Duties on environment protection

There is a fact in many localities that environmental officials only have the right to uncover environment vio­lations and make reports to their su­periors.

Better environment for Phuoc Hai Beach

Glowtec (Environmental) Vietnam, the Weekly and Dat Do District authorities have coordinated to launch a campaign to protect the local environment.

Phu Quoc to be a clean tourism island

The Government has pledged to take all steps to maintain Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province as a clean tour­ist destination to ensure its sustainable development.

Deserving punishments and effective environmental police

I'm writing to you to express my wholehearted support for heavy and deserving punishments for serious polluters in Vietnam.

Highlighting Environmental Protection

Saigontourist Holding Company, established in 1975, is currently the biggest travel company in Vietnam leading in environmental protection projects.

It’s time to think green

Viet Nam would not sacrifice the environment for immediate economic benefit, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung reiterated before the National Assembly last week.

Vietnam’s unique landscape perfect for geo-parks

Vietnam possesses the potential to create geological parks of an international standard in the northern region of the country, said the Director of the Research Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources of Vietnam (RIGMR), Dr. Nguyen Linh Ngoc.

Tien Giang joins Japanese group in researching solar energy

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang and Japan’s Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) Group have agreed to cooperate in two projects researching application of solar energy.

Japan agrees funding for protective forest project

Japan has pledged a grant package of JPY 534 million (roughly USD 5.6 million) for an afforestation project on sand dunes along Vietnam’s southern central coastal region.

WWF helps restore Mekong Delta habitats

A collaborative project between the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and soft drink maker Coca Cola has restored almost 2,000 ha of grasslands in the Mekong Delta, boosting fresh water conservation efforts, the company says.