Environment

Intensifying the protection of forests in the Central Highlands from encroachment by hydro power plants, illegal deforestation and unplanned agricultural development would be the key to preserving water in this drought hit region.

The Dutch Government will give financial support to the implementation, operation and maintenance of the water drainage and wastewater treatment project in the southern province of Binh Duong as stipulated in an agreement signed on July 22.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested an investigation into the destruction of a pomu forest in military sub-zone 351 within Nam Song Bung protected forest in the central province of Quang Nam.

Quang Nam’s authorities are expanding an investigation into the illegal logging of a large amount of Fujian cypress in the border area adjacent to Laos.

The Inspectorate of the Binh Phuoc Department of Natural Resources and Environment, in collaboration with the Police Department, is carrying out an investigation to verify environmental violations allegedly committed by a Taiwanese livestock company, following the uproar over dumping

The waste dumped at a farm in Ha Tinh Province's Ky Anh Town is from Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp. (FHS), a local environment official confirmed.

A leader of the northeastern Quảng Ninh Province has ordered a stop to coal transportation on major highways in the province by the end of 2016, in an attempt to curb illegal coal exploitation and transportation.

Another large dumping site has been found at Ky Anh District in Ha Tinh Province with the suspicion Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp. is responsible.

Over the past week, more dead fish have been washed up on a beach in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue's Phu Loc District.

Local people living along Thi Vai River in Dong Nai Province are trying to adapt to the scant numbers of fish since the river was heavily polluted by Vedan Company eight years ago.

A photo contest entitled “Our Water, Our Life” has been launched in Hanoi to enhance public awareness of water security and climate change in Vietnam and around the world.

Five hundred households in Dong Ao and My Tho communes in the northern province of Ha Nam’s Thanh Thuy District claimed that they have been suffering serious environmental pollution for many years.

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp. (FHS) has denied their responsibility in the recent dumping of around 100 tonnes of toxic waste from its factory to a farm in Ha Tinh Province.

The Centre of Biodiversity Conservation (GreenViet), in co-operation with US-based San Diego Zoo Global and the management board of Bà Nà-Núi Chúa Nature Reserve has begun a wildlife supervision programme.

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to co-operate with authorities of Ha Tinh Province in the inspection of the dumping of waste by the steel plant of Formosa.

China is building another 200 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired power capacity despite tough new measures designed to cut the use of fossil fuels and tackle overcapacity, environmental group Greenpeace said on Wednesday.

Nearly a half of the Mekong Delta region would be badly hit by saltwater intrusion within the next 14 years.

Cycling machines attached to a water filtration system have been installed on the bank of a canal in HCM City. These have not only helped local people to do their exercise, but also keep the canal clean.

Local authorities, enterprises and communities in northern Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong city must strengthen cooperation to protect the environment in Ha Long Bay.