Vietnam's marine economy unleashes major potential
06:00 | 03/07/2022 Environment
(VEN) - Vietnam’s marine economy together with its sea areas and coastal regions are becoming the driving force for the country's development, currently contributing about US$3 trillion per year, including key industries of oil and gas, sea transport, ports, renewable energy, fisheries, marine ecosystems and marine tourism.
River pollution: Large discharge facilities to be strictly controlled
06:00 | 26/06/2022 Environment
(VEN) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has adopted plans to deal with environmental pollution hot spots.
AEON Vietnam shelves plastic bag use
13:00 | 12/06/2022 Environment
(VEN) - Providing customers with environmentally friendly products is one of AEON Vietnam's commitments to implementing the Vietnamese government’s 2021-2030 national action program for sustainable production and consumption.
Bac Ninh power company focuses on hazardous waste treatment
09:00 | 31/05/2022 Environment
(VEN) - In order to protect the environment and workers' health, and ensure safety in production, the Bac Ninh Power Company (PC) places great emphasis on the management and treatment of hazardous waste.
Turning waste into money
15:00 | 30/05/2022 Environment
(VEN) - The Trai Tim Hong Cooperative in Hong Ky Commune of Hanoi’s Soc Son District last year procured and put into use a VND615-million activated charcoal production line to protect the environment, half of it funded by the capital’s 2020 industry promotion program. The activated charcoal is used as a filter to absorb carbon dioxide emissions.
Cao Ngan Power Company reuses nearly 90 percent of ash and slag
15:00 | 29/05/2022 Environment
(VEN) - The Cao Ngan Thermal Power Company reuses nearly 90 percent of its ash and slag for building material to achieve the environmental protection goal set by the industry and trade sector.
Quang Ninh Province given top marks for pollution control
14:00 | 28/05/2022 Environment
(VEN) - According to the Quang Ninh Province’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, as of 2021, the province had cleaned up environmentally polluted areas damaged by residual pesticides and polluted production facilities.
The Garbage economy, what Vietnam is missing
13:00 | 15/05/2022 Environment
(VEN) - A new report by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank Vietnam estimates that Vietnam wastes nearly US$3 billion annually because it does not recycle all its daily plastic waste.
Party official highlights Vietnam’s net zero emission goal for 2050
15:26 | 13/05/2022 Environment
Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh stressed Vietnam’s commitment made at COP26 to achieving net zero emission by 2050 while receiving UK and EU diplomats in Hanoi on May 12.
Vietnam maps out national climate change response
06:00 | 13/05/2022 Environment
(VEN) - Vietnam has drafted a national strategy on climate change that reflects the qualitative change in its climate change response in accordance with the commitments it undertook at the global COP26 summit five months ago.
Local, foreign volunteers fan out on beaches to clean up waste
06:00 | 08/05/2022 Environment
(VEN) - Vietnamese volunteer groups, operating under the banner “Be kind to the environment”, have been cleaning up beaches polluted by garbage, contributing to improving community environmental protection awareness.
Unilever and Lazada introduce Easy Green in Southeast Asia on Earth Day
10:24 | 25/04/2022 Environment
This Earth Day, Unilever announced Easy Green, a three-year exclusive e-commerce sustainability partnership with Lazada to enable easy access for millions of Vietnamese consumers who are adopting an eco-friendlier lifestyle.
