Environment

At the peak of the ‘mining fever’, Quỳ Hợp District in the central province Nghệ An had hundreds of sites operational. Now, due to high production costs and consumption difficulties, many mining companies have shut down—leaving behind tremendous environmental damage.

The Vietnam Administration of Forestry in partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the establishment of an elephant sanctuary in central Quang Nam province on September 7.

The Ministry of Construction has asked the authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province to gather opinions from experts and the public before building a large-scale resort project and cable car system on Bach Ma Mountain.

A tropical depression near Luzon Island of the Philippines is predicted to strengthen into Typhoon Guchol, which will land in the East Sea (South China Sea), according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Ash and slag waste from thermal power plants in Quang Ninh Province is contaminating the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay.

The Prime Minister has approved investment for a project to build a marine environmental monitoring and warning system in four central provinces, to be managed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the People's Committees of Ha

Police in the central highlands province of Lam Dong have found two dead tiger cubs at a local timber workshop.

The Biodiversity Conservation Centre of GreenViet, an NGO in Đà Nẵng, will launch a warning application for smart phone users to alert of violations against animals and vegetation in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve.

The National Centre for Hydrometeorogical Forecasting warned that two or four storms and low pressures will arise in the East Sea in September, and one or two of which may affect the country’s mainland, especially the central region.

The Chàm island’s Marine Protected Area management board has started conservation of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) by hatching 450 eggs taken from Côn Đảo Island.

Scientists have created a map that warns land degradation risks in the northern mountainous provinces of Dien Bien and Lai Chau.

More and more wild elephants have been driven out of the wild to find food, in some instances attacking domesticated elephants in Dak Lak Province.

The Ivory Free Vietnam Campaign to stop the illegal trade in ivory and contribute to the global efforts to save elephants from extinction, has been launched in HCM City by Centre of Hands-on Actions and Networking for Growth and

Many precious and protected animals at the Kon Ka Kinh National Park in Gia Lai Province, one of 27 national parks listed on ASEAN Heritage Park, are being hunted and killed.

The People’s Committee of southwestern Tây Ninh Province has proposed the Ministry of Industry and Trade add 15 solar power projects to the provincial planning scheme on electricity development in the 2011-15 period, with a vision through 2020.

A planned wood-pulp plant in Bình Sơn District would destroy 50ha of nipa palm forest, causing pollution, loss of biodiversity, and irrevocable damage to local lifestyles, biologists and residents warn.

A powerful storm lashed Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday, just days after a punishing typhoon swept through the region and claimed at least 18 lives.

Hong Kong raised its highest storm warning Wednesday as Severe Typhoon Hato brought the city to a standstill, shutting down the stock market and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights as heavy rain and winds pummelled the territory.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked for another environmental inspection in four central provinces affected by the Formosa incident.