Along with its challenges, Vietnamese companies see climate change as an opportunity to speed up restructuring, reorganise production, and create new products and technologies, according to a report from the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Asian Foundation released on September 16.

Vietnam has set a target of having 70-90% of industrial waste controlled by 2025.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is considering revising the Law on Environmental Protection which took effect in 2014.

International Youth Day 2020, themed “Vietnam we want in 2030: The youth act for a clean environment”, was marked during a ceremony in Hanoi on August 12.