VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has called for strengthened inspection and severe penalties towards seriously polluting businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 200 ‘hot spots’ with plant protection residues in 15 cities have been found, threatening local people, domestic animals and the environment. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Even advanced technologies won’t help improve the quality of rivers and lakes in Hanoi, because untreated waste water still runs into the rivers and lakes every day, scientists have said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam may face water shortages in the near future, according to Prof Dr Ngo Dinh Tuan, chair of the Vietnam Association of Water Resources and Environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - “Vietnam is running out of rare and precious wood,” Nguyen Ton Quyen, deputy chair and secretary general of the Vietnam Timber and Forest Products Association (Viforest), said recently.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Environment Administration Director General Nguyen Van Tai talks with Viet Nam News about the environmental challenges Viet Nam is facing and what to expect in the future.

VietNamNet Bridge - It is technologically but economically unfeasible to clean “black” rivers in Hanoi, scientists say. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi authorities have once again shown their strong determination to treat the polluted To Lich River after many failed treatment campaigns. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have rung the alarm bell over the increasingly high proportion of people suffering from acute and chronic diseases, including diarrhea, parasitic worms and cancer, caused by the use of contaminated water.

VietNamNet Bridge - With a higher frequency of big rains, thunderstorms and whirlwinds, the southern region in Vietnam this year has seen the most extreme weather patterns of the last 40 years.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has told investors not to build coal thermal power plants if they don’t have solutions to treat ash, thus causing pollution.

Laying siege to polluting factories to prevent the factories from continuing discharging untreated waste into the environment is the choice that many people make because they cannot rely on the local authorities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors are hesitating to pour money into waste treatment projects because of unclear service fees set by local authorities.

VietNamNet Bridge - High investment rates and uncertain profits are the two reasons why investors do not want to inject money in the waste treatment industry, despite investment incentives offered by the government.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment are planning to collect fees of up to VND7.5 million per hectare from sea-surface users.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Before May 30, ministries, Government departments and provincial authorities will have to report on their use of land over the past five years and plans on how to use it for the next five years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Importers have to make a deposit for scrap materials imported from June 15, 2015 as per government decree No 38. This will place a heavy financial burden on enterprises.

VietNamNet Bridge - While other governments worldwide have set up national standards for indoor air, Vietnam, which faces serious air pollution, still does not have a set of standards.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many incinerators in Viet Nam are discharging high amount of dioxins into the environment, according to a new research.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several foreign countries recycle and reuse waste to protect the environment and save natural resources, but this has not received the attention it merits in Viet Nam, environmental experts said.