Environment

Air quality monitor equipment at schools seeks to raise students’ awareness of pollution

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.

Vietnam to start plastic waste reduction action plan

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

Wild turtles under threat of extinction

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

Vietnam steps up fight against pollution in 2020

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

Cold spells predicted for late January

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 bans 'reef-toxic' sunscreen

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.

Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires

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.

Quang Ngai beach faces serious erosion

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

Danang students make beach litter collecting machines

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

Binh Phuoc seizes rare civets transported from Cambodia

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.

Over two tonnes of ivory and pangolin scales seized

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

Dump site fire chokes Dalat

Many areas in the Central Highlands city of Dalat are being polluted by a fire at a local rubbish dump site.

WWF helps Vietnam combat wildlife trafficking

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is coordinating with forest rangers of Zone 4 to organise a training course on combating wildlife trafficking, in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Hanoi authorities attempt to address air pollution

Hanoi People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung has signed a directive asking related agencies to quickly deal with air pollution and let pupils stay home on bad air days.

Slow compensation continues plaguing residents near Hanoi dump

Many people living near Nam Son dumping site in Hanoi’s outlying district of Soc Son gathered to block rubbish trucks from entering.

5 tonnes of wild animals found on bus in Ha Tinh

Police in the central province of Ha Tinh on December 25 seized five tonnes of live wild animals on a bus that was moving from the south to the north.

Measures urged to actively respond to new strong storm near East Sea

The concerned localities and agencies have been urged to actively brace for a new severe storm forecast which is quickly heading towards the East Sea in the last days of 2019.

Japan could release Fukushima radioactive water into environment

A Japanese government agency has proposed releasing radioactive water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the environment, as storage space runs out.

Video-making contest aims higher plastic waste awareness

A video-making contest named “I choose” is open for young people aged 12 – 18 to improve public awareness of the harmful effects of plastic waste to the environment.

Ministry points out six causes for air pollution

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has pointed out six major causes for the severe air pollution in many big cities, particularly in Hanoi and HCM City.

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