Environment

Fishermen from the central provinces, which saw the Formosa spill, have been warned not to catch species living in the deepest levels of the ocean for 20 nautical miles offshore.

Flood-sensor chips will be installed at an additional 32 flooding hotspots to warn HCM City residents of potential floods from heavy rains or tides, according to the HCM City Urban Drainage Company.

The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has directed specialised agencies to implement the planning and conservation for five local special-use forests at a total investment of over VND431.8 billion (US$19 million).

Thousands of fish suddenly died in the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal, HCM City, on May 16.

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have made the decision to scrap plans for constructing 17 small and medium hydropower plants with a total capacity of 27.4 megawatts.

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee voted yesterday to remove lawmaker Võ Kim Cự, the official involved in the Formosa environmental disaster, from the 14th NA.

An expat said he wants a polluted canal in Cau Giay District, Hanoi to be turned into a garden.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau loses nearly 450ha of coastal land each year due to erosion, said Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development To Quoc Nam.

Several experts have raised concerns over the Pak Beng Hydropower Project in Laos and other 10 hydro dams that will be built on the Mekong River which could badly affect Vietnam.

A forum took place in HCM City on May 12 to exchange views on policies and enhance cooperation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea in applying advanced technology in water treatment and environment.

Leaders of parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) took fact-finding trips around HCM City yesterday to learn about the impact of climate change.

Agreement was not reached at closed meeting between tourism authorities in Danang City and leaders of the National Administration of Tourism over a master plan for developing Son Tra Peninsula.

Up to 20% of HCM City could be under water by the end of the 21st century based on a predicted sea level rise of one metre.

A retention basin is to be built from 2019 around the Ben Muong and Lang The Canals in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cu Chi district by the city’s Steering Center for the Urban Flood Control Program, with completion expected

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has called for strengthened solidarity and responsible joint action to ensure a green planet for future generations, which was set as a sustainable development goal at a working session of the United

The southern province of Đồng Tháp on Wednesday extended its state of emergency as the erosion worsened, with a section of the riverbank covering some 600m affected so far.

Tonnes of fish, clams and shrimps have died in Kien Giang Province and caused more pollution.

Many visitors have complained about the environmental fees which may be charged at a cave on Ly Son Island off the central province of Quang Ngai.

Importing large amounts of scrap steel is turning Việt Nam into an industrial landfill, with environmental risks coming with the waste.