Environment

Forest rangers were ramping up efforts to protect the seven-elephant herd which recently showed up at the forest edge in Quang Nam province’s Que Lam commune, the unit head said.

China's smog-hit capital Beijing will ban high-emission vehicles from Wednesday as part of its efforts to combat pollution, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the local government.

A herd of seven elephants have appeared in a village in the central province of Quang Nam.

Authorities in the central province of Quảng Nam have requested agencies to collect and inspect oil clumps that have soiled local beaches over the past week.

Dozens of households are at risk of losing their houses to beach erosion in the coastal province of Binh Thuan.

In HCMC and Hanoi, air pollution caused by vehicles is even more serious than pollution from industrial zones, environmental experts say.

Rescuers defied a shark threat to form a human chain in a New Zealand bay on Saturday in a bid to keep another 200 whales from becoming stranded a day after hundreds died in a mass beaching.

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp will continue to closely monitor the illegal breeding of crawfish, which has caused serious damage to crops in the area.

Businesses in Hanoi's West Lake will be shut down for dredging and water quality improvement plans.

A full moon and comet share double billing in a special night sky show this weekend.

Over 40 elephants in Dak Lak Province have been left exhausted after being forced to overwork through the lunar new year holiday period.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has requested the Prime Minister approve a US$100 million financial aid package to help the central region deal with the consequences of natural disasters.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment responded to the World Wetlands Day with a ceremony in north-eastern Thai Binh province, stressing the role of wetlands in disaster risk reduction.

China's smog-hit capital Beijing plans to slash coal consumption by a further 30 percent in 2017 as part of its efforts to combat air pollution, the official Xinhua news agency said late on Sunday, citing the city's mayor.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched a regional project to enhance the resilience of wetlands in Lower Mekong countries on the occasion of World Wetlands Day (February 2).

Hanoi only introduced fines for littering from February 1, but few locals are aware of the new regulation.

Vietnam’s seas are home to about 1,100 square kilometres of coral reefs with 240 species, according to the Directorate of Fisheries.

Authorities of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa are taking measures to protect and restore the maritime ecosystem in lagoons and bays, focusing on forming marine preservation areas.

Vietnam is one of the five countries hardest hit by climate change, with its coastal region being the most vulnerable area. Community-based management and development of mangrove forests is an effective way to strengthen coastal resilience against climate change.