Environment

Typhoon Bolaven, with the strongest wind speed of 75km per hour near its eye, entered the East Sea on Wednesday morning and becomes the first tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year.

China's complete ban on ivory trade went into effect Sunday, officials said, a major step forward in Beijing's efforts to rein in what was once the world's largest market for illegal ivory.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) plans to launch a communication campaign to promote the non-use of plastic bags as a prelude to its sea turtle conservation programme on Ly Son Island in 2018.

An agricultural waste treatment that uses bioproducts has been developed by scientists from the Centre of New Material and the Hanoi Gardening Association.

Driftwood from the Cai River is being washed up on Nha Trang Beach after two days of heavy rains.

Three out of water supply projects using loans from the World Bank (WB) have been put into operation in Hanoi.

Denmark continues providing non-refundable official development aid to promote Vietnam’s energy development in the framework of the Vietnam-Denmark Energy Partnership Programme in 2017-2020.

Dozens of households in the central city of Danang have been affected by the erosion of a local beach.

Pangolins in Indonesia are at risk of extinction because of an illicit trade that sees thousands of the critically endangered animals trafficked each year, a study showed Thursday.

Over-fishing is fast depleting Quảng Ninh’s marine resources, but the northern province has not been able to tackle it effectively.

Scientists have discovered 115 new stranger species in the Greater Mekong region, one of Asia's biodiversity hotspots, in which 65 species have been found in Vietnam.

A woman in the central province of Nghe An was stopped while transporting seven dead monkeys for sale.

The water under Thang Long Bridge in Hanoi’s Dong Anh District, has been severely polluted as locals keep dumping rubbish there in recent months.

Widespread water pollution nationwide has inflicted an estimated economic loss of 11.6 trillion VND (510.7 million USD) in the last ten years and the situation is not getting better, an environmental expert says.

A new typhoon, Kaitak, entered the south of the East Sea on Monday afternoon. The 15th storm to hit the waters this year, it is forecast to get stronger, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

Cycling machines attached to a water filtration system have been installed on the bank of Hoang Cau Lake in Hanoi. These have not only helped local people to do their exercise, but also keep the lake clean.

The Four Paws Foundation has re-released three bears, including one male and two females, weighing over 100kg each, to a semi-natural area in Ninh Bình.

Iran shut primary schools in Tehran and other parts of the country on Sunday as thick smog blanketed the capital despite curbs on road traffic and industrial activity.

The southern region is leading the country in promulgating action plans to promote green growth, an expert said at a review conference on the implementation of the Vietnam Green Growth Strategy held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 14.