Environment

Ho Chi Minh City has improved environmental protection by completing a legal framework for the purpose and, in recent times, refusing licences for polluting plants and generally tightening environment management and oversight, and improving management of rivers and canals.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the People’s Committee of Tien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta to respond to local reports that a section of the Tieng River was filled in to build a nearly 10-ha fruit

Mr. Saku Liuksia, Program Manager of Waste-to-Energy and Bio-energy at Finland's Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, tells VET about the organization's operations and projects in Vietnam.

UN negotiations on implementing the Paris climate change agreement wrap up Friday after two weeks of talks that were slowed down by the United States defending the use of fossil fuels.

Chairman of Thua Thien Hue Province’s People’s Committee Nguyen Van Cao has signed a Decision to approve and realize a project on responding to climate change in Thua Thien Hue Province, which is sponsored by the Luxemburg Government.

Ha Long city in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has issued a plan on intensifying measures to protect aquatic resources in Ha Long Bay - a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site - during the 2017-2020 period.

Thousands of reservoirs across Vietnam are at risk of breaching as they reach full capacity after heavy rainfall in recent weeks, experts say.

Rubbish is flooding Ha Long City's streets because of a price dispute with a waste treatment company.

The disposal of electronic waste in Vietnam has been rapidly increasing for several years. However, the current recycling process amounts to preliminary processing and can hardly produce raw materials for re-production, experts have said.

A move by the northern province of Bắc Giang’s administration to lease 1877ha of forest land to a State-owned forestry company with a track record of violations and mismanagement has evoked strong protests from local residents.

Authorities in the ancient town of Hoi An are seeking government help to protect Cua Dai Beach which is facing more serious erosion following Storm Damrey.

A koala has been found dead in Australia with both its ears cut off, the latest in a spate of animal mutilations that police Friday called "troublesome and disgusting".

Dozens of live pangolins were seized from suspected traffickers close to Malaysia's border with Thailand, officials said Wednesday, thwarting the latest attempt to smuggle the critically endangered creatures.

Frequent rains in the past days caused thick fog in many parts of HCM City on November 8.

A public health emergency was declared as choking smog blanketed New Delhi on Tuesday, with authorities ordering the temporary closure of all primary schools in the world's most polluted capital city.

The Asian Development Bank has approved US$170 million in loans to help the Government of Vietnam upgrade urban infrastructure and address climate change, benefiting about 116,000 households in Huế, Vĩnh Yên, and Hà Giang cities.

Vietnam’s waters are being threatened by excessive economic activities, lack of regulations and over-fishing.

Authorities of the central province of Quang Ngai have allowed the Northern Vietnam Maritime Safety Corporation to dump around 62,000 cubic metres of mud and sand into the sea.

Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi's Ba Dinh District is one of the most famous bridges in Hanoi and attracts many visitors. However, the surrounding water is being severely polluted by a vast amount of rubbish.