Environment

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will send experts from the French Viola Group to the central region to inspect the quality of Formosa’s waste and sewage treatment equipment from December 12.

Dong Nai Forest Protection Department on Monday announced that ultrasound results by Thai experts showed that the elephant had been pregnant for nine months.

Waste water from households and forest product facilities are destroying the Ma River in Thanh Hoa Province and threatening the livelihoods of local people.

Vietnam is going through a construction boom, with apartment and office buildings mushrooming, and energy efficiency is imperative, Nguyễn Công Thịnh, head of the Ministry of Construction’s science, technology and environment department, told a seminar in HCM City.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has asked the management board of West Lake to explain the use of VND128 billion (USD6.1 million) for dredging West Lake.

The world's big cities will need US$375 billion of investment to curb climate change, a major gathering of mayors heard.

Customs officials in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1 reported that they have detected 529kg of elephant tusks illegally imported into Vietnam under the cover of wood.

A cross-country run is scheduled for December 11 in Hanoi to call for action against the extinction of wild animals and to raise public awareness on the issue.

Authorities in Thanh Hoa Province has just given the go-ahead for Nghi Son Refinery to discharge waste water into the sea for six months to clean their pipes.

Hanoi used to be surrounded by attractive rivers, but now heavy pollution has seriously threatened river life.

China's northern Hebei province has issued its first "red alert" of the year for severe pollution, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, the highest level alert for smog which will see factories suspended and cars pulled off

Three containers holding illegally trafficked elephant tusks hidden inside timber logs weighing a total of one tonne were discovered on Tuesday at Cát Lái Port.

Red tide has been blamed for the death of over 10 tonnes of fish in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa according to a report by local authorities released Tuesday.

The highest administrative fine for individuals caught violating regulations related to environmental protection is VNĐ1 billion (US$44,400), and the highest fine for an organisation is VNĐ2 billion ($88,800).

Freakishly high temperatures in the Arctic driven by heat-packed oceans and northward winds have been reinforced by a "vicious circle" of climate change, scientists said Thursday.

Some 300 urban areas will be badly affected in future as Vietnam is in the top five most vulnerable countries to climate change according to a conference held in Hanoi.

GIZ and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on November 23 hold a workshop on the outcome of COP 22 and the plan for the implementation of the Paris Agreement in Hanoi.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a plan to spend up to VND64.2 trillion (USD2.9 billion) to carry out 54 environmental projects by 2020.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has requested the USD1.2-billion Lee & Man Paper Plant in Hau Giang Province to halt operations due to public concerns over its environmental impact.