Environment

Vietnam had 14,745,201ha of forest area as of December 1, 2021, according to a decision announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A tropical low depression on August 9 strengthened into a tropical storm named MULAN which is travelling towards the northern coast of Vietnam, according to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

The Vietnam Green Building Week 2022 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City by the Ministry of Construction this October as part of efforts to meet the net-zero emissions commitments set out at the UN Conference on Climate Change.

A tropical depression formed in the northern part of the East Sea on August 9 and is likely to strengthen into a storm in the next 24 hours, according to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday cancelled a controversial satellite-city development around a wildlife sanctuary and zoo near the capital following growing online appeals to halt the project.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving a plan of action on reducing methane emissions to 2030 with the goal of cutting methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020.

Authorities in Co To Island have announced a pilot programme to ban visitors from bringing plastic products onto the island in an attempt to boost sustainable tourism.

A VND10 trillion (USD437.3 million) anti-flooding project in HCM City is four years behind schedule.

The melodic songs from families of endangered monkeys ring out over the jungle near Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex -- a sign of ecological rejuvenation decades after hunting decimated wildlife at the site.

A rare wild monkey has attacked two local people in a residential area in the central province of Quang Tri's Hai Lang District.

A VND768 billion (USD33.39 million) waste treatment project in Hanoi has been left idle for over the past decade.

Authorities in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh have announced that they had released 17 wild animals back into a local forest.

Nepal has nearly tripled its wild tiger population, officials announced Friday, in a victory for the Himalayan country's efforts to help the big cats claw their way back from extinction.

Vietnam is considered to be one of the major plastic polluters in the world, discharging about 3.1 million tonnes of plastic waste every year, including 0.28-0.73 million tonnes of plastic waste discharged into the ocean.

The northern region will face heavy rains from Thursday evening.

Authorities of the southern central province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang City have proposed installing cameras to protect the coral reefs around Mun Island.

The majority of plastics polluting Vietnam’s waterways are single-use, low-value items such as plastic bags, food containers, and straws, according to a World Bank study.

The first phase of Vietnam’s largest waste-to-power plant became operational this morning, July 25.