Vietnam launches environmental hotline
15:58 | 02/11/2017 Environmental Resources
The Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) has launched a hotline for the public to call to provide information on waste discharge activities that cause pollution.
Vietnam attends ASEM seminar on water resource management in Laos
14:28 | 27/10/2017 Environmental Resources
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung called on the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to take more specific and drastic actions to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Ministry suggests community-based environmental monitoring for papermaker
16:04 | 25/10/2017 Environmental Resources
The Mekong Delta province of Hậu Giang has been urged to establish a community-based monitoring mechanism to evaluate papermaker Lee & Man Vietnam Ltd.’s environmental treatment.
TÜV Rheinland extends lead in fashion and textiles chemical management
17:59 | 11/10/2017 Environmental Resources
TÜV Rheinland has extended its lead in the provision of chemical management solutions and services for the textile, fashion and footwear industry, following its accreditation as a global training provider by the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation.
Vietnam proposes disaster risk reduction measures to UN
15:23 | 11/10/2017 Science - Technology
A Vietnamese representative stressed three measures to reduce disaster risks and cope with climate change based on Vietnam’s practical experience as a country facing frequent natural disasters at a plenary meeting on sustainable development of the UN Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) in New York on October 9.
Construction ministry asked to stabilize local sand market
14:51 | 21/09/2017 Environmental Resources
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the Ministry of Construction to study Cambodia’s permanent prohibition on sand exports and its impact on the construction materials market in Vietnam.
Vietnam, Japan to coordinate in environmental treatment
08:54 | 18/09/2017 Environmental Resources
A workshop on connecting businesses in the field of environmental treatment, between the Mekong Delta and Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture, was held in Can Tho city on September 12.
Hanoi, RoK cooperate in facilitating Nam Son waste-to-energy project
16:14 | 12/09/2017 Environmental Resources
Relevant partners from Hanoi and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have reached a deal on cooperating in a project to recover buried gas at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex in the suburban Soc Son district in Hanoi.
PM approves building marine environmental monitoring system for four central provinces
09:38 | 08/09/2017 Environmental Resources
The Prime Minister has approved investment for a project to build a marine environmental monitoring and warning system in four central provinces, to be managed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the People's Committees of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.
Campaign to be launched to make the world cleaner
16:31 | 29/08/2017 Environmental Resources
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) will launch a campaign to make the world cleaner from September 23-30, with the theme of waste management for sustainable rural environment, the ministry announced on August 28.
