Environment

$143.5m Mekong sluice project comes under fire

The VNĐ3.3 trillion (US$143.5 million) Cái Lớn-Cái Bé dual sluice project aims to control saline intrusion and adapt to climate change in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta Province of Kiên Giang. However, experts, managers and residents are uncertain about its impact.

Hanoi to cooperate with Hungary to purify lakes

Hungary will share its experience with Hanoi to help remove oil and grease from water and purify the city’s lakes, Kovacs Karoly, president of Hungarian Water Association, said.

Local organisations and communities cooperate to protect World Heritage Site

Some 1,625 people have engaged in the Hạ Long-Cát Bà Alliance and 109 people have benefited from sustainable management and conservation of resources with the project’s support.

Northern region suffers the first major hot spell this summer

Northern provinces are suffering the first major heat spell of summer 2017, with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius.

Four-month dredge on Hoan Kiem Lake to start in July

The state-owned Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company will begin cleaning up Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake.

Hydropower dams threaten Mekong Delta region

Hydropower dams on the Upper Mekong River have seriously affected the Mekong Delta region.

Danang authorities back Son Tra plan despite tourism group opposition

Danang People's Committee said that they had submitted the report about Son Tra tourism development master plan to the prime minister.

100,000 youngsters in central province join environmental campaign

A summer youth volunteer campaign and a beach-cleaning activity were launched on Sunday in the central Thanh Hóa Province, to observe World Environment Day 2017 (June 5).

Hoi An mulls sand mining ban to save beach

A ban on sand mining in the area of Thu Bồn River’s Cửa Đại estuary and Hội An’s beaches may help save Cửa Đại Beach from worsening erosion.

Son Tra tourism master plan halted for further consideration

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam demanded a halt to the Son Tra tourism development master plan for three months to review the plan.

Hundred of hectares of forestland encroached upon in Gia Lai

Due to insufficient management, hundreds of hectares of forest in Gia Lai province have been illegally converted to domestic housing and agricultural land.

HCM City to crack whip on ungreen projects

HCM City authorities will carry out regular checks of housing projects to ensure they have the stipulated green areas, with a focus on large projects already occupied by residents.

Hoi An mulls sand mining ban to save beach

A ban on sand mining in the area of Thu Bồn River’s Cửa Đại estuary and Hội An’s beaches may help save Cửa Đại Beach from worsening erosion.

Japanese man held for wildlife smuggling in Indonesia

A Japanese man has been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly trying to smuggle hundreds of reptiles out of the archipelago, including snakes, lizards and turtles, authorities and environmentalists said Friday.

Photo contest calls for harmony between humans and nature

Vietnamese citizens and foreigners who are working and living in Vietnam have been invited to join a photo contest themed ‘Living in harmony with nature’.

Ministry ignores environmental opposition to controversial tourist plan

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism still seem to want to pursue the Son Tra master plan in the central city of Danang, despite the major warnings that it will badly affect the peninsula's ecosystem.

Five men arrested for tiger trading

Police in Hanoi have arrested five men for trading a tiger to make glue.

Air quality management plan designed for Mekong Delta city

The Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) and Clean Air Asia have designed an action plan on air quality management for the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

Beauty queens head to Kenya on elephant protection mission

Miss Vietnam Universe 2015 Pham Huong and runner-up Le Hang have begun a five-day trip to Kenya to join in a wild elephant protection campaign.

UN office in Hanoi receives green building award

Vietnam Green Building Council has awarded the Green One United Nations House with the Platinum LOTUS Certification, the highest level market-based green building rating award.

214 215216217 218