Environment

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.

A group of young people at Sasa Team Marine Animals Rescue have attempted to rescue coral reefs in Danang City.

Keeping the Côn Đảo National Park clean and conserving biodiversity is the top priority for its management board.

A company director in Hanoi claims he can clean up the severely-polluted To Lich River in just six months.

Ha Long Bay Management Board has made an agreement with 15 service providers to pilot a ban on plastic products on tourist boats starting from August 1.

Fire has ravaged a forest in the southern central province of Binh Dinh for more than a day.

A workshop was held in Quang Tri province, on July 24, to kick start the third phase of the ‘Building resilience to natural hazards in Central Vietnam’ project.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent an official document directing local authorities to deal with the severe drought in the central region on July 24.

A bison weighing up to 800 kilos has been found dead in a forest in the southern province of Dong Nai for unknown reasons.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta region are calling for water-saving as the water level in the Mekong River is record low.