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US promises to help Vietnam clean up marine plastic pollution

US promises to help Vietnam clean up marine plastic pollution

The U.S. has urged Vietnam to crack down on marine waste, promising all assistance to resolve its marine debris problem.
Vietnam aims to free tourist areas of plastic waste

Vietnam aims to free tourist areas of plastic waste

Vietnam will cut down 75 percent of its marine plastics and stop generating plastic waste in coastal tourist areas by 2030, the government says.
December 07, 2019 | 11:37 am GMT+7
Hoi An to outlaw single-use plastic

Hoi An to outlaw single-use plastic

Ancient town Hoi An is restricting the use of single-use plastic items and plastic bags as it looks to boost sustainable tourism development.
November 14, 2019 | 02:29 pm GMT+7
Hanoi man creates animal shapes from recycled materials

Hanoi man creates animal shapes from recycled materials

Luu Trung Nghia, a Hanoi resident, has created over 200 miniature animal forms from plastic waste, tins and cans.
October 31, 2019 | 08:01 am GMT+7
Public reluctance impedes fight against plastic

Public reluctance impedes fight against plastic

Vietnam seeks to reduce plastic use, but is hampered by people seeing plastic bags as convenient and rampant evasion of plastic tax.  
October 25, 2019 | 07:40 am GMT+7
Two Vietnamese marine turtle species have 'disappeared,' says IUCN

Two Vietnamese marine turtle species have 'disappeared,' says IUCN

Two marine turtles have "disappeared" in northern and central Vietnam, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said.
October 22, 2019 | 10:40 am GMT+7
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 06, 2019 | 03:03 pm GMT+7
A vendor with her campaign fights plastic bag blight

A vendor with her campaign fights plastic bag blight

Tran Thi Bao Huong, a vegetable vendor in an alley of HCMC’s Binh Thanh District, has joined the fight against plastic bags.
August 11, 2019 | 08:26 am GMT+7
Hai Phong government office gives up one-time plastic products

Hai Phong government office gives up one-time plastic products

The Hai Phong People's Committee Office has stopped using one-time plastic products as part of its effort to combat pollution.
August 07, 2019 | 02:29 pm GMT+7
Da Nang tour operator turns undersea Trashman

Da Nang tour operator turns undersea Trashman

Each time he takes tourists to Hon Chao Island and other places around the Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang City, Dao Dang Cong Trung becomes Trashman.
July 19, 2019 | 11:34 am GMT+7
Under the sea, an ocean of trash: cleanup volunteer

Under the sea, an ocean of trash: cleanup volunteer

Hurt by the sight of plastic waste invading coral reefs, one man has taken on the risky task of clearing it.
July 14, 2019 | 08:22 pm GMT+7
Endangered sea turtle saved from discarded net in southern Vietnam

Endangered sea turtle saved from discarded net in southern Vietnam

An endangered sea turtle entangled in a net was saved by rangers in the Con Dao Island off Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.
July 05, 2019 | 06:49 pm GMT+7
Second university in Saigon says no to single-use plastic

Second university in Saigon says no to single-use plastic

HCMC Medicine and Pharmacy University says it will stop using single-use water bottles and plastic straw starting this August.
June 29, 2019 | 11:28 am GMT+7
Prime Minister sets ambitious target in plastic waste fight

Prime Minister sets ambitious target in plastic waste fight

Vietnam should strive for zero disposable plastic use in urban stores, markets and supermarkets by 2021, the PM says.
June 09, 2019 | 09:48 pm GMT+7
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