November 8, 2011
Brick-making kilns in the northern province of Phu Tho Vietnam’s government needs to put more investment into trade villages where locals are facing critical environmental pollution threats, lawmakers said at the National Assembly’s session on Monday. Representative Tran Du Lich from Ho Chi Minh City said that Vietnam seems to pay more attention to projects worth [...]
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November 6, 2011
A pipe discharges wastewater into a river in Dong Nai. Vietnam southern industrial hub Dong Nai has invested more than US$301,800 into environment protection projects until 2015.  The money will also be used to reduce environmental pollution at industrial zones and urban areas in the province.  A Vietnam News Agency report on Friday said [...]
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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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September 3, 2011
Used syringes at a factory in Binh Duong, which are recycled for plastic products. Medical waste such as syringes or equipment from blood and fluid transfusions are being recycled in Vietnam southern region untreated. At Toan Thinh factory in Binh Duong Province neighboring Ho Chi Minh City, syringes are simply put into a grinder after [...]
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August 28, 2011
Workers at An Nhien cuddly toy factory in HCMC stuff garment waste into the toys. Many teddy bears in Ho Chi Minh City are stuffed with garment waste, discharged mattress, and old spongy materials, which doctors blamed as a major cause of respiratory diseases in children. Â The products target workers and low-income earners, while [...]
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August 9, 2011
Sewage flows from a sluice gate of Sonadezi Corporation's waste treatment plant into a canal that runs into the Dong Nai River. Fishermen living near the waste treatment plant of state-owned Sonadezi Corporation in southern Vietnam have accused the company of hurting their livelihoods by dumping untreated sewage into the river. Last Thursday, after observing [...]
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August 5, 2011
 A man removes parts of a motorbike tire for recycling, a lucrative job at Te Lo village in Vinh Phuc Province Salvaging vehicle parts has brought good money to Te Lo village in the northern province of Vinh Phuc. But the business has taken a serious toll on public health. In 1995, people in [...]
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August 4, 2011
The steel refinement industry is one of four sectors chosen for a UN waste management project in Vietnam. A United Nations organization has pledged to help Vietnam develop waste treatment techniques and reduce industrial pollution, the global body announced at a two-day conference this week.  The project, supported by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization [...]
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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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June 27, 2011
More than half of the medical waste generated by hospitals across the country are discharged untreated, says a new report from the Vietnam Environment Administration. Â Out of 200 incinerators used at the hospitals, only 80 meet environment requirements, burning between 300 and 450 kilograms of waste every day, the agency said. Â Figures [...]
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