Viet Nam will collect, reuse and recycle most of its solid waste by using environmentally friendly methods by 2050, and minimise the amount of buried solid waste, according to a new Government strategy.
Ho Chi Minh City will build the eco-town model developed by Van Lang University and the local Department of Science and Technology in 2017. The aim of the project is to create a trash recycling model, said Dr. Tran Thi My Dieu, a member of the research group.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and Binh Dinh People’s Committee on December 15 held a ceremony launching the tourism environment protection week in Quy Nhon city. Representatives of the province’s leaders, functional bodies, and many students attended the ceremony.
A beached whale was rescued by a group of naval officers in the central province of Khanh Hoa on Wednesday.
Activetravel Asia (ATA) is inspecting Hoa Binh reservoir, Vietnam to design a kayaking tour in this beautiful hidden area. This new kayaking tour will help tourists have more options for exploring the Vietnamese natural charm by kayaking.
Green enterprises and co-operatives will enjoy tax incentives as the Government seeks to encourage them to use environmentally-friendly technologies, according to the city’s enterprises.
Within 12 years, a coal mining company in Quang Ninh province has filled a valley and nearly buried a whole stream.
Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Quoc Trung from the Environmental Agency of the Ministry of Public Security told Dan Tri online newspaper that police have collected enough evidence to accuse the PT.VIETMINDO ENERGITAMA (PTVE), a Vietnamese-Indonesian joint venture company, of making the most serious violation of environmental protection laws.
Vietnamese citizens should learn to adjust to climate change right now.
The change is too big to be prevented.
By 2030, the rainy season will start two weeks later than normal and the rainfall will be around 20 percent less, while flooding can occur two weeks earlier than at present, Prof. Le Anh Tuan from the Institute of Climate Change Research at Can Tho University told a conference last week.
Hoan Kiem Lake may be dredged entirely in January 2010. Vietnam has engaged German technology and trained staff to implement this task, said the director of the Hanoi Department of Science and Technology Le Xuan Rao.
Stricter inspections will be applied to motorbikes and cars to ensure that technical and environmental protection requirements are met.