The domestic waste treatment market, worth VND7.3-9.8 trillion, continues to attract new investments and technologies.

Vietnam plans to reduce 35 per cent of its Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) consumption by 2024 in an attempt to protect the ozone layer.

Japanese Koi and Vietnamese Tam Duong carp were released into the To Lich River and West Lake in Hanoi today, September 16.

To help deal with plastic waste, the Philippines plans to soon put into use a new 25 million peso (481,877 USD) garbage-disposal plant in Metro Manila, the Nikkei Asia Review reported on September 14.

In January 1994, Vietnam became one of the first countries to join the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

Statistics on September 15 showed that the air in Hanoi with PM2.5 Particles pollution had worsened.

Because of pollution, climate change and overexploitation, marine biodiversity in the central region is declining.

Central provinces are considering developing a series of coastal urban areas, which has raised concern about the effects on the environment and living space.

Cat Tien National Park is facing danger again as local authorities have re-allowed sand exploitation after two years.

On April 22, 2003, the Government issued a decision approving the plan to thoroughly handle the facilities causing serious environmental pollution.

As a country highly exposed to droughts, floods and landslides, Vietnam needs more active prevention instead of just a passive response.

As a country highly exposed to droughts, floods and landslides, Vietnam needs more active prevention instead of just a passive response.

Immediate measures and long-term plans should be implemented quickly to help provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta cope with drought and saline intrusion, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh has said.

Head of Hanoi-based Rang Dong Light Source and Vacuum Flask JSC has admitted that 480,000 fluorescent light bulbs that were burnt in the fire on August 28 contained liquid mercury.

Cu Lao Cham Island in the central city of Quang Nam has become overcrowded with tourists, further threatening its natural resources.

The sales of E5 petrol and environmentally friendly plastic bags remain low.

Many enterprises are trying the circular economy model to save input materials and strive for sustainable development, but progress is impeded by the lack of a leader.

Vietnam is among the countries discharging the most plastic waste worldwide, while its recycling rate is low and its policies have failed to cope with the increase in plastic waste, according to a released report by Ipsos Business Consulting.

Da Nang will spend an estimated VND8.54 trillion on investment projects to classify and recycle solid household waste, according to a plan issued by the municipal government.

The level of mercury found in various samples collected in the vicinity of a destroyed light bulb factory in a densely-populated area of Hanoi has been deemed safe to human health, VN Environment Administration said yesterday.