Environment

The authorities in Lao Cai Province have confirmed that the tourist town of Sapa would have enough water supply for the coming Reunification and Labour Day holiday.

A cleaning machine has been used to tidy the beaches in Danang City before the summer holiday starts.

The Huong Khe District People's Court in the central province of Ha Tinh has recently sentenced six local people to a total of 66 months in prison for violating “regulations on protection of endangered, precious and rare animals”.

Thousands of people in northern Myanmar took to the streets on Monday to protest against the proposed reinstatement of a Chinese-backed mega-dam they say will cause huge environmental damage and bring little benefit to the country.

Danang City authorities will implement a rubbish classification plan in Hai Chau District this July and expand to other areas from September.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a consultation seminar to discuss refining mechanisms on feedback and dealing with complaints under the Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation (REDD+) for the 2018-2025 period.

Motorbikes have been blamed as the major cause of pollution in HCM City, according to a survey by the Vietnam National University in HCM City.

A US-funded project on dioxin contamination remediation at Bien Hoa airport in the southern province of Dong Nai was launched on April 20.

Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company reported on April 19 that Hanoi still has 13 flood-prone spots that needed to be dealt with before the storm season.

Hanoi Sewage and Drainage Ltd. Company are seeking permission to build a pumping station to take water from the Red River into West Lake and the To Lich River.

Heat wave has spread accross three regions of Vietnam since April 18, with highest temperatures of 35-37 degrees Celsius.

The Cuc Phuong National Park on April 17 received 39 pangolins rescued from wildlife traffickers and handed over by authorities of the northern province of Hung Yen.

Dow and DEEP C signed a memorandum of understanding on building the first road using recycled plastics, at the DEEP C Industrial Complex in the northern city of Hai Phong.

Thunderstorms swept across western India killing at least 35 people and leaving widespread damage, officials said Wednesday.

An embankment project in Quan Hoa District, Thanh Hoa Province, is encroaching upon the Ma River.

The Sài Gòn High-Tech Park Incubation Centre (SHTP-IC) and New Energy Nexus in Southeast Asia are kicking off the New Energy Nexus programme to support Vietnamese start-up companies in the renewable energy field.

Malaysian authorities have arrested two suspected poachers from Vietnam and seized body parts from tigers and bears, a minister said Tuesday, as the country clamps down on rampant wildlife trafficking.

Environmental pollution in some craft villages, especially food processing villages in the central province of Nghe An, has gotten worse. It not only affects the local communities but also raises concerns over food safety.

Campaigns and other activities are now being more regularly seen in Vietnam as people become aware of the threat plastic poses.