingering in southern Saigon, a nightmare that stinks

An overpowering smell keeps attacking the senses of thousands of people in Ho Chi Minh City, with no end in sight.
October 02, 2016 | 01:09 am GMT+7
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