Environment

Drought causes 400 mln USD losses

Drought and saline intrusion in south central coast, central highlands and southern provinces have caused damage worth nearly 8.9 trillion VND (400 million USD) as of May 6, according to the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Inspection team finds no layers of dead fish underwater

A diving group sent by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment said they found no layers of dead fish on the seabed in Quang Binh Province as reported by local fishermen.

Pollution killed Thanh Hóa fish

More than 17 tonnes of fish raised in cages in the northern Thanh Hóa Province’s Thạch Thành District have died due to contaminated water, Voice of Vietnam reported yesterday.

Canal continues to be polluted

The authorities in Yen Hoa Ward of Hanoi's Cau Giay District have had to set up a fence to prevent local people from throwing rubbish into an already heavily polluted canal.

Thua Thien-Hue: near-shore seawater safe for humans

Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue verified the safety level of seawater near the shore on May 6 following a recent test.

Inspection tightened at Formosa plant factories over dead fish disaster

More inspections have been carried out at the waste treatment activities and the imported toxic substances at the Taiwanese-owned Formosa steel complex following the mass fish deaths along the central coast since early April.

Fishermen in Quang Binh find layers of dead fish at local seabed

Fishermen in a commune in the central province of Quang Binh where has been affected by the mass fish death said that they had found layers of dead fish in the local seabed.

WB project to tackle climate change in Mekong Delta approved

The Prime Minister has approved the “Mekong Delta Integrated Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Project” using the World Bank’s loan.

Heavy metal levels found at in fish samples in central Vietnam ‘safe’

Heavy metals founds within seafood samples taken from Ha Tinh and Quang Tri which were affected by mass fish deaths are within the permitted levels, health authorities have claimed.

Measures discussed to fight haze pollution in Southeast Asia

Environment officials of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand convened the 18th meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee (MSC) on Transboundary Haze Pollution in Singapore.

France helps Hanoi to better manage air quality

French Ambassador to Vietnam, Jean-Noel Poirier, talked about Hanoi’s worsening air quality and an agreement on the supplies of French air quality measurement systems to the city.

Dioxin-contaminated Da Nang soil treated

US Ambassador Ted Osius and Senior Lieutenant General Nguyễn Chí Vịnh, the deputy minister of Defence, announced the successful treatment of dioxin-contaminated soil at Đà Nẵng International Airport.

Foreign experts to probe mass fish deaths

Scientists from Germany, Israel and the US have arrived in Vietnam to help local authorities investigate the cause of mass fish deaths in the central region.

Armed guards at India dams as drought leaves farmers dry

As young boys plunge into a murky dam to escape the blistering afternoon sun, guards armed with guns stand vigil at one of the few remaining water bodies in a state hit hard by India’s crippling drought.

Ministry claims Vietnam's central coastal waters are “safe”

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment yesterday claimed the waters off four central coastal provinces was now safe, following the mass fish deaths last week.

Delta farmers switch to drought-resistant crops

Many farmers in the Mekong Delta provinces have switched from growing rice to drought-resistant crops to cope with the region’s worst drought in 100 years.

Việt Nam urged to increase use of renewable energy

The Government’s national power development plan that calls for a higher proportion of power generation from renewable energy by 2030, including water, wind, solar and biomass, has not met its targets or the country’s potential.

15 divers get health checks after working in Ha Tinh waters

Divers who worked in contaminated water in Ha Tinh Province will have health checks in Hue City after the death of co-worker.

Minister acknowledges failures over mass fish deaths

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Tran Hong Ha, admitted that the ministry had failed to respond and react well to the mass fish death disaster.

Fisheries Association rebuffs red tide explanation for mass fish deaths

The Vietnam Fisheries Association said there was no evidence to prove that the fish were killed by a red tide and urged local authorities to quickly uncover the exact cause of the mass fish deaths on the central coast.

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