Environment

HCM City has faced severe air pollution over the past week with a high index of PM2.5.

HCMC plans to examine emissions from motorcycles on a trial basis this month as part of a broader plan to remove aging vehicles from the road to reduce air pollution in the city, reported Thanh Nien newspaper.

The northern region has experienced the hottest first two weeks of the year in the past 50 years, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Many carp have been found dying right after being released into Hanoi’s polluted rivers and lakes on Kitchen Gods' Day.

Ben Tre People's Committee have announced that they are in an emergency situation while other provinces also reported damage due to saline intrusion.

China's fight against pollution faces new threats from rising levels of harmful ozone gas despite an "impressive" reduction in other airborne particles, according to a report released Thursday.

A private hospital in the central province of Nghe An has discharged wastewater into the environment.

Many schools in the central province of Quang Ngai have carried out a rubbish classification campaign in order to limit plastic waste.

Students of Thanh Đa Secondary School in HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District have greater awareness of air pollution and measures to prevent it after an air quality index monitor was installed in the school a few months ago.

Vietnamese authorities have started many plans and programmes in order to reduce ocean plastic waste.

Many species of rare turtles are in danger of extinction due to illegal trading in Vietnam.

Various environmental incidents in 2019 have forced Vietnam’s people and Government to face a reckoning.

Several cold spells will arrive in the northern region in late January but the temperatures will be higher than in previous years, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Palau's pioneering ban on "reef-toxic" sunscreens took effect Wednesday as the tiny Pacific island nation introduced strict environmental measures that also include one of the world's largest marine sanctuaries.

Fire-ravaged Australia has launched a major operation to reach thousands of people stranded in seaside towns after deadly bushfires ripped through popular tourist areas on New Year's Eve.

One of the most beautiful beaches in the central province of Quang Ngai is facing serious erosion, affecting tourism services.

A group of students in the central city of Danang have successfully made a machine for gathering rubbish on beaches.

Police from the southeastern province of Binh Phuoc have seized 10 civets transported from Cambodia to Vietnam for investigating the case of trafficking rare and precious wild animals.

Customs in northern Hải Phòng City have seized more than two tonnes of ivory tusks and pangolin scales, the Voice of Vietnam reported.