(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The Prime Minister has approved the planning of drainage and wastewater treatment in residential areas and industrial zones in Dong Nai River basin until 2030 with the planning scope to be the entire basin area of Dong Nai river system (about 47,000 km2) in the administrative boundaries of 11 provinces and cities.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The Ministry of Transport (MOT) is considering selling highways to foreign investors to earn money for new investment projects, a move which could lead to a new market in Vietnam - transport infrastructure.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Vietnam is currently focussing on law enforcement and awareness raising campaigns to reduce the illegal trade and consumption of wildlife, a senior official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Vietnam and Indonesia have agreed to boost co-operation in wildlife law enforcement at a bilateral meeting held in Hanoi on October 20.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Director of the Tram Chim National Park said that the Tram Chim National Park sustainable development and protection planning period 2013-2020 with its total investment more than 207 billion dong, has been approved by the Dong Thap People’s Committee.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposed a lift on the visa restrictions for nine countries in order to boost Vietnam's tourism.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - With an area of almost 30 hectares, the central square and riverside park in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City will be the largest public space in the country.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Renewable green energy will be created from organic waste discharged in industrial-agricultural activities in Mekong Delta region through a new project funded by the Japanese government.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Roughly VND244 billion (US$11,377) will be spent on a wastewater treatment project to be undertaken in the next four years in UNESCO -recognized Hoi An Ancient Town, located in central Vietnam.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - HCM City authorities are planning to build a system of reservoirs that will help regulate water levels and decrease flooding by 30 percent.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The statue in front of Ho Chi Minh City’s iconic Ben Thanh Market will be temporarily relocated to facilitate the construction of an urban railway project.