Environment

Around 40 tonnes of fish raised in cages on Da River have died en masse over the past few days, due to the water release of the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant.

Ministries and local authorities discussed plans to minimise damage as the central region is warned of having high rainfall along with flash floods.

The world's sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tonnes of microplastics, broken down from the masses of rubbish entering the oceans every year, according to Australia's national science agency.

11 cross-bred gaurs which have been left staving in Ninh Thuan Province have just been transferred to Phuoc Binh National Park.

Bird hunting is common practice in many rural areas in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.

Authorities in the Central Region are preparing for the coming storm season as it is forecasted that there will be six to eight storms and tropical depressions in the East Sea.

HCM City has reached 12 of its 16 targets in its pollution reduction programme for the 2016-20 period, according to the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

The lives of 200 bears have been rescued from the caged life to Vietnam Bear Rescue Center over recent years.

The Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation plans to soon connect all rooftop solar power to the electricity grid.

Nets will be used at Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve in the central province of Quang Tri to prevent langurs from attacking people.

Vietnam will honour organisations and individuals with great contributions to wildlife conservation in the 2010-2020 period.

A strong cold spell is forecasted to hit the northern region from next Monday, bringing heavy rains and low temperatures.

Phuoc Binh National Park is trying to save a group of 11 cross-bred gaurs which have been left staving in Ninh Thuan Province.

Volunteers helped collect a large amount of rubbish left on Hang Ma Street, Hanoi, during the Full Moon Festival on the night of September 30.

Some Vietnamese experts have advocated a plan to turn Hanoi’s To Lich River into a recreational area with investment from Japan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the northern province of Ha Nam to take emergency actions to protect white-rumped langurs – a critically endangered primate species endemic to northern Vietnam.

A large area of newly-planted mangrove forest in Ha Tinh Province is dying because of pests and bad weather and there appears to be no solution to deal with the problem.

Several southern cities and provinces have accelerated research into air pollution to develop clean air plans by 2025, according to Assoc. Prof. Dr Hồ Quốc Bằng from the Institute for Environment and Resources at the Việt Nam National University

Hundreds of households living at the foot of a mountain in Nha Trang are fearing for their lives after a previous landslide killed 10 people.