pollution in Vietnam

Update news pollution in Vietnam

Hundreds households exposed to cancer because of polluted water

 Hundreds of households in Gio My Commune, Quang Tri Province are facing the risks of deadly illnesses as their underground water is contaminated.

Nha Trang nature reserve may be operated by private firm

 The central province of Khanh Hoa is considering allowing a local private firm to preserve and operate its Hon Mun Nature Reserve, one of the most famous tourist destinations in the province.

Da Nang: Households to be relocated away from steel companies

 Households near the steel companies in Da Nang coastal city’s Hoa Vang District will be relocated on account of the environmental pollution there.

Mekong floods likely to arrive early this year

Floods in the Mekong Delta are expected to occur earlier this year due to higher than average rainfall, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

HCM City to take synchronous environmental protection solutions

 Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council, has underscored the need to employ synchronous solutions in environmental protection in the locality. 

Central Highlands region faces natural forest drop

 Natural forest area in the Central Highlands region has been declining significantly due to illegal exploitation and deforestation.

Turning Tides

 In recent decades, threats such as unsustainable and illegal fishing, tourism and climate change have increasingly threatened coastal and marine resources.

Four million blue swimmer crabs released off Phu Quoc Island

 More than four million pregnant blue swimmer crabs early this week were released into the sea off Phu Quoc Island in an effort to replenish stocks in the area.

Institute of herb genes conservation launched in Da Nang

 Da Nang has established central Viet Nam’s first Green Technology Institute for Herb and Agricultural Gene Conservation.

Hanoi seeks measure to purify lakes, rivers

Hanoi's lakes are contaminated with animal fats. To Lich, Kim Nguu, Lu and Set rivers and 13 other lakes in the city are polluted with grease, up to 2.5mg per litre, higher than the national standard.  

Khanh Hoa's Can River damaged by sand mines

 A number of companies dredging sand along the Cạn River in the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Cam Ranh City since 2015 have caused landslides and put the lives of local residents in danger.

Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake to be cleaned

The capital city’s Hoan Kiem Lake will be dredged and cleaned by the end of July, said Vo Tien Hung, general director of Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Company Ltd.

Hydropower dams threaten Mekong Delta

 Hydropower dams on the Upper Mekong River have seriously affected the Mekong Delta.

Phu Yen farmers accuse local company of causing lobster deaths

 Phu Yen’s provincial authorities’ claim that mass lobster deaths were caused by a sudden weather change has been rejected by local farmers who are blaming a company for releasing polluted water into the environment.

Strict monitoring requested for Formosa’s blast furnace test run

 A test run of the first blast furnace of Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Limited Company must undergo strict supervision after the firm restarted its operations on May 29, said an official.

Environmental tax hikes planned for HCFC, plastic bags

When a bill on amendments and supplements to the Law on Environmental Protection Tax is approved by the National Assembly, environmental protection taxes on HCFC (hydro-choloro-flouro-carbon) solution and plastic bags might be raised.

Central Highlands to plant 12,500 hectares of forest

 Locals in the Central Highlands have planned to plant 12,559 hectares more of forests and over 4.57 million scattered trees in this raining season.

Mass lobster deaths in Phu Yen

 Farmers in the southern coastal province of Phu Yen are losing hundreds of billions of dong as their lobsters are dying en mass.

Mekong Delta struggles with erosion

 The Mekong Delta region, home to about 18 million people, is Vietnam’s largest agriculture hub. However, the region faces serious erosion in river and sea banks due to climate change and human factors.

Severe erosion threatens Binh Thuan

Hundreds of metres of coastal land in Binh Thuan has been lost to the sea in the last ten years. Residents along the coastline live under the threat of homelessness as their house can be swallowed by the sea at any time due to climate change.