VOV.VN - The Vietnam Tourism Association, the Institute of Strategy, Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, and the UN Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam jointly kicked off the project "Reducing plastic waste in Vietnam's tourism industry” at a ceremony on February 16.

Vietnam targets having 96% of urban household wastes collected and processed up to standards this year, said Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Vietnam Environment Administration Hoang Van Thuc.

The transition towards a circular economy (CE) offers US$4.5 trillion in economic opportunities globally by reducing waste, stimulating innovation, and creating employment, according to Ramla Khalidi, Resident Representative of UNDP in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A wide range of special activities were held at the Installation Art Festival in Hoi An on December 22 as part of efforts to reduce plastic waste with the aim of protecting the marine environment.

European businesses are looking forward to growing operations in Vietnam in a range of sectors, according to the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham).

Digital technology solutions will help promote waste classification at source, and better manage waste collection, treatment and recycling, experts said at a recent workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City.

The National Assembly (NA) adopted the revised Law on Money Laundering Prevention and Control and a resolution on promoting the implementation of policies and law on thrift practice and wastefulness prevention on November 15.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers are on October 31 scheduled to examine the implementation of policies and related documents on thrift practice and waste prevention at the ongoing National Assembly session in Hanoi.

The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has issued a warning for the Party Civil Affairs Board of the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) in the 2016 - 2021 tenure and former Minister Phung Xuan Nha for their wrongdoings.

VOV.VN - While waste collection is an unsteady job with limited hygienic conditions, informal labourers – mostly women – play a crucial role in the plastic waste segregation at source and collection in Vietnam.