Environment

Vietnam will have a warmer and shorter winter this year, said an official.

Vietnam has outlined its commitment to reducing greenhouse gases emissions with the implementation of the Green Growth strategy, approved by the Prime Minister last week.

The Nhue and Day rivers in northern Ha Nam Province are being seriously polluted by waste water from craft villages, experts say.

Roughly 40 tonnes of trash and 70,000 cubic metres of sewage are being dumped into HCMC's rivers and canals daily, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment estimates.

A Japanese businessman has collected litter strewn around Hoan Kiem Lake during the weekend for over a year.

Over 100 million people will die by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by 20 governments said.

Producers of green materials including glass are encouraged to invest in Vietnam, said Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi at the 36th ASEAN Federation of Glass Manufacturers.

Serious erosion on the banks of the Red River has started to pose a threat to hundreds of households in Hanoi.

The central highlands has lost approximately 130,000 hectares forest over the past five years.

The rapid industrialisation and economic development of Vietnam over the last 25 years has created a negative impact on the environment, said a local official.

A lot of Vietnamese people, especially officer workers, have been putting flowerpots in their rooms or at the offices which they believe can help dispose of toxic gas.

The Arctic sea ice just hit its lowest extent since measurements began in the 1970s, raising the question of when Arctic summer sea ice will disappear for good.

Serious environmental polluters may be fined up to VND2 billion ($95,240) – almost four times the present level, said a local official.

State management agencies are trying to tighten the control over bear captivity establishments before absolutely eliminating the establishments.

Kaolin mining is destroying tea fields in Bao Loc in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Vietnam has yet to pay appropriate attention to learning about the influences and the electronics waste treatment methods.

The Australian government, a member of the "2012 Making the World Cleaner" campaign, is helping Vietnam with its own clean-up movement, which is taking place from September 14-16.

The Geological Division for Radioactive and Rare Elements says that it has defined the groups of mines and the radiation fields that need to be controlled or intervened.

Antarctica's Ross Sea is often described as the most isolated and pristine ocean on Earth, but there it has proven difficult for nations to agree on how strongly to protect the environment.