
Ho Chi Minh City battles plastic waste in a growing global crisis
Expat Life 11:26 16/04/2025"As we cross local bridges around the city, that awful sight of unimaginable amounts of plastic waste float in our streams and rivers."

Vietnam to fine retailers providing single-use plastic bags to consumers from 2026
Vietnam News 17:36 21/04/2022Up to 104,000 single-use plastic bags are distributed by supermarkets every day, equivalent to 38 million bags a year

Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s latest installation urges world to end single-use plastics
World 17:47 08/11/2021Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s latest piece – a three-story model of a water spout discharging plastic – is the artist’s reminder to the world that it’s time to ‘turn off the plastic tap’

Vietnam aiming for nationwide eradication of single-use plastics by 2025: PM
Vietnam News 15:27 10/06/2019Regulations and policies on scaling down the production and use of single-use plastics are being drafted

‘Bring your own cup’ trend catches on among eco-conscious bubble tea fans in Vietnam
Travel 11:51 23/02/2019Drinking bubble tea doesn’t necessarily have to come at the expense of the environment

Central Vietnam’s plastic-free islands
Travel 09:20 09/11/2018Residents of the Cham Islands have spent the past decade living without plastic