Only after they witnessed several fires that occurred within a short period of time at scrap depots in Dong Nai province did local authorities realize the high risks posed in many residential quarters.

Favored by nature, possessing many rivers and streams, Vietnamese still lack water because of mismanagement, an issue related to the message of the UN’s World Day for Water which was celebrated on March 22.

VietNamNet Bridge - The local authorities’ approval of a project to fill up a section of the Dong Nai River to build a new urban area would cause serious consequences, scientists have warned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the past three days, people in Dak To District's Tan Canh Commune have had to pump polluted water from Poko River to water their plants.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Song Lam Sugar JSC has been found discharging thousands of cubic meters of untreated waste water into the Lam River in the central province of Nghe An.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have warned that underground water in rural areas near industrial zones is becoming seriously polluted and depleted.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – In a field filled with smoke, two women burned scrap metal. They had brought the metal here to burn so the smoke would not pollute the village, a job that brought them a daily wage of VND100,000.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pollution in seaports in the southern-most province of Ca Mau had exceeded the regulated levels by five times and affecting local people's health,

Trillions of dong spent to clean Ba Bo canal, which runs through HCM City and Binh Duong province, have gone to waste, as the canal has become polluted again due to untreated waste water from nearby factories.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Dong Nai river system Environment Protection Committee still cannot reach agreement about its operation, while the river is becoming more seriously polluted.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Big cities are spending more and more money treat the rapid increase in the volume of waste, causing difficulties for local authorities.

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and the Environment has imposed a fine of VND6.3 billion, the highest ever, on Hao Duong, a leather company, for discharging untreated waste water into the environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Phong Khe and Phu Lam, the two largest paper recycling craft villages in the north, produce tissue from recycled paper used at street rice shops.

VietNamNet Bridge – Southern Dong Nai province has decided to remove the Bien Hoa Industrial Zone 1 at a cost of more than VND11 trillion ($523.8 million) to reduce pollution on the Dong Nai River.

The environmental service industry has not developed well over the last five years, even though state management agencies have said many times that they would strictly enforce the Environmental Protection Law.

The standard of living for residents in five communes along the Chay River in Yen Bai province in northwestern Vietnam has deteriorated as a cassava-processing plant has damaged crops and polluted water sources.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pollution is severely affecting the rivers of Da Do, Re and Gia, the main source of water for irrigation and other activities of residents and businesses in this northern city.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Workshops that make pulp, chopsticks and toothpicks located near the Ma River in Hoa Binh Province are poisoning the local waterways with untreated waste water.