Environment

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.

Authorities in Ninh Binh Ninh Binh has fined the investor of the Ninh Binh Obstetrics and Paediatrics Hospital for not having an environmental impact report despite being built eight years ago.

Cleaning workers in Danang are trying to collect the large amount of rubbish that has covered beaches in the central city.

The northern region will have rains and rainstorm from now on to August 6 according to the Centre for Hydrometeorology Forecast Central.

Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures.

There is only a 5% chance that the Earth will avoid warming by at least 2C come the end of the century, according to new research that paints a sobering picture of the international effort to stem dangerous climate change.

Zambian authorities on Sunday said they had arrested three Chinese nationals and two locals found carrying pieces of rhino horn at the border with Mozambique.