The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources must further accelerate digital transformation and develop digital database using big data technologies, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on August 5.

Nguyen Que Lam, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks to Tài Nguyên Môi Trường (Natural Resources and Environment) online newspaper about the participation of Vietnam in the global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, on the occasion of the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly that took place on February 28.

Managing Director of ASL LAW Pham Duy Khuong replies to a reader's queries regarding environmental impact assessment.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 19 issued Decision 35/2019/QD-TTg to promulgate the regulation on interdisciplinary coordination in the management of scrap import.

Environmental protection law plays a crucial role in protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development in Vietnam. The author points out existing loopholes in Vietnam’s current regulations concerning environmental pollution control and puts forward proposals for tackling them in the coming time.

In recent years, the number of environmental violations committed by legal persons has been on the rise in Vietnam including the cases of Vedan, Sonadezi, Nicotex Thanh Thai, Hao Duong Leather Corporation, Tung Kuang Company, and the most recently the case of Formosa Steel Ha Tinh Company in 2016.

One way to resolve environmental disputes, especially between citizens and polluting businesses as witnessed in recent times, is through litigation.

On further effectively implementing Resolution No. 35/NQ-CP of May 16, 2016, in the spirit of the Government siding with businesses

A draft resolution on pilot grant of electronic visas for foreign visitors will be submitted to the XIVth National Assembly for adoption at its coming 2nd session.

Some 70% of over a million cubic meters of wastewater produced by industrial parks daily is discharged directly into the environment without being treated. As many as 57% of industrial parks have no wastewater treatment systems. Even those that do, only half meets standards.