Environment

Joint efforts are being made to crack down on the illegal trade of wild animals on the Internet in Vietnam as more traders have shifted offline to Internet-based markets.

UNICEF Vietnam is willing to provide technical support and cooperate with the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau to tackle issues triggered by natural disasters and epidemics, UNICEF Representative in Vietnam Rana Flowers told provincial leaders.

Many canals in HCM City are struggling with the serious pollution due to illegal waste dumping.

Farmers in Hong Ngu District, Dong Thap Province, are struggling as the rice fields keep dying from saline contamination.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has called for strengthening the management of seafood transportation across the border.

People in a village in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have been struggling with severe pollution for up to six years due to the burning of e-waste.

Less tourism activities and waste around the Chàm Islands – a world biodiversity reserve site – would help the marine ecosystem in waters off the islands recover after the two-month social distancing order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two Asiatic black bears in Ha Nam province have been rescued on May 20 and brought to the Bear Sanctuary Ninh Binh by Four Paws, an international animal welfare organization, and Ha Nam province's Forest Protection Department.

Vietnamese Miss Universe 2017 H’hen Nie has joined a programme launched by the UK Embassy in Vietnam to raise public awareness about human trafficking and its prevention and control.

Many monkeys have been injured by human activities on the Son Tra Peninsula in Danang City.

Over a hundred of large trees along Hanoi's Kim Ma Street which were relocated to a rented garden for the Nhon-Hanoi railway project are being left to die.

Hot weather will hit northern Vietnam from May 20, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Millions of people were being moved to safety as one of the fiercest cyclones in years barrelled towards India and Bangladesh on Tuesday, but with evacuation plans complicated by coronavirus precautions.

Authorities in Hanoi started construction on Monday on underground sewer systems for the To Lich and Lu rivers which have been seriously polluted by wastewater.

The management board of Lý Sơn Marine Protected Area has proposed a gene protection programme for five endangered sea creatures.

The People’s Court of the southernmost province of Ca Mau has sentenced a company director to 13 years in prison and a fine of 100 million VND (4,280 USD) for organising trafficking of rare and endangered wildlife.

Lakes, rivers and wells in the South Central Coast and Central Highlands are drying up, threatening the lives of thousands of households in Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan and Gia Lai.

Localities have been urged to keep a close watch on the development of Storm Vongfong for active preventive measures.

Due to the prolonged dry season, water levels at many reservoirs in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau are at or lower than dead water levels.