Environment

Phu Quoc authorities are struggling to find waste treatment solutions as the pollution problem on the island has worsened.

The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked ministries, sectors and local governments to prepare for flooding as a result of heavy downpours in the northern region in the coming days.

Heavy rains in Lao Cai Province on July 3 had resulted in flash floods and flooding.

Retailers in Japan began charging for plastic bags on Wednesday, a move aimed at curbing Japanese consumers' love for packaging and finally bringing the country in line with other major economies.

HCM City faced serious air pollution on the morning of July 1 as the city was covered in a thick layer of smog.

When stray puppy Izzy was rescued from a stretch of wasteland in Qatar, she was so dehydrated she could barely stand and was close to death.

Patroling the most remote part of Pù Mát National Park to stop illegal hunting of animals and illegal logging is a tough job, but the dedicated members of the local forest task force are up to the challenge.

Vietnam would face 5-6 tropical storms from now until the year-end, according to Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Mai Van Khiem.

Burning heat continues to grip the Northern and Central regions on June 29, with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius in Central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has designated the coastal wetland in Thai Thuy District in the northern province of Thai Binh as a nature reserve.

The northern and central regions will expect rains at night from June 27, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has designated the coastal wetland in Thai Thuy District in the northern province of Thai Binh as a nature reserve.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment will promote adaptation to climate change in the Mekong Delta, the central coastal and northern mountainous regions.

A wetland nature reserve was recently established in Thai Thuy district in northern Thai Binh province.

Central Highlands localities need to raise the responsibility among forest owners and management to improve protection and development of the areas.

Hundreds of hectares of land in the central province of Nghe An have been left unused because of drought.

Over 1km of beach in Tam Hai Island, Quang Nam Province, is completely covered in rubbish swept in by the tides.

Quang Ninh Province People's Committee was asked to investigate the case where many households accuse a local thermal plant of causing air pollution.

The Mekong Delta has experienced the most severe drought and saline intrusion ever in the dry season 2019-2020 but the negative impacts on agricultural production and daily life were minimised significantly thanks to effective measures, a top official has said.