Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested the ministries of health, agriculture and rural development, industry and trade and People's Committees of provinces and cities work to ensure food safety during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Six organisations and ten individuals who have made significant contributions to social development in Vietnam will be honoured with the Vietnamese Women’s Awards on the occasion of the upcoming national Women’s Day (October 20).
Hidden behind the splendid beauty of the ivory-made ornaments, accompanied by honey-mouthed offers, are the tragic screams and the fresh blood flowing from the bodies of the "great friends” – wild ele
The National Action Month on Food Safety will take place from April 15 to May 15 with the theme of “Say no to fake and substandard food and protect customers’ rights”.
Experts from government and law enforcement agencies of Vietnam and the UK met at a conference in Hanoi on September 7 to discuss measures to combat the illegal wildlife trade.
Nghe Tinh Metal Color Joint Stock Company will have to pay a fine of 1 billion VND (44,000 USD) for a dam collapse incident in March and violation of environmental laws.
The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has imposed an administrative penalty of 425 million VND (18,700 USD) on Atlantic Commodities Vietnam Co., Ltd (Acom) for illegal sewage discharge.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyen Xuan Cuong, has urged relevant agencies to step up food safety inspections as consumption increases ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival.
A public campaign on agricultural products safety in preparation for the upcoming Tet holiday, which falls on February 8, is underway across the country.
The State President’s Office announced 11 laws, an ordinance and a
resolution which were passed at the 9th session of the 13th National
Assembly at a press conference held in Hanoi on July 17.
An oil spill on Uong river in the northern province of Quang Ninh,
stemming from Uong Bi thermo-power plant on January 7, has been cleaned
up within the day.
The Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) under the Ministry of
Natural Resources and the Environment and the United Nations Environment
Programme jointly held a national capacity building workshop on
controlling the illegal trade in chemicals and waste in Hanoi on October
6.
At a recent conference in Hanoi, experts delivered a message that rhino
horn is not a magical medicine or a status symbol, and called for
efforts to save the endangered wild animals. Report by the Nhan Dan
Online.
The environmental police and forest protection department in the
southern province of Binh Duong on July 4 handed over six rare
gibbons to a rescue centre for wild animals in Ho Chi Minh City ’s Cu
Chi district.
Fishermen in Hai Cang ward, Quy Nhon city in the central coastal
province of Binh Dinh found their fish cages covered with a thick layer
of oil and dead fish floating on the water on July 7.