Environment

Limiting plastic waste in tourism activities

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.

Polluting facilities need to be removed from central Hanoi

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.

Nearly 10,000 households in Tra Vinh lack fresh water

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.

'Millions' protest in youth-led global climate strike

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.

Forest fire haze clears over Singapore ahead of F1

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.

Caged bears rescued in Binh Duong

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 returning hundreds of containers of waste to West

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.

Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze

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.

Straw burning harms many northern provinces

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

Thanh Hoa residents suffer from air pollution

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

Gia Lai forest destruction to be investigated

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.

Program on endangered turtle protection released

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

Japanese carp released into Hanoi river and lake

Japanese Koi and Vietnamese Tam Duong carp were released into the To Lich River and West Lake in Hanoi today, September 16.

Hanoi air quality continues worsening

Statistics from yesterday, September 15, showed that the air in Hanoi with PM2.5 Particles pollution had worsened.

Singapore air 'unhealthy' ahead of F1 race

Pollution from forest fires in Indonesia pushed Singapore's air quality to unhealthy levels for the first time in three years on Saturday, the government said, a week ahead of the Formula One night race in the city.

Wild elephants destroy Nghe An crops

Wild elephants have destroyed a large area of crops in the central province of Nghe An’s Quy Chau District.

Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears

The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.

Danger looms over Cat Tien Park as sand exploitation allowed

Cat Tien National Park is facing danger again as local authorities have re-allowed sand exploitation after two years.

Malaysia piles pressure on Indonesia over smog-belching fires

Malaysia has stepped up pressure on neighbouring Indonesia to tackle huge blazes tearing through its rainforests and smothering Southeast Asia in smog, as fires typically started to clear land for crops send diplomatic tensions soaring.

PM orders Hanoi administration handle Rạng Đông fire’s environment issues

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Monday ordered chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi Nguyễn Đức Chung to closely work with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to urgently handle environmental issues after the fire at Rạng

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