Hanoi will give daily reports on tap water quality following the oil contamination at the Da River Water Plant.

Beaches in the central city of Danang have been covered by litter following heavy rains over the past three days.

Authorities in Hanoi have collected nearly VND191m from fines on people who litter at the Hoan Kiem Lake.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City this morning, October 16, started construction of the second waste-to-energy plant in Cu Chi District.

Authorities in Hanoi have warned local people that tap water in some districts including Ha Dong, Thanh Xuan, and Hoang Mai is contaminated with styrene, a carcinogenic substance.

Around 200 volunteers including representatives from the European Union Delegation, EU Member States and youth in Hanoi joined a clean-up event at Red River and Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi on Saturday.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked local authorities in Dak Nong Province to report on an incident in which large amounts of pine forest on lucrative land plots were poisoned.