Environment

Nearly 50,000 residents have evacuated their homes amid fears of an imminent volcanic eruption on the resort island of Bali, disaster officials said Monday.

Vietnam’s sizeable trade in wild birds is going unchecked and could harm wild populations if not managed, a new study by wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC warns.

The Mekong Delta is a land carpeted in endless shades of greens, a magical water world that is being destroyed by climate change and environmental pollution, says the Vietnam Environment Administration.

A massive pump system has been installed on HCM City’s Nguyen Huu Canh Street, one of the most flood-prone streets in the city.

The Vietnamese media was lauded for playing an important role in promoting the protection of threatened wildlife, heard a seminar held in Hanoi on Friday.

The investigative police of Bình Định Province has detained two suspects over a recent destruction of more than 60ha of forest in An Lão District.

The World Bank and Electricity of Vietnam have launched a campaign to promote the deployment of renewable energy in Vietnam, with the installation of five solar measurement stations in south-central Binh Thuan province.

The Vietnam Environment Administration is inspecting a huge dumping site which is seriously affecting locals and companies in Hanoi and Ha Nam Province.

As many as 19 of the 43 industrial clusters in the capital city of Hanoi do not have waste water treatment plants, an inspection by the municipal People’s Council has found.

Authorities have confirmed a serious case of deforestation has occurred in this northern mountain province, resulting in the destruction of about 80 percent of the special forest areas in Pá Khoang Commune.

As Vietnam develops its thermal power plant system to meet increasing energy demands, the country faces a new environmental risk arising from the waste generated by those plants.

The authorities in Binh Dinh Province are investigating the destruction of 61 hectares of forest in the last fortnight.

The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) has turned down a Ministry of Finance (MoF) proposal to almost triple the environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption, citing potential harm to consumers.

Doksuri, the 10th storm arising in the East Sea so far this year, is forecast to move towards central Laos and weaken to a low pressure in the next six hours, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

Many residents at several apartment buildings in Hanoi and HCM City are complaining about being surrounded by dumping sites.

Hanoi’s air quality has been at an acceptable level less than two days a week, according to a newly released document.

Green Park JS Company which operates the 29-3 Park in the central city of Danang has proposed to the municipal authorities to close the zoo in the park.

A tropical depression has strengthened into a new storm in the East Sea after crossing the central region of the Philippines, on the afternoon of September 12, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The authorities in Dak Lak Province are preparing to welcome the first baby elephant conceived and born by a domesticated elephant in the province after 30 years.