After being introduced as a more environmentally friendly option in late 2017, E5 biofuel consumption has fallen.
Category: Viet Nam
VN ready to trade in legal timber to EU
This meant that illegally harvested timber, as well as those businesses trading with it, would not be able to be a part of supply chains regulated by the timber legality assurance system that Việt Nam was putting in place.
3,000 electric buses coming to Vietnam
VinBus will operate completely under the non-profit model in order to contribute to the construction of a civilised and modern public transport system, reducing air and noise pollution for Vietnam’s major cities.
Vietnam can reduce emissions, save $2.3 billion by 2030
Through cost-saving practices for coffee, rice, corn and livestock production,
How can Vietnam avoid becoming China’s dirty industrial backyard?
Like China before it, Vietnam has imported a whole host of dirty industries and now it is at risk becoming China’s ‘technology landfill’ if it does not select projects wisely.
Mekong Delta pollution crisis, river turns black
Residents living near the Cai Lon River in Hau Giang Province claim that a sugar factory located by the river has been discharging untreated effluent
Jakarta, the fastest-sinking city in the world, Ho Chi Minh city ranked among top 5
Ho Chi Minh City had sunk by half a meter over the past 25 years. Over 60 percent of the southern hub has an elevation of under 1.6 meters, while the highest tide was recorded at 1.72 meters in January 2018.
Vietnam and the Mekong’s Synthetic Drug Epidemic
Mainland Southeast Asia remains a hotspot for illegal drug manufacturing, and Vietnam is emerging as a transit hub.
From Boracay to Maya Bay, how to fix overtourism: travellers’ tips and advice for authorities
“Tourism today is addicted to growth,” says Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, a senior researcher in tourism management at the University of South Australia. “They’ve got to kick the growth fetish.”