Environment

Young Danang men respond to litter challenge

A young man in the central city of Danang and his cousin have joined the global Challenge for Change movement to collect litter at Son Tra Peninsular.

Border guards suspected of destroying in Phong Nha-Ke Bang forest

Dozens of false ebony trees have been destroyed in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Forest only a kilometre away from Con Roang border guard station.

Seoul passes emergency bills to fight air pollution

South Korea's parliament passed emergency measures on Wednesday to tackle the "social disaster" of air pollution, after the country saw record levels of pollution earlier this month.

Sand bar emerges at Hoi An beach

A new sand bar has recently appeared near Cua Dai Beach in Hoi An Town.

Northern region to have new cold spell

A new cold spell will hit the northern region from March 14.

HCM City: VND10 trillion anti-flood facility to be operational late 2019

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on March 12 conducted a field trip to inspect the progress of the flood prevention project in the city.

Hanoi’s air pollution ranked second in Southeast Asia

Hanoi stood second in Southeast Asia in terms of air pollution just behind Jakarta, according to a 2018 World Air Quality Report jointly conducted by Greenpeace and IQAir AirVisual.

Thua Thien-Hue Province to build 430 flood-proof houses

Thua Thien-Hue Province will fund 430 flood-proof houses for the people in flood-prone areas from 2019 to 2020.

Two more bears rescued in Binh Duong

Four Paws, an international animal welfare organisation, co-operated with authorities of the southern province of Binh Duong rescued two Tibetan bears.

Earth Hour campaign kicks off in Hanoi

A campaign to respond to the Earth Hour was launched in Hanoi on March 10, conveying the message of “saving energy, protecting earth”.

HCM City campaign calls for joint actions to reduce plastic waste

A campaign named “Day to clean plastic waste 2019” was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on March 9 to raise public awareness and call for practical actions to protect the environment.

Location-based FiT proposed from July

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has just released an updated draft on encouraging development of solar power projects in Vietnam.

Endangered bison spotted at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Scientists have found over a dozen Guar or Indian Bison in the central province of Quang Binh at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park through photographic traps.

Central Highlands forest suffers deliberate fire

A large area of forest in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai has been burnt down for farming.

Thousands face water shortages in Quang Ngai

The authorities in Quang Ngai Province are seeking VND90bn (USD3.8m) from the state budget to deal with drought and water shortages that will affect 8,000 people.

Ministry allows mud dumping off Vung Tau

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has approved the dumping of 14.3 million cubic metres of mud off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Official's son found destroying protective forest

An illegal tourism site has been built on forested land by the son of an environment official in Quang Nam Province.

Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study

Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way they do so may determine whether they survive, a new study has found.

Vietnam wins first prize at international photo contest on weather, climate

A photo by Luong Thanh Hai of Vietnam’s meteorological and hydrological agency has won the first prize at a photo competition of the Typhoon Committee (TC).