Environment

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has the potential to generate up to 40 GW of electricity from solar sources by 2035. Additionally, wind energy has power generation potential of about 12 GW, and the potential of biomass for power generation is about 3.7 GW by 2035. The figures were announced …

The great old da huong (cinnamomum comphora) tree in Yen Nhan commune in Y Yen district in Nam Dinh province has existed for hundreds of years. People call it ‘cu cay’, or the ‘great grandfather tree’, to show their respect. Since the day it was recognized as national cultural heritage …

BÌNH ĐỊNH — In early August, locals in a mountainous area of the south-central province of Bình Định called rangers to report something odd: a large group of strangers cutting down trees in a nearby natural forest. By the time authorities arrived, they discovered 43.7 ha of natural forest had …

HÀ NỘI — Experts shared the methodology and preliminary calculation of the national potential of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic in Việt Nam at a workshop held on Thursday in Hà Nội. The workshop “National assessment of development potential of grid-connected solar photovoltaic projects in Việt Nam until 2020 with a vision …

ĐÀ NẴNG — The administration of the central city of Đà Nẵng has failed to comply with the Prime Minister’s request for detailed plans to resolve the clash between the need to preserve the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve and the accelerated tourism development at the site, former and current officials …

HÀ NỘI — The chairman of the People’s Committee of Hà Nội, Nguyễn Đức Chung, has asked the Department of Construction to enhance supervision of waste collection units, warning that officials failing to do so would be suspended. He was speaking at a session on waste collection, solid waste treatment, …

HCM City – The central province of Bình Thuận is preparing to receive sludge from the Vĩnh Tân Thermal Power Centre to reclaim land that has seen serious erosion. The information was announced at a media briefing organised by the Bình Thuận’s Party Committee’s Propaganda Department on September 7. “The …

QUẢNG NAM — Solid waste produced by the central province of Quảng Nam has risen in recent years but the province lacks high capacity waste treatment systems, according to the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DoNRE). Lê Thị Tuyết Hạnh, deputy director of the provincial DoNRE, said that …

HCMC is now under pressure as demand for clean water is increasing while Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers, the main sources of raw water for the city, are getting more polluted because of the increased number of industrial production workshops and animal farms. The water supply plants, which have …

The HCMC Food Safety Board, the HCMC Export Processing and Industrial Zone Authority (HEPZA) and the HCMC Labor Federation have signed an agreement on cooperation in enhancement of food safety management in 2017-2019. This cooperation is part of a campaign to prevent food poisoning at export processing and industrial zones …