The first 6 months of 2013 are the time of effective activities of VESDEC staffs and its environmentalists in the Headquarter in Ho Chi Minh City and Northern Branch in Hanoi. In this short duration VESDEC has fulfilled 6 contrascts/assignments for international projects and completed 5 contracts in envronental services for national projects. At present, 2 national research projects in environmental planning and monitoring are under implementation. Information on the projects/assignments conducted by VESDEC in duration from January to June 2013 is briefly given belows.