Environment

China's persistent pollution and regular product safety scandals are driving an increasing number of consumers to build bubbles of clean air, purified water and safe products at home and in their cars.

Eight species of orchids that are at risk of extinction have been found in the Central Highlands area.

Hai Phong customs officials found and seized more than 2.2 tonnes of elephant tusks smuggled into Vietnam from Mozambique.

The ancient central city began construction of a 780m concrete dyke to protect the old quarter with total investment of 135 billion VND (6 million USD).

Primatologists have identified the 25 most endangered primates globally, of which three are endemic to Vietnam, according to a press release from the Fauna & Flora International Vietnam Programme.

If HCM City wants to offer its residents quality living, the most important thing is to improve its environmental quality, a city leader told a meeting held recently to discuss how to deal with polluting companies.

This year's water quality index at three main rivers in Southern Vietnam has improved since 2013 and 2014, a recent conference in Hanoi on "Rivers and Challenges" reported.

The Vietnam Environment Administration and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union launched the first Green Innovation Awards in Hanoi.

Vietnam has welcomed the Paris Agreement, which attempts to limit the rise in global temperature to less than 2oC, saying that it will open a new chapter in coping with climate change.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented a landmark global climate accord on Saturday, a "historic" measure for transforming the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades and turn the tide on global warming.

A deal to slow climate change being thrashed out in Paris fails to map out steep enough cuts in carbon dioxide emissions to limit global warming to the target of at least "well below" 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit),

Japan is doing little to enforce laws meant to keep illegal ivory out of circulation and is fueling the slaughter of elephants, a conservation group charged Thursday.

Formulating a specific law to control water pollution in the country's legislative work programme is a necessary task of State agencies and scientists to ensure national sustainable development.

Some Beijing residents use smokestacks to predict smog: Smoke drifting gently upward means stagnant air where smog will accumulate, while smoke blowing away from the mountains indicates fresher winds and clear air ahead.

Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting Le Thanh Hai talked about the influence of El Nino and climate change on Vietnam.

China's capital issued its first-ever red alert for pollution on Monday, as a new blanket of choking smog was projected to descend on the city.

The Song Hong 2015 Half Marathon will be held at the Ciputra Urban Area in Hanoi on December 13 under the theme “Run for Rhinos”, with the goal of raising public awareness of rhino poaching to serve the demand

Increased traffic and on-going construction in Hanoi and HCM City have driven air pollution beyond safe levels, especially in terms of dust concentration.

At stake is hundreds of billions of dollars that would need to start flowing from rich to developing nations from 2020. However the developed nations have yet to fully commit to the financing deal.