Environment

Hanoi has agreed to receive 18 air quality censoring devices offered by the German Development Cooperation Organisation (GIZ) as part of efforts to improve the air quality in the capital city.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has warned that the water levels at northern reservoirs including Hoa Binh, Son La and Thac Ba are very low and will lead to water shortages.

Ancient shan tuyet tea trees in Sung Do commune, Van Chan district of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai have been recognised as Vietnam’s heritage trees by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE).

Sixteen child petitioners – including Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Villaseñor – from 12 countries around the world on Tuesday presented a landmark official complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to protest lack of

There are about 20,000 households living along HCM City's canals and channels. The wastewater is discharged directly into the environment and causes severe pollution in Vietnam’s most populous city.

Ho Chi Minh City has been covered in smog, affecting traffic and posing health risks for people.

While there is still a huge number of abandoned shipments at HCM City's Cat Lai Port, the authorities continue finding out that another firm has abandoned their waste shipment.

The increasing amount of littering in many popular tourist destinations, including large quantities of hard-to-decompose waste such as plastic bottles, bags, and packaging, has negatively impacted the environmental protection and public health.

Hanoi should take more drastic measures to deal with its severe air pollution, including the urgent removal of polluting facilities from the city’s inner-city areas.

A shortage of fresh water and severe saline intrusion have seriously affected the lives of tens of thousands of people in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.

Masses of children skipped school to join a global strike against climate change that teen activist Greta Thunberg said was "only the beginning," ahead of a UN youth summit she will participate in Saturday.

Singapore's skies were clearer Friday and air quality improved as smog from Indonesian forest fires drifted away, easing fears that this weekend's Formula One race may be affected.

Six bears, that have shown signs of having sickness have been rescued at a farm in Binh Duong Province by the Austria-based Four Paws organisation.

Indonesia is sending back hundreds of containers of contaminated waste to the West after shipments supposedly containing plastic meant for recycling were found to hide hazardous substances, customs officials said.

Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic haze from rampant forest fires sent air quality plummeting.

Post-harvest straw burning has worsened air quality in many northern localities.

Local people in Thanh Hoa City have complained about serious environmental pollution caused by the Ha Thanh Company.

Forest rangers in Gia Lai Province have asked for a police investigation following the destruction of nearly 1,200 hectares of forest in the area.

The PM has recently ratified a program on conservation of Vietnamese endangered turtle species by 2025 with a vision towards 2030.