Dong Nai releases one million fish into Tri An Lake
	Thursday,  February 4,2010,15:00 (GMT+7) HCMC – Dong Nai Province government will release one million breed fishes into Tri An Lake in Vinh Cuu District at 8 a.m. on Saturday in an act to raise local awareness of protecting the aquaculture resources of this huge lake.

Hepza offers environmental training to tenants
	Wednesday,  February 3,2010,15:13 (GMT+7) HCMC – The HCMC Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza) will organize a training course on latest environmental protection methods for 1,150 enterprises operating at three export processing zones and ten industrial parks around the city, said an official of Hepza.

Minister proposes shutting down polluters
	Monday,  February 1,2010,14:57 (GMT+7) HCMC – Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen on Friday asked leaders of HCMC and eleven other southern provinces to conduct more inspections and to apply the heaviest penalties on any enterprise caught polluting the Dong Nai River.

Dong Nai refuses to tolerate polluters
	Thursday,  January 28,2010,14:38 (GMT+7) HCMC – The government of the southern province of Dong Nai will immediately suspend production of any enterprise caught discharging untreated industrial wastewater into the Dong Nai River, said an official of the province’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Saigon Port given assistance to control environment
	Wednesday,  January 27,2010,14:54 (GMT+7) HCMC - ASEAN Ports Association (APA) and German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) have offered technical assistance to Saigon Port to improve the quality, efficiency and sustainability in environmental and safety management, said an official in Saigon Port on Tuesday.

Salinity intrusion to increase in coastal waterways
	Tuesday,  January 26,2010,15:05 (GMT+7) HCMC – The Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Center predicted on Monday that the level of salt penetration in HCMC’s Can Gio District would increase in the coming days and said the salinity had been hindering production of a key water treatment plant in the outlying district and of local shrimp farmers.

First eco-tannery comes online in Binh Duong
	Monday,  January 25,2010,19:21 (GMT+7) HCMC – Saigon Tan Tec Leather Limited, a subsidiary of German high-quality leather manufacturer ISA Tan Tec, on Saturday opened the first ecological tannery in the southern province of Binh Duong.

New law to levy environment tax on five groups of products
	Wednesday,  January 20,2010,23:04 (GMT+7) HCMC – Any enterprise or individual who exploits, produces or imports five groups of products classified as hazardous to the environment will be imposed with an environment tax in the coming time, according to the Draft Law on Environment Tax.

Panasonic Vietnam puts on eco-program for factories
	Monday,  January 18,2010,15:16 (GMT+7) HCMC - Panasonic Vietnam has started improving its factories toward environmental friendliness like its sisters in the Asia Pacific region following the Panasonic group’s ‘eco ideas’ program, said a leader of the company.

Vedan’s compensation rates to go public by month-end
	Tuesday,  January 12,2010,14:40 (GMT+7) HCMC – Precise compensation rates from MSG manufacturer Vedan Co. for farmers suffering huge losses due to the pollution caused by the company to the Thi Vai River will be publicized at the end of this month.