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PM urges national action plan on climate change

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged the National Committee on Climate Change to promptly complete a national action plan on climate change, while chairing the committee’s first session in Hanoi on Jan. 11.

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Ministry targets HCFCs

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has set annual import quotas for ozone-depleting HCFCs from 2012 to 2019.

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New vehicles subject to emissions test fees

Motor vehicle manufacturers and importers will have to pay an emissions testing fee for each new vehicle model to be tested from February 15.

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Ministry homes in on polluting firms

The Environment Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will focus on handling firms that are responsible for pollution this year in an effort to better protect the environment, according to deputy director Nguyen The Dong.

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NA ratifies 2011-2015 development plan

The National Assembly (NA) on November 8 approved a Resolution on socio-economic development plan in the 2011-2015 period.

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Little action on many ‘green' laws

Environmental mismanagement and serious pollution at craft villages were discussed by the National Assembly in Ha Noi on Nov. 11.

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Decree No. 29/2011/ND-CP dated April 18 2011

Decree No. 29/2011/ND-CP dated April 18 2011 on providing strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection commitment

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