Regular citizens have joined with activists in signing a petition and spreading the word about the damaging effects of pollution from thermal power plants.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked Khanh Hoa provincial authorities to investigate the case where a tourism firm continued to encroach on Nha Trang Bay since last October.

Tan Cang-Quy Nhon JSC has been dumping soil and stone into waters surrounding Quy Nhon Port in order to expand the port’s warehouse, worsening crowding issues and threatening its status as a first-grade port.

 The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education will work with relevant ministries and agencies to remove difficulties and provide the best possible support for Quang Trung Software City.

Some 85 percent of urban waste was gathered and treated last year, up 0.5 percent from 2016, according to the Ministry of Construction.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the upgrade of Ta Dung Nature Reserve in the Central Highlands of Dak Nong into a National Park.

 The number of mobile phone subscriptions nationwide stood at about 127 million at the end of 2017, down 2.1 percent year-on-year. 

 Leading mobile phone service providers Viettel and MobiFone have said they are ready to cope with the expected rush during the Lunar New Year.

 After two periods of pumping water, Hà Nội by Thursday afternoon had water for only 63.2 per cent of rice fields, lower than expected, according to the Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).

 Creating a market to connect demand and supply of technological products will help develop the technology industry, according to experts.

 Local mobile carriers have unveiled plans to cope with possible network glitches during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, which falls next Friday.

 In January 2018, Crossbow Labs has issued the PCI DSS v3.2 certificate to CMC Telecom, Vietnam’s first and unique Data Centre, for meeting the latest security requirements.

 Vietnamobile Telecommunications Joint Stock Company is offering customers more freedom in choosing their mobile numbers after the successful launch of its unlimited data SIM cards, “Thanh SIM”.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) asked relevant departments and agencies to strictly handle violations related to the management of pre-activated SIM cards.

 At least 72 wild animals were released in their natural habitat in the first month of the year, according to Education for Nature Viet Nam (ENV).

 Eight world Ramsar sites in Vietnam

  A seminar on the inclusion of natural capital in planning infrastructure development was held in Hanoi on February 7.

The Prime Minister has recently approved the Target Program on Information Technology (IT) for the period of 2016-2020.

 A solar energy-based electricity supply system is set to be put into operation on February 9 at the An Hoi statue garden in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, after two years of construction.

The Nhue-Day river basin continues to suffer from pollution despite a range of environmental protection projects that have been carried out by several agencies, including Hanoi's Department of Natural Resources and Environment.