Environment

Parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore enjoyed the cleanest air in weeks, while affected areas of the Philippines and Thailand also have seen an end to pollution that has sickened tens of thousands and caused flight cancellations and school closures.

Thailand’s water situation is becoming critical this year, warned the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) on October 28.

The latest deaths come less than two weeks after 26 elephants died from poisoning in two separate incidents outside Hwange National Park.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project worth US$3.6 million to help Viet Nam to build its own carbon market following an application from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam will host the 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment (AMME-13) and related meetings from October 26-30, which are of significant importance as the formation of the ASEAN Community is nearing.

When the smoke from forest fires turned a thick, acrid yellow, casting an apocalyptic glow over Palangkaraya, Kartika Sari decided to grab her child and flee the Indonesian city at the epicentre of the haze crisis smothering Southeast Asia.

Mining and vague regulations are having an adverse impact on residents and the environment across Vietnam.

Increasing pollution is threatening the seas and ecology surrounding the tourist island of Phu Quoc in the southern province of Kien Giang.

The Government plans to continue adaptation activities to increase resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, heard a recent conference in HCM City.

Haze from Indonesian forest fires has spread to the southern Philippines, disrupting air traffic and prompting warnings for residents to wear face masks, authorities said Friday.

Tofu makers in a small village on the island of Java are putting waste water from producing the soybean-based product to good use by generating biogas, a source of renewable energy, and reducing environmental pollution.

An ASEAN declaration on climate change is expected to be scrutinised and approved at the 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME 13) in Hanoi from October 26 to 31, said the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Developing nations accused rich ones Monday of sidelining their interests at crunch climate talks, as the UN chief and France's president beat the drum for an ambitious global deal.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has called for strengthened inspection and severe penalties towards seriously polluting businesses.

Zimbabwe National Parks have said that it is difficult to track down poachers who used cyanide poison to kill the animals since they could sneak into game parks with the lethal substance.

Four men in central Quang Nam Province were fined VND6 million for killing two weasels and posting their actions on Facebook.

Pollution in nearly 80 percent of Chinese cities surveyed by Greenpeace "greatly exceeded" national standards over the first nine months of this year, the advocacy group said.

Vietnam hopes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8 per cent a year by 2030. This is equal to about 787.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.

HCM City's District 2 wants a chemical storage site near residential areas moved after years of complaints.