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Trash, overpricing, visa restrictions: What hold Vietnam's tourism back

Trash, overpricing, visa restrictions: What hold Vietnam's tourism back

Vietnam can uplift tourism with strong actions to end street littering, overpricing and ease visa restrictions, readers said.
Hanoi to begin sorting trash in June

Hanoi to begin sorting trash in June

South Korea as Vietnam's model for not littering

South Korea as Vietnam's model for not littering

Mekong Delta overloaded with garbage

Mekong Delta overloaded with garbage

Many provinces in the Mekong Delta are sitting on a pile of garbage due to a shortage of treatment facilities, leaving the public frustrated with the resultant pollution.
August 8, 2023 | 03:00 am PT
Life in the vicinity of HCMC's largest waste dump-landfill

Life in the vicinity of HCMC's largest waste dump-landfill

The pollution caused by a 700-hectare landfill in HCMC's Cu Chi District is impacting places as far away as 10 km, affecting the lives of thousands of people.
July 31, 2023 | 07:43 pm PT
Hai Phong stuck with 4 million tons of fertilizer production waste

Hai Phong stuck with 4 million tons of fertilizer production waste

The northern port city of Hai Phong is looking for a way to dispose of 4.45 million tons of phosphogypsum that was discarded by DAP Dinh Vu, a local fertilizer plant.
March 7, 2023 | 12:24 am PT
Northern city piles up 5,000 tons of untreated trash along main road

Northern city piles up 5,000 tons of untreated trash along main road

With thousands of tons of trash untreated since waste treatment plants are overloaded, Hoa Binh has to temporarily store them along roads and even in forests.
December 10, 2022 | 04:13 pm PT
Beyond the hype, a dirty side of Da Lat

Beyond the hype, a dirty side of Da Lat

Da Lat is famous as a hill resort station with great weather conditions and scenic beauty, earning several accolades like the City of Flowers, an awesome honeymoon destination and so on.
December 2, 2022 | 04:18 pm PT
Garbage, debris an eyesore on Da Nang coastal road

Garbage, debris an eyesore on Da Nang coastal road

The Hoang Sa-Vo Nguyen Giap-Truong Sa coastal road in Da Nang is filled with trash as people dump garbage wherever they find an empty piece of land.
November 25, 2022 | 08:00 pm PT
In this Hanoi village, scrap collection is a local lifeline

In this Hanoi village, scrap collection is a local lifeline

For over 15 years, scrap collection has been the main job for 180 families in Xa Cau Village of Hanoi's Ung Hoa District.
September 16, 2022 | 02:00 am PT
Will the sorting of waste at source become a non-starter?

Will the sorting of waste at source become a non-starter?

Vietnam plans to start sorting waste at source later this month, but I hear no mention about how it will be collected and transported.
August 17, 2022 | 04:54 pm PT
Take-away food packaging makes up most plastic waste in Vietnam: survey

Take-away food packaging makes up most plastic waste in Vietnam: survey

Garbage from take-away food and drinks make up 44 percent of plastic waste found at surveyed sites in Vietnam, according to the World Bank.
July 27, 2022 | 05:00 pm PT
Vietnam's largest waste-to-energy plant begins operation

Vietnam's largest waste-to-energy plant begins operation

Vietnam's largest waste-to-energy plant, capable of handling 4,000 tons of dry waste a day, began operations Monday morning in Hanoi.
July 25, 2022 | 05:31 am PT
A zero-waste lifestyle is easier than you think

A zero-waste lifestyle is easier than you think

Instead of taking plastic bags to the market, I carry boxes and net bags for everything from vegetables and meat to rice and pepper.
July 22, 2022 | 06:41 pm PT
Policy to fine littering is good if it is enforced

Policy to fine littering is good if it is enforced

Readers welcomed Vietnam's plan to fine people for littering or urinating on the streets, but have doubt about the implementation.
July 20, 2022 | 07:35 pm PT
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