Environment

Heavy rains have been forecasted for the southern provinces from tonight, November 23, as a tropical depression off the Philippines has strengthened into a storm that could land in Vietnam during the weekend.

The central city of Danang has planned to spend a total VND111 billion (USD4.82 million) to build 13 air and water quality monitoring stations.

A half marathon race aimed at promoting public awareness on tiger protection in Vietnam will be held at the Ciputra urban area in Hanoi's Bac Tu Liem district on December 9.

The Forest Protection Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been conducting an investigation into the trafficking of big-headed turtles (Platysternon megacephalum) in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.

A man in the northern province of Son La has been summoned by the police after killing a wild monkey and posting the clip and photos on Facebook.

A bear which has been held at a tourist site in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has been rescued.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Quảng Ngãi Province has said the 15 million cubic metres of dredged sand and soil recently dumped into the sea area was a legal activity and had not caused pollution.

A woman in the central province of Nghe An has been detained while transporting wild animals for sale.

A VND1.32 trillion (USD57.39 million) 200-hectare golf course will be built on forested land in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

Representatives of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and the Netherlands’ Vitens Evides International (VEI) company held a discussion on the WaterWorX project, which aims to orient the water supply to be adaptable to the effects of climate

Nguyen Xuan Man, head of the forest ranger unit in Ha Loc District, Ha Tinh Province, said that they were collaborating with related agencies to deal with illegal poaching in the area.

Wetlands in Vietnam are under threat from both natural factors and human activities.

The residents in Binh Dinh Province's Phu My District have held a group of engineers captive to protest against a solar power project in the area due to fears that the nearby forest will be destroyed.

The mass fish deaths in Danang coast might have been caused by fishing using explosives according to local authorities.

Hanoi aims to reduce the use of plastic bags in the traditional markets, supermarkets and trade centres to protect the environment as well as ensure the sustainability of the ecosystem.

Six Vietnamese startups have won USD15,000 in prizes in the "Vietnam Challenge for Our Environment" project which was organised by the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, in partnership with Hatch! and Swiss EP.

Hundreds of wild birds have been sold at a temporary market by Thang Long Avenue in Hanoi.

The implementation of the "Upscale and Mainstream Green Office Lifestyles in Vietnam" initiative is likely to reach a 6% reduction of Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through changing people’s behaviour towards a green lifestyle and sustainable consumption.

A local company has destroyed 31 hectares of forestland for coal mining under the guise that they were building a cemetery in Quang Ninh Province.