Environment

Le Thi Trang has been nominated for an International Future for Nature Award 2015 for her work in protecting wildlife from hunters in Vietnam.

Cat Ba National Park in the northern port city of Hai Phong is a safe haven for thousands of creatures, including many rare animals. Biodiversity in this park has been protected and promoted thanks to the tireless efforts of

Rare Ha Tinh langurs were found on a mountain in central Quang Binh, according to the local Forest Ranger Department.

Beijing plans to shut 300 companies this year to help reduce choking air pollution in the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency said.

A Government working team led by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai inspected the erosion at the sea dyke along the eastern coastline and the Ca Mau Cape in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment introduced the first Biennial Update Reports (BUR1) of Vietnam to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at a workshop in Hanoi on January 23.

Bears are starving to death, being kept in horrifying conditions, are ill treated and lack medical care on bile farms in Ha Long City, Animals Asia says.

A new project titled ‘Strengthening Capacity and Institutional Reform for Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Vietnam’ (CIGG) was launched at a workshop in Hanoi on January 21, seeking to boost the country’s efforts in accelerating green growth.

Efforts to prevent local residents from living on houseboats in Ha Long Bay have largely failed due to a lack of aquaculture planning and management. Their continued presence has some concerned that they will continue to contribute to Ha

Hanoi is to get a National Museum of Nature after the government approved a proposal by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Ha Bac Chemical and Fertilizer Company has been fined VND350m for polluting the Thuong River with an accidental discharge of untreated waste water, Bac Giang Province authorities said.

The Prime Minister has approved the allocation of VND3,000 billion or US$140.6 million from the State budget in 2015 for climate change projects.

Energy efficiency solutions in construction and increasing the number of green buildings were a focus of an international workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on January 16 about building a city of low-carbon emission.

Afforestation and the development of wood products for the domestic market and export has become an effective production method, helping millions of famers in mountainous areas improve their lives.

In response to the “Earth Hour” campaign which will take place from 20.30 to 21.30 pm on March 28, a launching ceremony of “Turn off the lights, turn on the ideas 2015″ contest and “I ride a bike today”

The exponential growth of the information technology industry in recent years is posing a significant risk to the environment, as the disposal of electronic equipment waste rapidly expands.

A project to replace 500 old air conditioners with ones equipped with inverter technology at HCM City-based 115 People's Hospital began on Thursday as part of a green-hospital model in Vietnam.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho planned to move 2,514 households residing in erosion-prone areas to safer places before 2020, said Pham Van Quynh, director of the Municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A fertilizer plant in Bac Giang Province has been accused of seriously polluting a local river, causing a mass die-off of fish and threating the health of the local populace.