Carbon market development project approved
The project is designed to accelerate the development of a low-carbon economy and address climate change.
National environmental protection planning project for 2021-2030 approved
The planning project aims to proactively prevent and control environmental pollution and degradation; to restore and improve environmental quality; and to prevent decline and enhance biodiversity.
Master plan for development of Can Tho by 2030 approved
Can Tho to become a development hub in the Mekong Delta under planning adopted on December 2.
Environmental protection tax on gasoline cut by 50% for this year
On March 23, the National Assembly Standing Committee approved a Resolution on reducing the environmental protection tax on gasoline by 50 per cent from April 1 to December 31. The reduction is only applicable for the nine-month period so does not violate international commitments on the environment and will not increase greenhouse gas emissions.
NA approves Eastern North-South Expressway project
The National Assembly (NA) has approved a Resolution on investment in the Eastern North-South Expressway project in the 2021-2025 period. The project is 729 km in length and divided into 12 component projects operating independently in the public investment form, with total capital of nearly VND147 trillion ($6.5 billion).