Environment
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(16:21:22 PM 20/07/2015)
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Nearly 544 organisations and individuals were fined VND38 billion (US$1.74 million) in 1,183 environmental administrative inspections conducted in the first six months of this year.
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(15:19:03 PM 17/07/2015)
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The Binh Thuan Province administration has instructed officials to resolve the environmental issues plaguing the Vinh Tan No 2 thermal power plant following local protests against its discharge of untreated waste.
Tags: Binh Thuan, power plant pollution, untreated waste, -
(15:07:56 PM 16/07/2015)
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Several boats are mining sand illegally day and night in the River CuaLuc, near the world heritage site of Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh.
Tags: Illegal , mining, affects, River Cua Luc's , ecology, -
(11:55:47 AM 14/07/2015)
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang has just returned from a six day visit to Cuba where he joined representatives from over 60 countries around the globe attending an international environmental conference.
Tags: Cuba, Vietnam .step up , environment, cooperation, -
(12:16:39 PM 10/07/2015)
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Industrial solid waste has been threatening the living environment in key industrial production regions of the north and south
Tags: Vietnam, solid waste, national program, waste treatment system, -
(16:12:25 PM 07/07/2015)
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The Ministry of Health has approved a project on hospital waste treatment in the central province of Quang Binh at a cost of 28 billion VND (1.28 million USD) sourced by the World Bank’s preferential loan.
Tags: WB-funded, hospital waste, treatment , project , approved, medical waste, -
(13:24:52 PM 03/07/2015)
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - HCM City residents have been warned against a possible dengue outbreak as more mosquitos have been found in residential quarters in the city.
Tags: Vietnam, environment pollution, water hyacinth, -
(15:58:50 PM 30/06/2015)
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The locals in Cu Khe commune of ThanhOai district in Hanoi have been complaining about polluted air for 10 years. However, the local authorities have not taken action to improve the situation.
Tags: Air pollution, commune , ignored, authorities -
(12:28:59 PM 26/06/2015)
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Close co-ordination between agencies is needed to safely manage PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) in Viet Nam, according to officials yesterday at a meeting in Ha Noi
Tags: Vietnam, looks, lessen , toxic chemical , use, -
(10:29:02 AM 24/06/2015)
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Landslides in the Mekong River Delta have deprived locals’ of their homes and depleted natural resources.
Tags: Vietnam, landslide, Mekong River Delta, -
(21:02:27 PM 18/06/2015)
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Nearly 700 new polluters have been identified in HCM City, according to figures released by the city Department of Mineral Resources and Environment at a meeting with the city People's Council last week.
Tags: :HCM City, finds , 700 firms, polluting,

Ash treatment required before thermal-power plant construction
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The government has told investors not to build coal thermal power plants if they don’t have solutions to treat ash, thus causing pollution.
German Government continues to support MRC for sustainable development of the Lower Mekong Basin
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Vientiane, Lao PDR, 29 September 2016 – The Government of Germany- has granted EUR 2.5 million to the Mekong River Commission to implement its strategic work, including climate change and adaptation, flood and drought management and sustainable hydropower.

Decree requires waste importers to place deposits on scrap
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Importers have to make a deposit for scrap materials imported from June 15, 2015 as per government decree No 38. This will place a heavy financial burden on enterprises.