Environment

The Central Highlands holds great potential for cultural and ecological tourism, but local provinces still need to work harder to develop these types of tourism effectively and sustainably, heard a national workshop on November 15.

A consultation workshop was held in Hanoi on November 15 to review the National Strategy on Environmental Protection until 2020 and map out a strategy for 2021-2030.

An endangered flock of 500 snakebirds have been found at a tourist site in the southern province of Dong Nai, attracting the attention of forest bird lovers and researchers of endangered wildlife.

The plan to remove dozens of polluting factories out of Hanoi’s centre is at a standstill after years.

Hanoi authorities are proposing to use water from the Red River to revive the heavily polluted To Lich River.

A river near the inter-Korean border turned red with the blood of pigs slaughtered as Seoul attempts to curb the spread of African swine fever.

All agencies, organisations and schools in Hoi An City have been asked to quit the use of single-use plastic items and nylon bags for their activities by the year-end.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a programme on searching for underground water resources to supply mountainous areas and areas facing shortages of water.

Authorities of the Central Highlands provinces have found coaches illegally transporting wild animals.

The capital Hanoi has continued facing terrible air pollution which is posing a risk to health.

For the first time in almost three decades, the silver-backed chevrotain or mouse deer that is thought to be on the verge of extinction has been spotted in a jungle in Vietnam.

HCM City is facing difficulties collecting over 9,000 tonnes of domestic rubbish every day.

As Storm Nakri has weakened, heavy rains and landslides are forecasted in some southern central provinces.

Urban railways are a way to cut carbon emissions in big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, according to experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Vietnam’s ecosystems are in a strong decline and are threatened with losing their basic functions, experts said at a two-day conference that ended on Hanoi on November 7.

Dien Bien police on November 8 said they had seized 47 wildlife animals weighing 169kg in total from two vehicles on National Highway 12.

Urban railways are a way to cut carbon emissions in big cities like Hà Nội and HCM City, according to experts from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).

Heavily pregnant Rachel Gokavi spends most days shut away in her New Delhi home, desperate to shield her unborn child from the toxic air blamed for soaring miscarriage rates and infant deaths.

Hanoi had the highest PM2.5 air pollution index in October, while the central city of Hue was ranked the lowest in the list.