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Update news protect the environment
Nguyen Toan Thang, director-general of the HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks on the plan to turn HCM City into a green, clean and beautiful city.
Gas emissions from motorbikes will be periodically checked under the revised Law on Road Traffic which will be submitted to the National Assembly this year to protect the environment.
Every month, a group of university volunteers called “Share To Smile” (STS) in HCM City exchanges small pots of cacti for five or more used plastic bottles.
Tran Thi Binh, 60, who lives in Hanoi, has no idea about the circular economy but now brings her canvas bag shopping instead of taking plastic bags from the supermarket.
UNICEF Representative in Vietnam Rana Flowers highlights the importance of raising awareness of the harm air pollution can do to children. Việt Nam News reporter Nguyen Khanh Chi finds out more.
VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Thi Thao’s life changed when she received a health insurance card from the Nghi Thach Commune Women’s Union.
VietNamNet Bridge – Imagine waking up in a house made of bamboo, washing your hair with dry fruit, bathing in leaves and brushing your teeth with natural toothpaste made from salted lemon and betel leaves.
Vietnam Register, under the Ministry of Transport, has proposed raising the emission standards for cars to level 2 in order to minimise the increasing environmental pollution in the country.
Viet Nam’s total sand resources are an estimated 2.3 billion cubic metres. With the current pace of construction, experts warn that the sand supply will likely be exhausted in less than 15 years.
VietNamNet Bridge – Officials are deeply concerned about the “serious degradation” of water quality in the Dong Nai River basin.
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese children aged 7-14 chose the profession of doctor as their top career choice in the annual children's career survey conducted by Adecco Viet Nam, a subsidiary of one of the world's largest human resources companies.
VietNamNet Bridge – Increasing pollution is threatening the seas and ecology surrounding the tourist island of Phu Quoc in the southern province of Kien Giang.
VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thuy Hang, a young woman living in Ha Noi, appreciates the ride sharing or car pooling service which, in Vietnamese, is called di chung.
VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee heralded a new programme to ‘limit the use of nylon bags to protect the environment' on Saturday.
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam should participate in the 1997 UN Convention on the Law of Non-navigational Use of International Watercourses, said experts.