Environment

Environment protection tax will be imposed next year on products classified as hazardous to the environment.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has adopted an Action Plan to cope with climate change in the city from 2011 to 2015.

The Irrawaddy dolphin population in the Mekong River numbers roughly 85, suggesting they are at high risk of extinction, environmental group WWF said Wednesday.

The short-term projected shrimp hatchery areas in Quang Nam province have encroached on the roads and polluted the environment.

The United Nations will provide Hoi An in Quang Nam Province with technical assistance to help turn the locality into an ecological city.

The Japanese Government will assist ASEAN member countries to enhance their capacity in coping with natural disasters.

Business activity in the famous craft village of Hoai Hao was quiet for years until most of the producers decided to purchase advanced machinery.

One of the latest discoveries is Cnemaspis psychedelica, from one of 92 islands in the Rach Gia Bay, southern Vietnam.

No headquarter, no practice license, but the Ha Lan Environment Service and Waste Treatment Company still could sign contracts on waste treatment.

The city must carry out a wide variety of measures to achieve a low-carbon society, experts said at a conference on August 12 in HCM City.

Tourism and government officials have called for increased efforts aimed at diversifying Hanoi's tourism industry.

Twenty State enterprises and private companies have been engaging in a project to renovate lakes located in the capital city, but not all residents are satisfied.

The global campaign on climate change 350.org was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on August 11.

Many enterprises in HCM City discharge untreated sewage into Saigon River and contaminate the water supply of many households in the city.

Farmers in a commune in Kien Giang Province have improved agricultural production after learning about climate change, scientists said.

All the travel firms in HCM City have reported a bumper crop in summer 2011 with revenue, especially from luxurious clients.

As many as 38 percent of young people polled for a survey about uprightness said that they are ready to act without integrity.

Local authorities and industrial enterprises are moving ahead with the projects on generating electricity from organic rubbish.

A quarry that provided the material to build the Ho Dynasty Citadel has been discovered in Thanh Hoa Province.