Environment

More than 5 million people living in the poorest rural and mountainous areas of Vietnam are expected to benefit from improved access to sanitation and water supply, thanks to a US$200 million credit approved by the World Bank’s Board

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has passed a project that ensures equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources and targets conservation work and sustainable use of biodiversity in Viet Nam.

Thirty pangolins kept in northern Ninh Binh Province's Cuc Phuong National Park have died while they were waiting for an official decision to be returned to their habitat.

Vietnamese and Japanese researchers have developed technologies to reduce proteins in natural rubber, thereby permitting the production of high-performance rubber materials and alleviate the environmental burden caused by natural rubber processing.

Ho Chi Minh City expects to reduce emissions by 2020 by 10.5 percent and by 19.1 per cent if it receives external support in its quest to become a low-carbon city.

The Study in Sweden initiative is giving out 100 scholarships for Vietnamese students and graduates who wish to pursue master programmes on environment and climate change.

Global warming could elevate disease, ravage crops and push 100 million more people into poverty without action to prevent it, the World Bank warned in a disturbing new report.

Carbon-cutting pledges from 146 nations are "far from enough" to stave off dangerous global warming, the UN warned Friday, three weeks ahead of a crucial climate summit in Paris.

Hanoi has lost about 72,000 square metres of lake over the last five years according to a recent report by the Centre for Environment and Community Research.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to support 19 provinces across the country which have been affected by drought and salinity intrusion with VND284.5 billion (US$12.7 million) in aid.

Ministries, sectors and localities nationwide should use communication campaigns to raise public awareness about El Nino and the importance of water saving to cope with the weather pattern, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

Quang Ninh Department of Transport temporarily halted the operation of 153 tourist vessels in Ha Long Bay which failed to meet waste water treatment standards.

The 2015 ASEAN joint statement on climate change was adopted by participants of the 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment.

Parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore enjoyed the cleanest air in weeks, while affected areas of the Philippines and Thailand also have seen an end to pollution that has sickened tens of thousands and caused flight cancellations and school closures.

Thailand’s water situation is becoming critical this year, warned the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) on October 28.

The latest deaths come less than two weeks after 26 elephants died from poisoning in two separate incidents outside Hwange National Park.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project worth US$3.6 million to help Viet Nam to build its own carbon market following an application from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam will host the 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment (AMME-13) and related meetings from October 26-30, which are of significant importance as the formation of the ASEAN Community is nearing.

When the smoke from forest fires turned a thick, acrid yellow, casting an apocalyptic glow over Palangkaraya, Kartika Sari decided to grab her child and flee the Indonesian city at the epicentre of the haze crisis smothering Southeast Asia.