VietNamNet Bridge - An environmental disaster has occurred: fish have died en masse, running adrift to the central coastline. The incident was allegedly caused by untreated waste water from Formosa’s factory.

VietNamNet Bridge - The rapid development of shrimp farming has contributed to serious environment pollution and mangrove forest devastation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many illegal buildings in national parks have been discovered even though investors have paid fines.

Dankia-Suoi Vang Lake, a famous beautiful site in the tourism city of Da Lat, has been repeatedly compromised, causing big impact on the natural landscape and water supply for Da Lat City and Lac Duong district of Lam Dong province.

VietNamNet Bridge - Input material sources and the encouragement by the state both have encouraged more and more businesses to invest in waste recycling projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - The fate of thermopower plants is one of the issues intensely debated among policymakers who are programming the electricity generation development. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Minerals have been exploited in such large quantities that it has caused serious devastation to people’s living environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - The investment rate for an unburnt brick factory is high, while the expected profit is low and the market unstable.

The number of lakes in Ha Noi has decreased from 122 to 112 between 2010 and 2015, with 17 completely leveled and seven additional lakes added.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ba Ria – Vung Tau provincial authorities may shut down 18 factories charged with causing the death of large amounts of fish.

VietNamNet Bridge - Residents in many provinces and cities complain of too much garbage and worsening pollution, while local authorities admit they cannot find good solutions to settle the problem.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more provinces have been turning down foreign direct investment (FDI) projects that use outdated technologies or cause pollution.

The cost for exploiting one ton of coal is much higher than reported, because it must include both intangible and tangible consequences, including environmental pollution, water resources, miners’ health and possible impact on climate change.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 9 million people in Viet Nam, or 10 per cent of the population, suffer from mental disorders, including 2.5 per cent with serious mental illnesses under social protection.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) has asked for a 90 percent reduction in the environment tax for bauxite projects in the Central Highlands.

VietNamNet Bridge - The O Loan Lagoon, a beautiful area in the central province of Phu Yen, is becoming seriously polluted. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal administration is finding that removing temporary markets and street vendors is a tough task, given their continued popularity among residents.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government decided that all the craft brick kilns throughout the country must be eliminated, but in Dong Nai province, the kilns continue to operate, polluting the environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - In a village with only 350 households and 1,400 inhabitants, the number of people dying of cancer has exceeded 100. Many others have been diagnosed with cancer.

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City residents have been warned against a possible dengue outbreak as more mosquitos have been found in residential quarters in the city.