Binh Thuan Province People’s Committee has proposed to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc the establishment of a focal agency to address the problems posed by five thermal power plants at Vinh Tan Power Centre, 

Mineral exploitation may have contributed to economic development of northern mountainous Ha Giang Province over the past years but it has also caused serious problems to the environment and social life of local people, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Communities and businesses are getting involved in sustainable tourism to help protect Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba, managers of the sites said at a meeting held yesterday in Hai Phong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi authorities will ban or limit investment in economic and industrial zones that have failed to install waste-water treatment systems, the municipal People's Committee has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will stop using all types of machinery and equipment containing poluchlorinated biphenyl, one of the persistent organic pollutants, by 2020 and safely dispose the substance by 2028.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Air pollution has been a serious problem in HCM City for a long time now, but polluters face no serious punishment because of a toothless Environment Law and lack of adequate equipment to measure the pollution they cause.

VietNamNet Bridge – Central Da Nang City will host the final round of the Viet Nam Robocon 2013 competition from May 6-12 using the theme of The Green Planet.