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Difficulties in calling for foreign help make it difficult for residents in rural and isolated areas to enjoy filtered and clean water, experts have said.

Vietnam needs to change the mindset on and approach to energy strategy, while considering energy saving in production and consumption as a must instead of a choice, said an expert.

Hanoi is calling for investment in environmentally friendly large-scale projects that use advanced technologies.

The Board of Investment of Thailand has approved a plan to support companies that manufacture components of electric and battery vehicles.

With demand for environmentally friendly cars increasing in Vietnam, local automakers and traders are going green to win market share.

Indonesia and the Republic of Korea are developing environmentally friendly small-medium enterprises (SMEs) or green businesses that emphasize efforts to reduce emissions in product processing, reported local media.

Vietnamese businesses’ spending on environmental protection remains modest compared to their total investment and operation expenses, according to a survey released on November 2.

Representatives from public private partnerships (PPP) in apparel and footwear yesterday signed a cooperation agreement for the two sectors’ sustainable development in Vietnam.

Products displayed by nearly 60 Vietnamese enterprises at the MEGA Show Hong Kong 2016 drew attention from visitors thanks to their natural and environmentally-friendly materials.

A boom in the production of clay bricks has worsened air quality in the Mekong Delta and the overexploitation of clay has severely affected arable land.

Quang Ninh province has worked with Swiss company Mister Loo AG on a plan to build environmentally-friendly public toilets in an effort to people’s health and the environment.

Responsible tourism was the focus of an ACMECS (Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy) forum took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 8.

Ho Chi Minh City is aiming to recycle solid waste sustainably, heard a workshop in the city on August 9.

The northern province of Quang Ninh on July 7 launched a tourism programme to promote Ha Long Bay as a clean, beautiful and friendly destination in response to the Vietnam Tourism Day (July 9, 1960).

The PM requested Thua Thien-Hue province to only license textile supporting industrial infrastructure developers which are committed to establishing a standard concentrated wastewater treatment system

HCM City's annual Green Consumption Campaign to improve people's awareness about environmental protection opened on June 4 at Co.opmart Nguyen Kiem.

Experience in building sustainable business model, a prerequisite condition for enterprises to maintain their competitive edge, was shared at a seminar in Hanoi on May 10.

Applying green initiatives to the segment of low- and medium-price property will create sustainable communities in line with development goals set by the Ministry of Construction.

The Vietnamese Government supports Russia’s Gazprom to expand oil and gas production in Vietnam.

An environmentally-friendly waste treatment park will be developed in Tan Lap commune, Thu Thua district, southern Long An province.