Environment

The Diễn Vọng River in Quảng Ninh Province had been severely polluted by cargo ports, reported online newspaper vov.vn.

The authorities in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have seized six tonnes of pangolin scales which were illegally brought into Vietnam on May 23.

Hundreds of households in Thanh Hoa Province have filed complaints about a local wood processing factory.

Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Hung expressed his delight at growing Vietnam-France ties during a working session in the capital city on May 22 with Jean Charles Nefgre, Politburo member of the French Communist Party (PCF).

The central coastal province of Phu Yen is searching for solutions to protect the local coral reefs which have been damaged by human activities.

Van Long Lagoon in the northern province of Ninh Binh has been officially recognised as a new Ramsar site.

One of 40 swans at a river in the northern city of Haiphong has been taken to Hanoi for the treatment after it fainted.

Despite some improvements in To Lich River water quality, many experts are still expressing doubts.

More than 6,000 households living in landslide-prone areas in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap need to be relocated, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Vo Thanh Ngoan has stated.

The coastal path in Hau Loc District is the most polluted area in Thanh Hoa Province as it has become an illegal dumping site.

For more than a year after being moved to a Jordanian wildlife reserve from war-hit Syria, two bears, Loz and Sukkar, would cower whenever planes flew by, traumatised by past bombardments.

Police in Dong Nai Province are investigating the mass death of over 300 tonnes of fish in the La Nga River following rain.

North Korea is experiencing its worst drought in over a century, official media reported Friday, days after the World Food Programme expressed "very serious concerns" about the situation in the country.

Hanoi has used Japanese bio-nanotechnology in cleaning the polluted To Lich River.

A rare Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been caught by fishermen in Ben Tre Province.

A new heatwave has hit Vietnam’s northern region with temperatures in some places forecast to reach nearly 40C, according to the national weather service.

The Forest Protection Department in Bac Tra My District, Quang Nam Province, confirmed that they had seized seven turtles at a coffee shop in the area, including three rare specimens.

Authorities on Phu Quoc Island are seeking ways to save rivers and canals which are dying from pollution.

An environmental protection programme will be carried out in 2019 to help improve plastic consumption habits.