Environment

HCM City to stop using paper documents from 2017

From the beginning of 2017, Ho Chi Minh City will employ only electronic forms of communication using digital signatures for its departments and districts implementing professional exchange in resolving administrative records, putting an end to the use of paper documents.

Police search for dolphin killers

Local authorities in Phu Quoc Island District in Kien Giang Province are searching for five local fishermen whose photos showing them killing a dolphin were shared on Facebook.

Rare douc population found in Huế

Rangers in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province’s preventive forest have discovered a population of some 78 red-shanked doucs (Pygathrix nemaeus), listed as endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Ha Tinh, Quang Binh hit by third flood

Floods occurred again in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh, due to heavy rainfall and water released from a local power plant.

Hanoi: 200kg captive bear rescued

The Hanoi Centre for Wildlife Rescue has received an Asian black bear that was illegally kept for bile extraction for over a decade in the suburban district of Dong Anh, according to Education for Nature-Vietnam.

Vietnam to destroy tonnes of ivory and rhino horn

Vietnam will destroy over two tonnes of ivory and 70 kilos of rhino horn seized in recent smuggling cases according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Tram Chim National Park to get 4 million USD for ecological tourism

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap will invest 90 billion VND (4 million USD) to develop sustainable ecological tourism in Tram Chim National Park in 2016-2020.

Mekong River Delta, Hiroshima Province promote co-operation on environment

A seminar was held in Soc Trang Province to connect enterprises in the field of the environment in the Mekong River Delta Region and Japan’s Hiroshima Province.

Philippines to ratify climate pact

The Philippines will ratify a global pact aimed at taming climate change, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday, reversing his opposition to the historic United Nations agreement he previously dubbed "crazy

Electric fence protects elephants

An electric fence has been put up at Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre to protect two wild elephants

Supermoon on Nov 14 will be the biggest of the 21st century

Get set for a rare astronomical event on Nov 14 when the full moon will be the biggest in nearly 70 years, said the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Can Tho city given Asian Townscape Award

Can Tho has received 2016 Asian Townscape Award from the Asia-Pacific regional office of the UN Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT) program at a recent ceremony in China’s Yinchuan city.

Protect the Mekong together

Whether it is for power generation or irrigation, all upstream developments on the Mekong River put Việt Nam at risk as the last downstream country, experts said yesterday.

Heavy rains pollute Nha Trang beach

Waste and dead animals from upstream have been washed up to the beach in Nha Trang City, rated as one of the most attractive beaches in the world.

Two storms, depressions may hit mainland in November

Two or three storms and tropical depressions may appear in the East Sea this November with one or two likely to hit the central and southern regions of Vietnam.

Indonesia, Vietnam look to blaze trail for solar in Southeast Asia

Indonesia and Vietnam are looking to join Thailand in blazing a trail for solar power in Southeast Asia, introducing targets to fire up green energy generation as a landmark global agreement to curb pollution is set to take effect.

Customs uncover over 700kg of ivory transported by sea

Ho Chi Minh City’s Customs Office said its officers and anti-trafficking police uncovered over 700 kg of African elephant tusks hidden in wood blocks transported via Cat Lat port on November 1.

HCMC green lights waste plant that generates electricity

The Hitachi Zosen Corporation (Hitz) will cooperate with the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Co. Ltd. (Citenco) to build a waste treatment facility at the Phuoc Hiep rubbish dump in Cu Chi district in Ho Chi Minh City

Formosa compensation paid out in Ha Tinh

Fishermen in Ha Tinh Province have started receiving the compensation for the mass fish deaths in the central region caused by Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation.

One in seven children suffer high air pollution: UNICEF

Almost one in seven children worldwide live in areas with high levels of outdoor air pollution, mostly in South Asia, and their growing bodies are most vulnerable to damage, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Monday.

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