Environment

Many rare wild animals at Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Station in Ho Chi Minh City have been found living in poor condition while the numbers are falling sharply.

Coastal embankments in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city in the south central province of Ninh Thuan have been damaged by high waves caused by the northeast monsoon.

A plan to create the world's largest marine sanctuary in Antarctic waters was shot down when a key conservation summit failed to reach a consensus, with environmentalists on Saturday decrying a lack of scientific foresight.

Humanity and the way we feed, fuel and finance our societies and economies is pushing nature and the services that power and sustain us to the brink, according to the WWF’s 2018 Living Planet Report.

Many buildings in Ho Chi Minh City are being tainted by graffiti while the local authorities struggle to deal with the situation.

A modern waste treatment plant has been built in Quang Trach district, central Quang Binh province with an investment capital of more than US$35 million.

Tri Nguyen Island in Nha Trang Bay is being littered with rubbish from households and boats.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha was grilled about serious pollution in Nhue and Day rivers at the National Assembly on October 30, the first day of Question-and-Answer at the NA’s on-going 6th session.

HCM City will reduce the number of waste depots in inner districts while increasing the number in the city’s outlying areas.

Quang Nam authorities discovered an inter-province wildlife trade ring and seized many animals on October 29.

Super typhoon Yutu, with wind speeds up to 200km per hour, was heading for the East Sea (South China Sea ) on Saturday morning, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported.

Hanoi has been urged to set up non-smoking areas around its iconic tourist attractions, such as Hoan Kiem Lake and the Temple of Literature.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) launched a project on October 26 to green Vietnam’s textile-apparel sector through improving water management and energy sustainability.

Hanoi Urban Environment Company in Xuan Son Commune has been caught discharging untreated waste water into the environment in Ba Vi District, Hanoi.

A local craftsman from central Vietnam is trying to replace single-use plastic straws with reusable bamboo alternatives at hotels, resorts and restaurants in Hội An, Đà Nẵng, Nha Trang and Phú Quốc.

Various wrongdoings have been revealed in the mineral exploitation activities in Phu Yen Province, especially the sand dredging activities on Da Rang River.

Lawmakers have decided to raise the environmental tax on a number of commodities from January 1, 2019.

HCM City Party Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan has called on people not to litter roads and canals to aid in flooding reduction.

A billion-dollar hydroelectric dam development in Indonesia that threatens the habitat of the world's rarest great ape has sparked fresh concerns about the impact of China's globe-spanning infrastructure drive.