Environment

More than 220 people died or went missing, while damage totaled 660 million USD a year due to unseasonal rains, landslides, erosion, whirlwinds and lightning between 2011 and 2015.

The head of a forest ranger unit in the central province of Nghe An said he had summoned a man for questioning who shared photos of how he slaughtered monkeys on Facebook.

Dong Nai People's Committee yesterday disapproved the construction of a road that would cut through Cat Tien National Park, at a meeting with concerned departments and park officials.

Farmers are illegally growing genetically modified corn in China's northeast, said environmental non-profit Greenpeace, in a report that may generate further distrust of the government's ability to ensure a safe food supply.

Hundreds of fish farmers have lost billions of VND following a mass death of fish, which locals suspect is due to water pollution in the Dong Nai River.

With its alleged medicinal properties, rhino horn has the allure of a luxury item in Vietnam, a primary market for horn that’s driving the slaughter of rhinos around the globe.

Household waste dumped by fisherman is polluting many small islands and beaches located on Con Dao District of the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

It is imperative to speed up the building of action plans for carrying out the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21), said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

The HCM City government has signed up private firm Trungnam Group to carry out a massive anti-flood project in build-transfer mode.

Rivers have been overexploited, causing tremendous pressure on the livelihoods and water sources of the communities living on the riverbanks.

The forestry sector will focus on promoting the sustainable management and certification of forests in the coming years, according to Ha Cong Tuan, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A technology solution developed by Ba Ria-Vung Tau Urban Sewerage and Development Ltd Company to develop prefabricated barriers to protect river banks and sea dykes has been honored.

Head of Nha Trang Bay’s management board, Truong Kinh, said the body actually lacks management authority so they remain powerless to do anything about construction projects that are damaging the bay.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the building of a national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory system with the aim of creating a legal foundation for GHG inventory accounting in the country, a Government report said.

Old houses in Hoi An have been seriously damaged by dyke construction work which ironically was intended to protect the town.

Another company has been discovered polluting Nha Trang Bay while Khanh Hoa Province's authorities continue inspecting the environmental damage allegedly caused by Nha Trang Sao JSC.

The Vingroup officially opened the wildlife conservation park Vinpearl Safari in Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang.

The Department of Water Resources has announced its plan to build early-warning stations for tsunamis along coastal localities.

The infrastructure needs of the Mekong Delta to battle the impact of climate change will be a key factor before setting up six agro-ecological zones in the region, Deputy Minister of Construction Phan Thi My Linh said in Hanoi