Thousand join campaign to make world cleaner

9/25/2017 - 9:16:57 AM

More than 1,000 people participated in a meeting in the northern province of Hoa Binh on September 23 in response to the Clean up the World campaign.

The meeting is jointly held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment along with the Hoa Binh People’s Committee and the Australian Embassy.

This year’s campaign focuses on the role of waste management in rural areas and mobilising the people to protect the environment towards building a green and sustainable environment.

Local residents at the meeting

Representatives of ministries, agencies and local authorities attend the meeting.

Panasonic Vietnam gives 3,000 orange seedlings to local residents in Hoa Binh province.

Miss Sea Vietnam 2016 Pham Thuy Trang also joins the programme.

More than 500 people take part in a race in support of the campaign.

Participants collect waste on the streets of Tu Son commune in Hoa Binh province.

Young volunteers help local residents plant orange seedlings.

A member of a local agricultural cooperative instructs volunteers on how to plant trees.

The campaign is joined by many young people.

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Grapefruit season in Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province

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"Golden fruit" season in Cao Phong district, Hoa Binh province

Starting from the end of October, Cao Phong orange region entered a new target. With confirmed quality, Cao Phong oranges have a special appeal for consumers inside and outside Hoa Binh province as well as tourists to Hoa Binh.

The festival praying for fish and releasing flower lanterns on Da River

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Exploring Mai Chau community-based tourism

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Da River shimmers in flower-shaped lantern festival

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