Environment

A report issued by the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting anticipates that the north of the country will experience up to three cold snaps throughout the first half of February, with temperatures in some areas dropping as low as

With an area of about 31,000 hectares, the Nui Chua National Park features forest, sea and semi-arid spaces, and efforts are being made to conserve its rich biodiversity while tapping into tourism pot.

The Mekong Delta region of Vietnam, an area that helps feed about 200 million people, is predicted to sink underwater by 2100.

Binh Dinh Province will spend VND99bn (USD4.3m) to build a dyke to protect 100 houses in Nhon Hai Commune which are threatened by erosion.

Authorities in Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok ordered nearly 450 schools to close on January 22 as pollution reached dangerously unhealthy levels.

A fierce cold snap is forecast to hit the nation’s northern and northcentral regions from January 25, on the first day of the first lunar month, according to reports by the National Centre for Hydro-meteorology Forecasting.

The amount of rubbish is increasing in Hanoi ahead of the Tet holiday as local families tidy up their houses.

HCM City has faced severe air pollution over the past week with a high index of PM2.5.

HCMC plans to examine emissions from motorcycles on a trial basis this month as part of a broader plan to remove aging vehicles from the road to reduce air pollution in the city, reported Thanh Nien newspaper.

The northern region has experienced the hottest first two weeks of the year in the past 50 years, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Many carp have been found dying right after being released into Hanoi’s polluted rivers and lakes on Kitchen Gods' Day.

Ben Tre People's Committee have announced that they are in an emergency situation while other provinces also reported damage due to saline intrusion.

China's fight against pollution faces new threats from rising levels of harmful ozone gas despite an "impressive" reduction in other airborne particles, according to a report released Thursday.

A private hospital in the central province of Nghe An has discharged wastewater into the environment.

Many schools in the central province of Quang Ngai have carried out a rubbish classification campaign in order to limit plastic waste.

Students of Thanh Đa Secondary School in HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District have greater awareness of air pollution and measures to prevent it after an air quality index monitor was installed in the school a few months ago.

Vietnamese authorities have started many plans and programmes in order to reduce ocean plastic waste.

Many species of rare turtles are in danger of extinction due to illegal trading in Vietnam.

Various environmental incidents in 2019 have forced Vietnam’s people and Government to face a reckoning.