Environment

It is the first time China - the world's biggest polluter - has set a date, even approximate, for its emissions to stop increasing, and the White House said China would "try to peak early".

A ground-breaking ceremony for the building of a modern waste treatment complex in Thu Thua district in the Mekong Delta province of Long An has just been held. The Green Technology Park project implemented by the Vietnam Waste Solutions

A project to grow water plants on To Lich River, one of the most polluted rivers in Hanoi, has been started with the hope it could save the ailing ecosystem.

A meeting on the Post-2015 Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change in Vietnam, co-chaired by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Japan International Cooperation Agency has just been held in Hanoi.

The Animals Asia Foundation announced the opening of four new bear enclosures in Vinh Phuc province on November 5.

Several regions in China have failed to take steps to cut smog during a major meeting of global leaders set to start this week in Beijing, the environment ministry said.

The HCM City Climate Change Steering Board has suggested that residents collect rainwater for household use as a way to reduce flooding and save clean water.

The Prime Minister has approved a master plan on development of the national special-use forest system through 2020, with a vision to 2030.

The populations of birds and wild animals have surged in recent times in the U Minh Ha cajuput forest in Ca Mau, according to the province Sub-department of Forest Protection.

A ceremony in recognition of Con Dao National Park as an international wetlands area took place on October 31, according to the People’s Committee of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

The loom of changing sea levels and tides are threatening the central town of Hoi An, and could destroy the UNESCO world heritage site.

The Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre has released 331 wild animals into Tay Yen Tu nature reserve in the northern province of Bac Giang.

The United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) has decided to provide Thua Thien-Hue province with communication equipment worth nearly VND4.6 billion to cope with natural disasters.

Illegal gold mining activities in Kon Tum Province's Kon Plong District have been halted with all illegal gold miners being expelled, an official said.

The 28 leaders overcame deep divisions at a summit in Brussels to reach a deal including a headline commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 per cent, 16 years from now.

Pu Mat National Park has just released a number of rare species caught by hunters.

The deputy chairman of Ho Chi Minh City's People Committee has called for seminars to be held in order to discuss measures to cope with flooding in the area.

Vietnam will completely abolish the use of more than 500 tonnes of HCFC-141b, a chemical that damages the ozone layer, in the production of thermal insulation foam by the end of 2014.

People living near Ba Dinh district's Long Bien Market in Hanoi, the biggest wholesale market in the northern region, complained of rotten produce and wastewater smells affecting their daily lives for nearly a decade.