Environment

A European Parliament (EP) delegation is in Hanoi to prepare for the ratification of a bilateral agreement on forestry that would promote trade in verified legal timber products from Vietnam to the EU and other markets.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has assigned the Ministries of Public Security, National Defence, Finance, and Industry and Trade to intensify preventive measures and strictly handle the illegal smuggling and transportation of wild animals and plants.

Hundreds of metres of Cua Dai Beach in the central province of Quang Nam have been eroded again due to big waves and strong winds.

Đà Nẵng, in co-operation with the European Union (EU), has launched a pilot project to develop solar energy in the city.

Up to five cold spells are predicted to hit the northern region in January, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Inspection units will be established in all cities and provinces nationwide to conduct regular inspections on the quality of water supplied to households from June next year, the Ministry of Health has said.

Frost and ice have appeared on Mau Son Mountain in the northern province of Lang Son for the second day as temperatures fell to minus one degree.

The stunning landscape of Tràm Chim National Park is at its most attractive during the "floating water season", or flooding season, from September to December.

Inspection units will be established in all cities and provinces nationwide to conduct regular inspections on the quality of water supplied to households from June next year, the Ministry of Health has said.

Ho Chi Minh City have been enveloped by thick smog over some recent days.

A tropical low pressure is entering the East Sea and is likely to strengthen into a typhoon with complicated developments, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Vietnam has lost over 936 hectares of forest in over 1,700 forest destruction cases this year, said acting head of the Forest Protection and Development Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A strong cold air front is forecast to hit the northern region from December 27 and will send temperature below 10C, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

HCM City has invited local and foreign companies to bid on waste treatment plants that are expected to reduce pollution and contribute to a greener and more beautiful urban area.

Vietnam now has 235,000 hectares of forest accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for sustainable management, according to statistics from the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST).

Natural disasters have caused VND20trn (USD856m) in losses and left 218 dead and missing across Vietnam in 2018.

The Vietnam Clean Air Day 2018 opened in Hanoi on December 22, expecting to draw about 1,000 people through different activities to spread information on air pollution and settlement solutions.

People in a village in the southern province of Soc Trang are being nuisanced by a group of wild monkeys.

A USD800 million wastewater treatment project which was expected to help revive the To Lich River has seen no progress after two years.