Vietnam clears 15,000 cubic meters of sand from coastal road after storm
Vietnam News 13:29 07/10/2025Authorities in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam have cleared nearly 15,000 cubic meters of sand that was washed onto a major coastal road following storm Bualoi and high tides, local authorities said on Tuesday.
This young Vietnamese man transforms sand into stunning works of art
Travel 11:10 29/09/2024'A small mistake that disrupts the colors can ruin the entire artwork'
Nine ships caught illicitly exploiting sand in northern Vietnamese province
Vietnam News 18:00 15/04/2018The ships were equipped with numerous pumps and often mined sand at midnight
Illicit sand mining rampant in southern Vietnam mountain range
Vietnam News 13:26 02/11/2017The heavily guarded mines operate around the clock
Demand for artificial sand increases in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 11:03 24/10/2017Manufactured sand is 10 to 15 percent cheaper than natural sand
Major rivers endangered by hydropower dams, sand mining in central Vietnam
Vietnam News 13:55 11/08/2017Vu Gia- Thu Bon, one of central Vietnam’s largest river systems, is being devastated by hydropower and sand exploitation operations
Vietnam forecast to run out of construction sand by 2020
Vietnam News 14:23 03/08/2017Growing demand and lack of alternative materials are to blame
Residents losing land to sand thieves in Ho Chi Minh City (pics)
In-Depth 16:54 24/05/2015Locals in a Ho Chi Minh City district are fighting a losing battle against illegal sand miners, as the act has triggered alarming land subsidence and caused large land plots to “evaporate”
Illegal sand mining partly to blame for land subsidence in southern Vietnam (photos)
Vietnam News 16:53 19/04/2015Illegal sand mining has wreaked havoc on many provinces in the Mekong Delta and has partly triggered the land subsidence which shattered many local homes
