VietNamNet Bridge – Tonnes of untreated waste in Nam Thanh Commune's Binh Yen Village have been discharged into fields and canals, polluting the environment and causing headaches for authorities in northern Nam Dinh Province.

Blaming the Department of Natural Resources and Environment’s loose management for the burying of a thousand tons of toxic chemicals of a pesticide firm, constituents have asked the provincial government to dismiss the department’s chief.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Within the next two years, all producers of electronic products in Vietnam will be required to take responsibility for the environmentally friendly disposal of their products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given the nod to the Ministry of Industry and Trade's proposal to stop the production and sale of petrol A83 as of January 1 next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has kept crime largely under control, but the situation remains complicated, according to the Government report released at the National Assembly Standing Committee's 21st session yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Local residents in Duc Phong Commune, Mo Duc District, in the central province of Quang Ngai, have managed to avoid polluting their local environment since 2010, thanks to a waste treatment plant

VietNamNet Bridge – Economic growth has been lower than expected since Viet Nam joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2006.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national target program on pollution mitigation and environmental improvement will get over VND 5.8 trillion (US$281 million),

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly’s Standing Committee opened its 13th meeting in Hanoi on Dec. 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City encountered more challenges this year than the previous year because of economic uncertainty locally and worldwide, a report from the HCM City People's Committee stated.