Environment

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has approved a plan on the first biddings for mineral exploitation rights in 2015, which include minerals in four areas.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh Province has begun legal proceedings against a violation of regulations on protecting animals in the list of rare species in accordance with Article 190 of the Penal Code.

Natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region have cost almost 60 billion USD and claimed 6,000 live in 2014, according to a report from the UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Several waste treatment plants in Hanoi's outlying districts of Dan Phuong, Phu Xuyen, My Duc, Ba Vi and Soc Son are expected to become operational this year.

A series of activities on climate change and energy have been launched by 350.org Vietnam aimed at raising people's awareness about the threat of a carbon bubble.

Adverse climate change could cost Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand at least US$16 billion per year in damage to natural resource assets and infrastructure services, a report has revealed.

Farmers in Dak To District's Tan Canh Commune claim they are forced to use polluted water pumped from the Poko River to water their coffee bushes.

A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan early Tuesday, triggering minor tsunamis but no reports of major damage or injuries.

The ministries of Natural Resources and Environment, Trade and Industry, Agriculture and Rural Development, among other organisations, discussed proposals for a law on water pollution control at a conference in Hanoi on Monday.

China needs to slash emission levels by as much as half before any obvious improvements are made to its environment, a senior government official said on Friday, underscoring the challenges facing the country after three decades of breakneck growth.

A national campaign will take place in northern Bac Giang province on March 19 and 20 in honour of World Water Day on March 22, according to the Directorate of Water Resources.

A group of young people in Hanoi are urging others to stop polluting the city's ponds, lakes and rivers with trash, invoking the Kitchen God to their cause.

Local authorities in Bac Ninh Province have illegally sold 42 rare pangolins seized in a raid on wildlife traffickers, raising the hackles of conservationists.

The management of Dong Chau Protective Forest in central Quang Binh have signed a contract for the Viet Nature Conservation Centre to lease forest land for scientific research and conservation.

The 2015 Earth Hour response programme, which calls upon people to save energy to cope with climate change, was launched in Hanoi on February 7.

The Prime Minister has approved a project on central-level biodiversity conservation and sustainable usage of eco-forestry services, using Germany ’s non-refundable official development assistance (ODA).

New apartment buildings in Hanoi are cutting corners on waste treatment or skipping it all together to maximise profit, creating serious pollution problems for residents and those living in neighbouring areas.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau will temporarily close the U Minh Ha cajuput forest from February 4 till the end of April as the dry season poses a high risk of catching fires for the area.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the US Agency for International Development signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen disaster response managementon February 2.