Environment

There's been a continuous increase of illegal forest exploitation, transportation, logging and forest land encroachment in Dak Lak province, Vo Minh Son, an official of the People's Committee, said.

Three Asian Black bears (Ursus thibetanus) in captivity on two private farms in Ben Tre and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces have been saved by Animals Asia Foundation and have been transferred to Vietnam Bear Rescue Center in

Densely populated Southeast Asian island states such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines are likely to face more intense climate events in future, analysts said on Thursday.

The quality of water supply resources for HCM City has declined due to pollution in the Dong Nai River, experts have warned.

The International Exhibition Fair for Environment and Energy Technology (ENTECH HANOI 2015) will convene from May 20 to 22 at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.

An Asian elephant (elephas maximus) was found dead in a private forestry company's forest in Cu A Mung commune in the Central Highlands province's Ea H'leo district last week.

The quality of water supply resources for HCM City has declined due to pollution in the Dong Nai River, experts have warned.

Encroachment of a land development along the Dong Nai River could threaten the lives of local residents and the safety of a nearby bridge, several officials said.

Vietnam's South Central Coast and Central Highland regions are facing severe drought conditions with local authorities unsure how they will cope.

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Government to further extend the deadline for cutting exhaust fumes of motorbikes to the beginning of 2017.

Vietnam River Network has called for the cancellation of a residential development on 8.4 hectares of reclaimed land beside the Dong Nai River in southern Dong Nai Province.

A huge forest fire broke out yesterday in Ham Rong Mountain of Pleiku City, in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, threatening the operation of two transceiver stations.

The capital city has saved over VND400m for turning off unnecessary lights for one hour during the Earth Hour on March 22.

Environmental protection fees paid to the Government by miners is supposed to be used by local authorities to offset environmental damage through revegetation and landscaping.

China's smog-hit capital Beijing has shut down the third of its four coal-fired power plants as part of its campaign to cut pollution, with the final one scheduled to close next year, the official Xinhua news agency said.

The government has requested Quang Ninh Province’s authorities to tranfer all the bears kept in local farms to the Vietnam Bear Sanctuary in Tam Dao District for better care.

Forest rangers at Son Tra Mountain in central Danang City are looking for a monkey that has recently attacked and injured some tourists.

The Ca Mau provincial People's Committee has approved a plan to lease out forests to develop eco-tourism and breed aquatic species.

A resort complex in northwest Laos targeting Chinese visitors has become a "lawless playground" for the trade in illegal wildlife ranging from tiger meat to bear paws, an advocacy group said Thursday.