Environment

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.

Cua Dai Beach in Hoi An Town has been restored and attracted many visitors after three years being ravaged by erosion.

Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi have seized nearly 3kg of goods suspected as being bone glue of rare animals.

This year’s natural disasters in Việt Nam have caused much severer consequences than the first seven months of 2016.

The fast-growing tourist development has resulted in large amounts of rubbish being dumped into the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has submitted a proposal to the Government to launch and/or complete 24 climate change response projects in the Mekong Delta region in the 2017-2020 period.