waste

Vietnam calls for comprehensive, all-society approach to waste management

14:32 | 31/03/2023 Headlines

Minister Counselor Le Thi Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has called for a comprehensive and all-society approach to sustainable waste management.

12 associations proposed to the Prime Minister draft decree on the Law on environmental protection

10:14 | 15/11/2021 Import-Export

As outstanding issues in the draft Decree relating to Law on environmental protection in 2020 are inconsistent with Vietnam's current laws, 12 associations have just submitted a petition to the Prime Minister

Guidance for implementing decision on list of scrap eligible to import

19:43 | 17/10/2020 Regulations

The General Department of Vietnam Customs has issued a guidance document to implement Decision 28/2020/QD-TTg on the list of scrap eligible to be imported as raw materials for production

Prevent nearly 100 tonnes of export waste of green channel, worth more than VND 500 million of tax

10:55 | 11/11/2019 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Customs Supervision and Control Team has researched and collected information to arrest many shipments of green channel with act of tax fraud.

Loopholes in import of used goods

09:10 | 12/10/2019 Customs

VCN- The Ministry of Finance said that there are regulations related to the import of used goods and waste. According to Article 10 of the Law on Foreign Trade Management, the Government stipulates the list of goods banned from export and import.

Waste management gap of Natural Resources and Environment sector

09:28 | 06/04/2019 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Violations in importing waste materials is attracting the attention of the public as the leadership of Dong Thap Department of Natural Resources and Environment

Issuance anti-corruption plan in Finance sector

10:43 | 28/03/2019 Finance

The Minister of Finance issued Decision No.349/QĐ-BTC about the implementation plan of Law on anti-corruption of the Finance sector.

The Deputy Director General Mai Xuan Thanh: Determined not to make Vietnam become the destination of world’s waste

12:33 | 23/07/2018 Customs

VCN- Thousands of scrap containers have been massively imported, causing backlogs at Vietnamese seaports and a high risk of environmental pollution.

Criteria for assessing the results of thrift practice and waste combat in recurrent expenditure

11:17 | 28/01/2018 Regulations

VCN- Accordingly, the annual results assessment of thrift practice and waste combat in recurrent expenditure based on savings targets in the Government’s annual general program.

Tighten expenditure and management of public assets to combat waste

10:33 | 03/08/2016 Finance

VCN- The problem of waste, especially in the construction of office buildings, the use of vehicles was of concern to many local electors