Environment

The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) on September 10 announced that a tropical low-pressure is forming in the eastern territorial waters of Taiwan (China).

Air pollution in HCM City caused by vehicles has become even more serious than the level of pollution emitted by industrial zones, environmental experts say.

Thai fishermen and labourers whose livelihoods are threatened by rising sea levels kicked off an international day of protests in Bangkok Saturday, where key UN talks are attempting to breathe life into the Paris Agreement on climate change.

A group of people keeping pangolins illegally were recently caught red-handed by the police of the northeastern border province of Quang Ninh and the Criminal Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security in the province’s Mong Cai city.

Authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have planned to spend VND555.39 billion (USD25.22 million) on moving thousands of households at risk from erosion.

Lâm Đức Du, a forest ranger on Côn Đảo Island in the southern province of Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu, wakes up at midnight, picks up his flashlight and goes down to the beach to collect turtle eggs.

A cold spell is forecasted to arrive in the northern region on September 7.

The fourth edition of Vietnam’s International Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Exhibition (RE & EE Vietnam) will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City from September 12 to 14.

Sri Lankan authorities on Monday began investigating the deaths of wild elephants in the east of the island after pulling seven carcasses out of a marsh, a minister said.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has completed a mural project to raise awareness about sea turtles in Quang Ngai's Ly Son Island.

A ceremony was held in Da Nang central city on August 31 to receive the title of National Capital 2018 by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s One Planet City Challenge programme.

Vietnam is strengthening its co-operation with international organisations to protect endangered species, an official has said.

Vietnam is a country vulnerable to the effects of climate change and as such, it considers adaptation a mandatory requirement to survive, said an official of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Danang City People's Committee on Wednesday issued fines of VND160 million to a hotel investor for directly discharging wastewater onto a local beach.

Industrial waste has been piling up on several streets in HCM City, creating pollution and hurting the quality of life of local residents.

Charity Animal Asia has received five Himalayan black bears from a farm in the southern province of Tien Giang which will be transferred to the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre.

The National Coordination Committee for Mangroves for the Future (MFF) co-ordinated with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Vietnam to organise a workshop to share experience on improving the resilience of coastal ecosystems and communities.

Cu Lao Cham Island in the central province of Quang Nam is facing the severe shortage of fresh water partially due to the on-going drought.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has launched a service to visitors to learn about wild animals.