Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

Hundreds of people are working around the clock to clean up a lake in the heart of Vietnam's capital in hopes of saving a rare, ailing giant turtle that is considered a sacred symbol of Hanoi.

Sept millions d’habitants de la région d’Hanoï pourraient souffrir du même empoisonnement sournois que des millions de Bangladeshis, via la consommation d’eau contaminée par de l’arsenic.

Plusieurs avocats du Barreau de la province de Ba Ria-Vung Tàu (Sud) représentant plus de 1.250 familles d'agriculteurs locaux ont assigné le 27 juillet l'entreprise Vedan devant le tribunal populaire du district de Tân Thinh, province de Bà Ria-Vung Tàu.

Taiwanese company Vedan sent a scientist to a conference on Tuesday in Ba Ria-Vung Tau to claim less responsibility for the pollution of the Thi Vai River and therefore give out less compensation.

Vietnam has suspended a senior official of the Food Hygiene and Safety Agency for granting an award for community health to a Taiwan company that polluted a river, an official said Thursday. Hoang Thuy Tien, the agency's deputy head, last week signed award certificates naming three products of the Vedan condiments company among the country's "Top 100 Products for Community Health." The award ceremony was broadcast live on national television.

Vietnam, the world's most motorbike-dominated country, is to finally begin inspections to enforce pollution standards in 2011, a government official said Tuesday.

The waters of the Bong Mieu River look pristine as it meanders through lush scenery in central Quang Nam Province, but for many households living on its banks, it has become a carrier of health hazards and even death for aquatic life.

Vietnamese authorities have ordered the South Korean-owned Miwon condiment company to suspend operations at one of its production lines for discharging pollution into the Red River north of Hanoi, provincial officials said Friday.

The heavy smoke emanating from Tien Giang Tuberculosis Hospital blows daily through the household of local resident Le Van Phuoc, carrying with it a putrid stench that pollutes the neighbourhood.

HANOI : In Vietnam's capital Hanoi, the lives of residents revolve around the many lakes dotting the city. But these bodies of water are now under threat from pollution and rapid development.