The amount of solid waste in Vietnam has kept surging with more complicated components as a result of increasing population and human activities, according to a report released.
Solid waste can be classified by source or characteristics, and the work has been piloted in Ho Chi Minh City over the past decade, but there are shortcomings in the city's waste management.
The 10th International Water Supply, Sanitation, Water Resources and Purification Event - VIETWATER2018 – opened at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue earned 667.8 million USD in export turnover in the first nine months of 2018, rising by 11.8 percent year on year and fulfilling about 73 percent of the yearly target.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung called for more assistance from Japan in maritime research and environmental protection while receiving Fukui Teru, Japanese Minister of State for Ocean Policy and head of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance’s Office, in Hanoi on September 4.
As domestic solid waste has long been piling up and become an acute issue in Vietnam for a long time, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) is developing a project to improve waste treatment and management in both rural and urban areas.
The programme “Action for a Green Ha Long: Towards zero-waste tour programmes” was organised in Ha Long Bay, the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on June 14.
Religious followers in Hanoi joined municipal authorities in an environmental protection campaign launched at the church of Hoang Nguyen Parish in Tri Thuy commune, Phu Xuyen district, on June 5.
Ping Kitnikone, Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam has praised efforts and progresses made by the Hanoi authority in protecting and improving the environment.
The Department of Islamic Development of Malaysia (JAKIM) and environment management companies have called on local people to avoid food wastage during the month of Ramadan.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed a decision approving revisions to the national strategy on solid waste management to 2025 with a vision to 2050.
The Low Carbon Agricultural Support Project, using loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), aims to seek a comprehensive solution for livestock waste disposal.
The Urban Environment Company (URENCO) will raise its waste collection capacity in Hanoi by 50 percent this month to keep the city clean during and after Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year holiday.
As many as 491 enterprises were established with total chapter capital of 4.8 trillion VND (211.2 million USD) in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue in the first nine months of the year.
More than 1,000 people engaged in activities in the northern province of Hoa Binh on September 23 in response to the “Clean Up the World 2017” campaign, which focuses on waste management for sustainable rural environment.
Thousands of slaughterhouses in the central province of Thanh Hóa are operating without licences and failing to meet hygiene and food safety requirements, the province’s Animal Health Division has announced.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has attracted many official development assistance (ODA) and foreign direct investment (FDI) projects as well as non-governmental assistance, including funds from the Republic of Korea (RoK).
Coastal communes in the south central province of Quang Ngai are facing alarming environmental pollution as a result of the waste discharged from residential areas, industrial production and tourism activities.