Environment

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.

Mining and vague regulations are having an adverse impact on residents and the environment across Vietnam.

Increasing pollution is threatening the seas and ecology surrounding the tourist island of Phu Quoc in the southern province of Kien Giang.

The Government plans to continue adaptation activities to increase resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, heard a recent conference in HCM City.

Haze from Indonesian forest fires has spread to the southern Philippines, disrupting air traffic and prompting warnings for residents to wear face masks, authorities said Friday.

Tofu makers in a small village on the island of Java are putting waste water from producing the soybean-based product to good use by generating biogas, a source of renewable energy, and reducing environmental pollution.

An ASEAN declaration on climate change is expected to be scrutinised and approved at the 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME 13) in Hanoi from October 26 to 31, said the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Developing nations accused rich ones Monday of sidelining their interests at crunch climate talks, as the UN chief and France's president beat the drum for an ambitious global deal.