Environment

A number of hospitals in Vietnam have successfully treated and reused their waste water with support from the World Bank.

More than 750 people have died in floods across South Asia, officials said Monday, with monsoon rains also causing the deaths of hundreds of animals, including rhinos and a tiger.

The Ministry of Construction (MoC) and the South Korea International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) held a workshop in Hanoi on Thursday to review implementation of the Green City Planning Decision Support System (GDSS) in Vietnam.

Water governance in APEC economies, climate change, food security and best practices in agriculture are among the topics to be discussed at the first APEC Water Resources Authorities Meeting for Food Security that opens today in Cần Thơ.

A red-shanked douc langur (pygathrix nemaeus) has just been handed over to the Cúc Phương national park in the northern province of Ninh Bình by forest rangers in Phú Lộc District in central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế.

Provinces and cities in northern Vietnam have been requested to prepare to deal with flood and landslides in the region.

Two more construction projects in coastal Sơn Trà and Ngũ Hành Sơn districts of Đà Nẵng have been found discharging untreated waste water into the city’s household sewage system.

Monsoon floods and landslides have killed at least 94 people across Nepal and India but officials fear that figure could rise sharply as rescuers search for dozens believed lost under mud and in submerged villages.

More than 2,600 trees of over 100 fauna species in 52 province and cities have been recognised as heritage trees of Vietnam since the title recognition was initiated in 2010.

No single country or individual could put an end to illegal wildlife trade, but joint international efforts should be made to prevent wildlife crimes and protect the elephant species in the centuries ahead, US Ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius,

The central province of Quảng Nam plans to restore a 80ha forest as habitat for a herd of gray-shanked douc langurs living in Đồng Cổ Village, Tam Mỹ Tây Commune.

The Hanoi Forest Protection Department and World Animal Protection (WAP) finished re-implanting microchips in 200 captive bears earlier this week in the capital city – which boasts the highest number of bile farms as well as captive bears in

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement with the Vietnamese Government on August 10 to provide grant aid of up to 1.844 billion Yen ($16.77 million) for the Project for Emergency Reservoir Operations and Effective Flood

The landfill in Thanh Hoa Province’s Sam Son Town has become overloaded for many years, affecting the lives of local people and polluting Sam Son Beach.

Stargazers in Vietnam will get the opportunity to see the Perseid meteor shower, the largest one this year, between Saturday midnight and early Sunday morning.

A Tibetan bear was rescued by the Asian Animal Foundation after being transferred by a bear breeder in the northern mountainous province of Lai Châu.

Complaints have continued about the waste water discharged directly onto Danang City’s beaches.

An elephant that has killed 15 people in eastern India over a months-long rampage could be shot within days if it is not brought under control, an official said Wednesday.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung met Director of the UN Environment Programme Erik Solheim Hanoi during which he proposed that the UN Environment continue supporting Vietnam in reviewing, revising and completing laws and policies related to environment.