Natural Resources Environment

Ministries rated average in effectiveness survey

The Ministry of Justice earned the highest score in a survey evaluating the effectiveness of 14 business-related government ministries

Titanium mining suspended over environment fears

The Government has ordered a halt in licensing titanium ore exploration and exploitation in south central Binh Thuan Province, with a view to ensure local environmental preservation.

Wanted: foreign trash; local waste not up to par

A company wants to import 10,000 tons of waste to test a separation function but since such trash must be categorized before imports as per laws, they would serve no purpose for the separation test

Call to double ‘green' funding

The Viet Nam Environmental Administration asked the National Assembly yesterday to consider doubling annual State expenditures on environmental protection activities.

Quartz prospecting okayed in Yen Bai

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai announced that prospecting for quartz would be permitted in three communes in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

Sugar factory fined for polluting environment

The People's Committee of southern Khanh Hoa Province fined the Khanh Hoa Sugar Company with VND90 million (US$4,300) for releasing waste exceeding the allowed limit 8.3 times.

Ba River on verge of dying

The 374 km Ba River running from the Tay Nguyen (Central Highland Province) of Gia Lai to the central coastal province of Phu Yen before joining the sea is on the verge of dying.

Environment ministry calls for water protection

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Thai Lai affirmed that raising the public awareness of protecting water resources is a top priority of the ministry at present and in the future.

Tighter measures needed to stop river pollution

The Thi Vai River could become polluted again if factories along the river do not properly dispose of waste, according to scientists and ministry officials who met recently to discuss the aftermath of a major pollution case involving Vedan, the monosodium glutamate manufacturer.

From Politics

NA talks about changes to work law

Employees harvest whitened-leg shrimps in the Hung Bien Ocean Items Co Ltd within the central province of Quang Binh. The draft amended Work Code, that was talked about through the NA yesterday, is anticipated to make sure workers' proper privileges including salaries, overtime and maternity leave. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hung HN — The Nation's Set up talked about a variety of concerns associated with work issues throughout a session which was

PM greets mind of Lao inspectorate

HN — Pm Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday confirmed that Viet Nam always supported co-operation between its relevant agencies and also the Inspection Commission from the Lao Individuals Revolutionary Party Central Committee and also the Government Inspectorate of Laos. Dung made the statement while finding the commission mind, Inspector-General Bounthong Chitmany.Dung stated co-operation would concentrate on training human assets within the sector in addition to swapping encounters within the combat and protection