Environment

Seven illegally-held bears which were in captivity for up to 20 years in the southern province of Binh Duong have been rescued.

Con Dao National Park has been officially recognised as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia, becoming the 11th member of the marine turtles conservation network.

Tonnes of rubbish have covered a beach in the central province of Ha Tinh, causing environmental pollution.

The Green Horizon Summit and the ongoing “Race to Zero Dialogues” campaign have kick-started global efforts towards the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The Danang Circular Economy Hub has officially been launched in the central city.

Dantri/DTiNews will help build 50 floating houses for the people in the flood-prone areas in the central region thanks to readers' donations.

Eleven international organisations operating in Vietnam and supported by the Belgian Government signed a commitment on further contributions to environmental sustainability at a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 9.

India's environmental court on Monday ordered a ban on firecrackers during the country's biggest annual festival in cities battling hazardously poor air quality, citing a link between pollution and a coronavirus surge.

The proposal to release around 150 monkeys at Cao Dai Holy See in the southern central province of Tay Ninh into the wild has been sent to provincial authorities.

Predictions on the intensity and impacts of environmental issues on various socio-economic aspects must be highlighted in the draft documents to be submitted to the 13th National Party Congress, an official has said.

Vietnam, as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, is set to develop a roadmap to implement market-based carbon pricing tools as part of its effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Some 600 tonnes of rubbish piled up in Hanoi's Cau Giay District will be cleared this week.

Forested areas in Vietnam’s central region increased by 373,887 ha in the 2015-2019 period, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Some officials have failed to fulfil their task and supported the illegal poisoning and cutting of pine forests in Dak Nong Province, according to an investigation.

A bear which was illegally held in captivity for up to 18 years and its four-year old cub in the northern province of Phu Tho have been rescued.

Many provinces in the southern central region including Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, and Binh Dinh are forecasted to see heavy rains from Wednesday evening as the Storm Goni is heading to the area.

Legislators raised issues regarding hydropower and forest preservation and development during the 10th sitting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 3.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City and the UNICEF in Vietnam have jointly launched a campaign to enhance the awareness of environmental protection among local children.

All landfill waste sites in Hanoi are overloaded, while many waste treatment projects in the city remain on paper.