Environment

Japanese experts have continued cleaning up the heavily polluted To Lich River in Hanoi with the technology to decompose sludge into carbon dioxide and water.

The government of Canada said on June 17 it is in discussions with Malaysia about retrieving plastic waste that originated from Canada and is currently in Malaysia.

Up to five tonnes of dead fish have been been collected at two lakes in the central city of Danang.

A seminar was held in the central province of Quang Tri on June 14 to review activities to clear unexploded ordnances (UXO) left over by the war for the 2016 – 2020 period.

Among 10-12 storms or tropical low pressure forecast to hit East Sea, up to five are forecast to directly impact Vietnam’s mainland from July – December 2019, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

Nepali activists rallied in Kathmandu on Friday calling for an end to religious animal sacrifices, months ahead of a festival that in the past has seen tens of thousands of animals slaughtered.

Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) is seeking authorities of the central province of Binh Dinh for dumping 300,000 cubic metres of mud off the coast of Quy Nhon City.

Authorities in Phu Quoc Island are finding new dumping sites for the increasing amount of waste produced.

Lam Dong police have just arrested another accomplice in a group of men who are accused of destroying over 10 hectares of forest.

Japan has joined Britain in pledging to become carbon neutral later this century, as the world races to prevent catastrophic climate change, but critics blasted Tokyo's plan as unambitious.

Carbon Tracker has released its latest report entitled “Here comes the sun (and wind)”, containing the findings of a coal power economic analysis for Vietnam to understand the potential for asset stranding and the relative competitiveness of renewable energy.

Podiums at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be made from plastic waste donated by local residents or collected from the sea, organisers said Tuesday, as part of a sustainability push.

The severe hot spell which is hitting the north and central regions may last until June 13.

A recent tiger attack in Binh Duong Province has raised questions over regulations and criteria for tiger keeping in the area.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised the need to take practical and concrete measures to control and reduce plastic waste while launching a national campaign on plastic waste prevention in Hanoi on June 9.

Rampant dumping is threatening the environment in the Red River in Hanoi while local authorities have failed to curb the problems.

A campaign to promote the fight against plastic waste and release of aquatic species to the nature was launched in Phu Quoc island district of the southern province of Kien Giang on June 8.

The noxious air hanging over India's towns and cities kills more than 100,000 children under five every year, a damning study published Wednesday for World Environment Day found.

Outlying districts in Hanoi have been badly affected by burning rice straw.