Chủ đề: environment

From mid-January, enterprises wanting to import scrap from overseas as raw materials must make an environmental protection deposit, in order to ensure responsibility is taken for handling the risk of environmental pollution that may arise from such shipments.

A memorandum of cooperation on low-carbon growth in the 2021-2030 period was signed between Vietnam and Japan on October 14, aimed at promoting investment in and the development of technologies, products, systems, services, and low-carbon infrastructure in Vietnam, with financial and technological support from the Japanese Government.

Under its 2021 inspection plan, the Government Inspectorate will inspect the responsibilities of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) in the State management of the environment and minerals - two areas that have exhibited some shortcomings due to inadequate attention from authorities in recent times.

Many businesses and industrial clusters (ICs) have not yet finished general waste treatment works due to time-consuming and costly legal procedures. The Ministry of Industry and Trade will soon inspect and closely supervise ICs causing pollution and will handle those that are inefficient, violate the law, or unsuitable for actual local conditions. It has also directed that operating ICs complete investments in concentrated waste-water treatment works before January 1, 2024.