The southern province of Bac Lieu is facing rising mounds of rubbish while the waste treatment plant project is stagnant.

The idea of using water from the Red River to dilute and clean the polluted To Lich has raised controversy among scientists.

Dong Nai River, which provides water to millions of HCM City residents, is seriously polluted with ammonium and microorganisms, while manganese concentrations are on the rise.

The People's Committee of Hung Yen Province has suspended the operations of two local companies for their violations related to environmental protection.

A section of Han River in Danang City has been battling serious pollution for months, affecting the local tourism sector.

Hanoi and HCMC both have some serious air quality issues to grapple with.

Authorities in the capital had planned to move 117 polluting facilities out of the inner city to make space for public schools, parking lots and public spaces.

The rapid development of waste recycling in recent years has seriously affected the lives of people in Vinh Phuc Province.

Nearly 90 per cent of the country’s urban sewage is discharged untreated directly into waterways, according to a report by the Ministry of Construction.

A sugarcane producer in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has been ordered to pay VND700 million (US$30,000) in fines for causing pollution in a local river.

The serious fire at Rang Dong’s factory and the resulting environmental and health hazards in the areas has once again brought the removal of hundreds of polluting factories from the capital to the agenda. 

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.

Le Hong Vinh, Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, issued a decision on Monday to fine Nghe An Urban Construction and Environment Joint Stock Company VND594 million (US$25,600) for pollution.

The Japan-Vietnam Environmental Improvement Company (JVE), which has treated a section of the To Lich River in Hanoi, has offered to treat the polluted water in the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe, Xuyen Tam and 19/5 canals in HCMC.

A Japanese expert was so confident about the Japanese bio-nanotechnology treatment in Hanoi’s polluted To Lich River that he took a swim.

Factories which omit too much carbon dioxide waste will have to pay fees under a new pilot scheme in four provinces.

Residents in the south of HCMC, including districts 7, 8, Nha Be and Binh Chanh, have complained of a terrible odor from a nearby dumpsite, particularly at night and on rainy days.

“Let’s clean up the sea” campaign called for participation of 100,000 people and 50 volunteer clubs and groups in sea clean-up activity in 28 coastal localities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has announced an action plan in 2016-20 to reduce environmental pollution.

VietNamNet Bridge - Local authorities have spent big money to rescue polluted rivers, but the problem has not been settled as pollution continues to reappear after cleanup efforts.