January 13, 2012
Rubble of a house that was alleged to be wrongly destroyed by authorities in the northern port city of Hai Phong after a controversial land revocation on January 5. Questions remain unanswered at a Thursday press briefing regarding a controversial land revocation that led to a violent confrontation with farmers in the northern port city of Hai Phong. [...]
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October 10, 2011
Women plant forests in Vietnam. Vietnam’s environmental performance has been ranked 85th out of 163 countries by a World Bank report, which argues that many natural resources are under threat in the developing nation. With 59 points scored on the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), Vietnam is considered doing well in planting forests, water and pesticide [...]
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September 3, 2011
Company sends goons to beat up protesters Nguyen Van Tuan was attacked by truck drivers on August 29 after he and others at Da Nang City’s Hoa Lien Commune blocked vehicles from entering a construction site. A survey by Nielsen found environmental concerns in Vietnam has shifted from climate change to environmental pollution. The [...]
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August 8, 2011
Researchers warn that urban noise pollution will exact a severe toll on Ho Chi Minh City eardrums Dense traffic at the Hang Xanh crossroads in Ho Chi Minh City. Doctors warn that the city’s excessive lvel of noise pollution is a threat to the hearing of residents. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong sold her house [...]
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July 18, 2011
Two students (in blue) deliver leaflets with information on ways to protect the environment. Three college students from the northern city Hai Phong are walking 1,800 kilometers to Ho Chi Minh City, distributing leaflets providing information about saving natural resources. Â Tran Thang, Nguyen Hong Thai and Tran Son Tung have tried to walk 50 [...]
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July 15, 2011
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has listed the Red-eared slider as an invasive species. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a list of 33 invasive species of plants and animals found in Vietnam. In a new circular released last week, the ministry defined invasive species as those invading the habitat of or [...]
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July 12, 2011
Tran Van Thanh (left) and a group of foreign experts during a field trip in the Cat Tien National Park. (Photo: Sai Gon Tiep Thi) The director of the Cat Tien National Park, a UNESCO listed biosphere reserve, says he is determined to stand by opinions contrary to state agencies pushing for the development of [...]
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July 9, 2011
Two officers of HCMC Preventive Health Center take water samples from the Saigon River for testing. (Photo: Tuoi Tre) Local scientists raised concern yet again over alarming levels of pollution in the Sai Gon River at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported. The conference, held by HCMC Department of Science and [...]
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July 5, 2011
Phan Dong Temple in Quang Ninh Province. The temple is part of a national relic that sand dredging has been pushing to the Nhu Nguyet river. Illegal sand dredging has been pushing a national historic site in northern Vietnam to the edge of a local river while the authorities either ignorant or unwilling to do [...]
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June 22, 2011
A five-year study found that Vietnam spends up to 3 percent of its gross domestic product on mitigating the effects of environmental pollution A woman skims rubbish out of a polluted river in Hanoi. A national environmental report has warned that increasing environmental pollution will hinder Vietnam’s economic growth. Dang Thi Thanh Loan’s sore [...]
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