More cameras to be installed around waste-ridden wholesale market in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 16:36 05/06/2026Authorities in Xuan Thoi Son Commune, Ho Chi Minh City will install additional surveillance cameras along trash-ridden routes encircling the Hoc Mon wholesale market to identify illegal dumping, road encroachment and promptly tackle violators.
Ho Chi Minh City fines litterers $57 each, orders clean-up
Ho Chi Minh City 17:57 27/05/2026Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have fined two residents for illegally dumping trash into a canal and on vacant land, while ordering them to collect and properly dispose of the waste, local officials said on Tuesday.
Vietnam police arrest suspect over illegal dumping of 500 tonnes of waste
Vietnam News 15:08 20/04/2026Police in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam have uncovered another case of illegal dumping involving more than 500 metric tons of waste and arrested a suspect linked to the environmental violation.
Ho Chi Minh City fines 2 $57 each for illegal dumping after CCTV review
Ho Chi Minh City 18:10 18/04/2026Authorities in Binh Chanh Commune in Ho Chi Minh City have fined two people VND1.5 million (US$57) each for dumping waste in a public area, local officials said on Saturday.
Illegal dumping continues to plague coastal reclamation region in Vietnam’s An Giang
Vietnam News 17:27 26/02/2026Waste has repeatedly been dumped illegally at a coastal land reclamation region in Rach Gia Ward, An Giang Province, located in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, leaving residents frustrated by persistent foul odors and environmental pollution despite repeated clean-up and enforcement efforts.
Ho Chi Minh City police charge landholder over illegal dumping of more than 250 tonnes of waste
Ho Chi Minh City 11:18 01/01/2026Police in Ho Chi Minh City have charged a woman with causing environmental pollution after more than 250 metric tonnes of solid waste was found dumped on land she managed, authorities said on Wednesday.
Hanoi orders urgent probe after Tuoi Tre exposés of illegal construction waste dumping
Vietnam News 16:34 22/12/2025The administration of Hanoi on Saturday ordered an urgent investigation into the large-scale illegal dumping of construction waste across multiple wards and communes, following an investigative series by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper exposing severe environmental damage and land-use violations.
From cigarette butts to illegal trash dumping: How much are the environmental fines in Vietnam?
Vietnam News 13:35 20/12/2025Under Decree 45/2022/ND-CP on administrative penalties for violations in environmental protection, which took effect on August 25, 2022, a range of littering and environmental offenses are subject to fines.
