Environment

As many as 1,132 wild animals were successfully rescued in Vietnam last year, according to the Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV), a local NGO focused on the conservation of nature and the environment.

Three Vietnamese companies have won a regional challenge to combat plastic waste in Ha Long Bay.

China's Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first image of Mars, the national space agency said, as the mission prepares to touch down on the Red Planet later this year.

Heavy rainfall has been forecasted to affect the northern region of Vietnam on February 8-9.

An escaped tiger that killed a keeper at a zoo on Borneo island has been captured alive after a day on the loose, police said.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is seeking the Prime Minister’s approval for a project on planting at least 1 billion new trees by the end of 2025 for the country’s sustainable growth.

The southeastern province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu is taking urgent measures to prevent forest fires as the area enters the peak period of the dry season.

New Zealand unveiled a blueprint Sunday to phase out petrol-powered cars while its dairy industry, a key pillar of the economy, must slash cow numbers under the ambitious plan to be carbon neutral by 2050.

Ho Chi Minh City needs 553 billion VND (23.9 million USD) to invest in a motorbike emission control programme in the city by 2030.

HCM City needs VNĐ553 billion (US$23.9 million) to invest in the motorbike emission control programme in the city by 2030. Of that, the city plans to check exhaust emissions for impoverished households free of charge between 2023-2025.

The central province of Quảng Trị, the area most heavily contaminated by unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Vietnam following the war with the US, is working to clear about 3,000ha of land each year to become the first Vietnamese locality

Ha Nam provincial authorities have been asked to plan a conservation area to protect the Delacour's langurs from development activities.

Overfishing has wiped out over 70 percent of some shark and ray populations in the last half-century, leaving a "gaping, growing hole" in ocean life, according to a new study.

Ca Mau People's Committee has announced the establishment of a conservation forest to protect the ecosystem on Hon Khoai and Hon Chuoi island cluster.

The central province of Quang Tri, which has the greatest amount of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the country, is working to clear about 3,000ha of land each year to become the first Vietnamese locality to be safe from UXO

The Singapore Zoo has welcomed a lion cub named Simba to its animal kingdom following artificial insemination that officials said Tuesday was a first for the city-state.

A new species of damselfly was recently discovered in two national parks in the neighbouring provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh in central Vietnam.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have suspended a golf project that has caused damage to forested land over a 13-year period.

Hanoi’s air pollution has continued worsening in many areas, posing health risks for local residents.