Hanoi (VNA)𒉰 – A workshop has been heldin Hanoi, aiming to share results and experiences in reducing the use ofplastic bags at supermarkets and retailers.
The event, jointly organised by the Instituteof Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) under theMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment and the World Wide Fund forNature (WWF), drew more than 50 delegates representing plastic wastereduction partners, government agencies, non-governmental organisations, andretailers.
Nguyen Trung Thang, ISPONRE’s deputy director, highlighted that the Government ofVietnam has approved many policies to limit plastic bags and single-use plasticproducts, and set a target to use 100% of environmentally friendly plastic bags and packaging at shopping malls and supermarkets by 2025 and to ensure the collection, reuse, recycling, and treatment of 85%of plastic waste.
💜 The 2020 Law onEnvironmental Protection 2020 stipulates the manufacturer's responsibility forrecycling and waste treatment as well as regulations on the reduction, recyclingand treatment of plastic waste and prevention of ocean plastic waste pollution.
Activities in responseto the International Plastic Bag Free Day at retailers are the first step tosuccessfully implementing Vietnam's goal of reducing plastic waste pollution,Thang said.
According to Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy, Director of WWF Vietnam's Plastic Waste Reduction Programme, activitiesof the Plastic Bag Free Day in Vietnam have been conducted in various forms, spreadingthe message of reducing the use of plastic bags.
🐻 In the coming time,members of the alliance of retailers to reduce plastic bag consumption willcontinue to carry out activities in this regard, she said, adding the PlasticBag Free Day in Vietnam will continue to be implemented on Wednesdays in the country's major cities of Hanoi, Ho ChiMinh City, Hai Phong, and Can Tho at the Tops Markets supermarket system./.
Vietnam will ban the use of all plastic bags, even in wet markets, from 2030, according to an official of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
An alliance of retailers who have pledged to reduce single-use plastic bags (the Plastic Alliance) has launched campaigns to encourage people to use environmentally-friendly products.
Ho Chi Minh City is striving to stop the production and import of single-use plastic products, non-biodegradable plastic bags and microplastic items to lower plastic waste pollution and treatment costs.
Consumers in Vietnam are reluctant to use eco-friendly products made from natural materials as they are more expensive than plastic products, according to economic experts.
Floodwater levels in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are high and will continue to rise this month, especially in upstream areas, according to the hydraulic works management and construction department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Conservation efforts to restore habitat and boost the population of red-crowned cranes in Tram Chim National Park are finally showing progress, with the cranes and many other rare wild birds coming back to the park.
Torrential rains from the night of July 31 to early August 1 triggered flash floods and landslides across several communes in Dien Bien province, leaving at least two people dead and eight others missing.
Transitioning to a circular economy not only offers a sustainable development path for Ho Chi Minh City but also serves as a pivotal step toward establishing a fully green economy.
An exhibition featuring 100 green, recycled, and circular economy models and products from 50 businesses and educational establishments took place in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31, as part of the local green transition forum and recycle day 2025.
Regional solidarity and cooperation are the key factor for the effective implementation of wildlife protection regulations. Only through sustainable cooperation, innovative approaches, and collective action can biodiversity be safeguarded for the present and future generations, an Vietnamese official has said.
Hanoi has approved a comprehensive plan to restore the environmental quality and develop four major urban rivers – the To Lich, Kim Nguu, Lu, and Set reverine environments.
The Javan pangolin is listed in Vietnam’s Red Book as critically endangered and is protected under Group IB – a category reserved for forest species facing an extremely high risk of extinction and requiring strict conservation measures.
As a key member of the core group of 18 countries, initiated by Vanuatu, Vietnam engaged in advocating for the UN General Assembly’s Resolution N.77/276, requesting for the ICJ’s advisory opinion. Following the resolution's adoption, Vietnam fully participated in all procedural steps for the first time, from submitting written proposals to presenting directly at the court’s hearings.
The wild elephant population in Da Nang includes a full developed herb of mature males, females, and calves. To date, the herd has grown to nine individuals.
Conservation efforts here have become a model, helping to save millions of turtle hatchlings and promoting Con Dao as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia Turtle Site Network.
As part of its drive to fulfil its net zero emissions commitment by 2050, Vietnam is fast-tracking the development of a legal corridor to launch a pilot carbon market by the end of 2025, according to the Department of Climate Change.
Under the plan, from 2025 to 2026, the city will complete mechanisms and policies to support businesses in switching to green vehicles, expand the electric and green-energy bus network, and build charging stations. The targeted proportion of green buses is set at 10% in 2025 and 20–23% in 2026.
Storm Comay, the fourth in the East Sea this year, was at around 16.7 degrees North and 118.3 degrees East, in the east of the East Sea's northern waters as of 4am on July 24.
The disaster risk warning level for flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence due to heavy rains and flows is rated at level 1, except in Nghe An, where it is raised to level 2.
Illustrative image. (Photo: moitruong.net.vn) 
