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Leadership sought in pollution battle
(10:07:38 AM 20/05/2013)Viet Nam needs a better monitoring and reporting system of water pollution in rural and urban areas, according to experts who spoke at a recent seminar on environmental management held in HCM City.
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Leadership sought in pollution battle
(08:47:50 AM 27/05/2013)Viet Nam needs a better monitoring and reporting system of water pollution in rural and urban areas, according to experts who spoke at a recent seminar on environmental management held in HCM City.
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Air pollution in France – in pictures
(13:51:55 PM 19/03/2014)As car ban takes effect in Paris, we bring pictures from around the country of how cities are coping with rising levels of pollution
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Environmental pollution treatment in agricultural sector
(10:45:44 AM 25/11/2014)Overuse of pesticide in agriculture has been causing serious environmental pollution. Therefore, handling environmental pollution in this sector is essential and the solutions should be proposed immediately, specifically and feasibly.
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Failure to address water pollution has consequences
(15:55:14 PM 19/04/2014)Vietnam needs to have a comprehensive, unified set of rules to control water pollution in the country, because the problem has assumed very serious proportions, experts and officials said at workshop yesterday.
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Oil pollution damaging sea environment
(11:24:40 AM 17/02/2015)The sea near Vietnam has been seriously damaged by waste from industrial and agricultural production, aquaculture, domestic rubbish, and oil pollution caused by shipbuilding and shipping.
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Tests clear refinery of pollution claims
(09:12:29 AM 11/04/2014)Wastewater and gas discharged from the Dung Quat Oil Refinery in the central province of Quang Ngai did not cause environmental pollution, a senior official from the company claimed in response to a barrage of complaints from local people.
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Mitigating air pollution needs public effort
(08:41:11 AM 02/04/2014)People from all walks of life should join hands to protect the environment through small practical deeds.
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HCM City combats pollution
(14:05:44 PM 12/08/2013)Over the last 11 years, HCM City has resolved pollution problems at 1,400 manufacturers in the city by either relocating the factories or by suspending production operations.
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Air pollution in commune ignored by authorities
(15:58:50 PM 30/06/2015)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.
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Environmental pollution costs Vietnam 5.5 pct of GDP
(10:26:27 AM 12/04/2013)Environmental pollution costs Vietnam up to five percent of the national GDP annually, according to recent assessments made by the World Bank (WB).
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7 mln deaths link to air pollution worldwide in 2012: WHO
(15:51:30 PM 27/03/2014)Around seven million people across the world died as a result of air pollution exposure in 2012, according to a report of World Health Organization(WHO) released on Tuesday.
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HCM City air pollution causes major health problems
(15:43:19 PM 25/09/2014)Rampant air-borne pollution is causing massive health problems in leading cities throughout Viet Nam, according to a report recently released by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
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Import vessel scrap has its uses, but pollution is an issue
(16:54:46 PM 08/07/2015)Without advanced technology to avoid pollution, banning import of cargo vessels for scrap might not be a practical move, Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Van Cong tells Viet Nam Plus
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Vietnam urged to build water pollution law
(14:58:27 PM 18/04/2014)Vietnam needs to soon build a strong and effective legal framework for preventing water pollution as the problem is getting out of hand, experts warned at an international workshop in Hanoi on April 17.
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High Levels of Pollution Spur Paris to Action
(14:53:17 PM 15/03/2014)Parisians taking public transportation to work on Friday were surprised and delighted to find free subways and buses for the next three days, but the reason was a bit less cheerful: Air pollution had reached an unusually high level and was expected to continue unabated through the weekend.
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