Environment

The latest draft of the country’s power development plan puts focus on renewable energy development – however, the Mekong Delta should see more attention in the development of renewables to protect its assets in the long run.

The biggest waste treatment plant in the northern region, Yen Xa, is being completed in Hanoi.

The prime minister has approved a programme to plant one billion trees from 2021 to 2025 with 690 million trees in the urban areas and 310 million trees in the protection forests.

A whale, about 3 metres in length and 300kg in weight, was found washed up on the shore of Tuy Hoa city in the south-central province of Phu Yen on April 6.

The central province of Quang Tri is striving to, by 2025, become the first province in Vietnam to be safe from unexploded ordnances (UXO) left over by the war.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Vietnam Chemicals Agency (VCA) has jointly organised a workshop to raise awareness and share experiences on green chemistry with businesses and universities in Vietnam.

The water in the West Lake in Hanoi is being polluted according to a new report by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

A project to renovate the 1.1-kilometre Hy Vong Canal to prevent flooding for the Tan Son Nhat Airport has been proposed with an estimated investment of nearly VND2trn.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh held an online conversation with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on March 30.

A severe heatwave has hit Vietnam on March 30 as temperatures are predicted to rise to 35-38 degrees.

The overexploitation of groundwater in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has contributed to severe land subsidence, which could lead to devastating consequences if the practice continues, experts have said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently granted approval to a master plan aimed at developing Vietnamese cities towards the year 2030 in response to climate change challenges.

A hot low-pressure area originating from the west is heading for the nation’s northern region and is set to cause the first hot spell of this year.

A Russian woman and some of her friends collected litter on a beach in Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Part of a runway in Phu Quoc International Airport in the southern province of Kien Giang has been encroached upon by construction activities, affecting the airport’s drainage system.

The Ministry of Construction has submitted to the Government for approval plans to triple the length of HCM City’s drainage network.

Danko Group, a real estate group, has donated 1 billion VND to the Asian Turtle Programme under the Indo-Myanmar Conservation to promote the conservation of Hoan Kiem turtles in the world, including those in Vietnam.

Authorities in Son Tra District, Danang has set up a mobile karaoke and neighbourhood noise prevention team after HCM City cracked down on noise pollution.

The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has been hit by the first hailstorm of the year after a cold snap struck the locality on March 21.