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Ecological IZs the model for Vietnam in the future

After three years of developing ecological IZs on a trial basis, 72 enterprises in Vietnam have saved VND70 billion by reducing the volume of waste discharged to the environment.

The companies which cause serious pollution

VietNamNet Bridge - The following companies have been found causing serious environmental pollution in Vietnam. Most of them are still operating.

Polluting investment projects ‘slip through net’ as regulations remain unclear

VietNamNet Bridge - No legal document specifying which technologies can or cannot not be imported to Vietnam exists. This ambiguity has hindered Vietnam from ‘filtering’ projects that could cause pollution. 

Experts urge strict enforcement of environmental standards on FDI projects

VietNamNet Bridge - The government must tighten environmental management in order to avoid environmental disasters, experts have urged.

Criminal law helpless in treating environment crimes

The number of environment criminals is on the rise, while criminal prosecution cannot help deter them, according to Major General Nguyen Xuan Ly, Head of the Environment Crime Prevention Police Department.