Environment

The Asian Development Bank has signed a $15 million equity investment in New Forest’s Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 to support sustainable forestry practices in Southeast Asia.

The capital of Vietnam has been choked on unprecedentedly poisonous air over recent days with the air quality index (AQI) monitored at most sensor stations reaching an unhealthy level, even falling to a hazardous level in some places.

Sydney must brace for heavy rains and possible flash flooding over the next two days, authorities said on Tuesday, as an intense weather system battering Australia's east coast slowly shifts south toward New South Wales, its most populous state.

Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh on Wednesday affirmed that climate change response was an area of strategic cooperation between Vietnam and the US.

The central province of Quang Tri has so far cleared over 25,000 ha of land from war-left landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) and safely handled 765,000 UXO items.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc glowingly praised US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry for his efforts aimed at promoting co-operation between the two countries over recent times, especially in terms of the joint response to climate change.

Thick ice and frost have appeared on the peak of Mount Phja Oac in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang since early February 20, as temperatures dropped to below zero degree Celsius.

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have been instructed to seek the opinion of local residents on the implementation of one hydropower project near Kon Ko Tu tourist village.

A rare and endangered sea turtle has been found in a fishing net in the central province of Ha Tinh’s Nghi Xuan District.

Authorities in the two central highlands provinces of Lam Dong and Dak Lak have asked to stop a road project that is illegally encroaching local national parks.

Saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s rivers is expected to be less severe than last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Irrigation Department.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to see two more strong cold snaps in the coming 10 days.

A strong cold spell is forecast to hit the country's northern and north-central regions starting from February 13, bringing with it spells of rain, frost, and a drop in temperatures to below six degrees Celsius in some mountainous areas.

Nine Asian black bears which were kept in the southern province of Binh Duong for 17 years have been rescued.

The Animals Asia Foundation (AAF) will provide over USD2 million to the central highlands province of Dak Lak to stop the use of elephants in tourism services in the area.

GS Inima Environment, the water treatment subsidiary of Spain-based GS Engineering and Construction Corp. (GS E&C), has acquired a 30 percent stake of Phu My Vinh Construction & Investment JSC (PMV) – an industrial water supplier in the Vietnam's

HCM City is experiencing hot weather after the Lunar New Year Tet holiday with temperatures of between 33-35 degrees centigrade.

Thailand's Transport Ministry is planning a feasibility and design study on a new bridge across the Mekong River as part of the third phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving the national biodiversity strategy to 2030 with a vision towards 2050.