Over 100 photographs taken around the country show the Vietnamese coast is being overwhelmed by garbage.
Category: Viet Nam
Cà Mau fortification of sea dyke a work in progress
There is a 94km sea dyke especially to protect the coast in the storm season. But in recent years the increasing occurrence of strong tides and waves has been causing more and more landslides, leading to loss of land and sometimes even protective forests.
Just how many hazardous chemicals are going through Laem Chabang port?
The containers were reportedly loaded with “dolls and toys”, but after the disastrous fire it was declared that the dolls and toys were actually calcium hypochlorite, a flammable and potentially dangerous chemical.
MARD gathers ideas for timber regulations
Agriculture ministry says this process is necessary to ensure the legality of Vietnamese timber in conformity with the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VPA/FLECT), which was ratified by the EU last October to address illegal logging and promote trade of legal timber products.
Mekong Delta farmers suffer rice crop failure, low price
Due to severe weather and extreme heat, harvests resulted in merely 450-550 kilogram per 1,000 square meters, a drop of nearly 200 kilogram per 1,000 square meters compared to the same rice crop last year.
Better water resources management can address water security challenges in Vietnam
The newly-completed study by the World Bank discusses in-depth how Vietnam can manage its water resources in a sustainable way.
China polluting Vietnam’s border rivers, warns military general
China’s developmental activities have resulted in consequences such as toxic waste and wastewater being dumped in rivers and streams which then flow into Vietnam.