Environment

A Japanese expert was so confident about the Japanese bio-nanotechnology treatment in Hanoi’s polluted To Lich River that he took a swim.

Thousands of houses in Phu Quoc Island off the southern province of Kien Giang have been flooded following torrential rains and high sea levels over recent days.

About 3,000 tonnes of waste, which is supposed to be buried at Cờ Đỏ District’s dumping sites in Cần Thơ City, will be burned to produce energy on a trial basis, according to local authorities.

The water level of around 1,800 reservoirs in the northern and northern central region is posing flooding risks for many localities during the rainy season.

More than 800 volunteers joined a campaign to clean Kim Lien beach in the central city of Da Nang on August 7, which was jointly held World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Vietnam, Prudential Vietnam and the municipal Department

A section of a sea dyke in the southernmost province of Ca Mau’s western coast has been eroded due to high flood tides.

Quang Nam province is seeking sustainable solutions for the conservation of critically endangered primates living in a primary forest, which is home to 50 endangered grey-shanked douc langurs.

A US$625,000 project for ecosystem management at Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap was launched at a conference held by the Vietnam Forest Inventory and Planning Institute (FIPI) in Ho Chi Minh City.

Hanoi is facing the waste disposal overloading as dumping sites are almost full, while waste treatment projects are behind schedule.

A sanitation team in Ha Long Bay is working hard to collect a huge amount of rubbish on the beach while dealing with poor attitude from some of the visitors.

Quang Ninh provincial authorities have vowed to close many outdoor mining sites for environmental concerns, particularly their negative impacts on Ha Long Bay.

The authorities in Nha Trang are trying to restore the mangrove forests which have been largely destroyed by local people.

The Danang Department of Information and Communications launched a partnership with Facebook on disaster response and digital capacity building on July 31.

Authorities in the central highlands province of Dak Nong have asked agencies to investigate into the construction of a hydro-power plant which has been blamed for affecting farming activities.

Many water drainage projects in Hanoi are behind schedule while the city recently faced serious flooding in some areas.

Heavy rains have been forecasted in the north and northern central regions this weekend.

Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin.

Numerous challenges are facing Vietnam in its efforts to realise the commitment to doubling the number of wild tigers by 2022.

Fifty-five pieces of rhino horn were found encased in plaster at an airport in the Vietnamese capital, authorities said Sunday, as the country tries to crack down on sophisticated wildlife smuggling routes.