Environment

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.

HCMC should adopt comprehensive measures to develop its green space to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

An illegal trade network of dugongs and other marine species in Kien Giang Province's Phu Quoc Island has been detected by Wildlife At Risk following reports from local residents.

The central city of Hoi An on September 9 launched its first Car Free Day campaign, coinciding with its annual Nature Day in which over 5,000 people participated.

The restructuring of Vietnam's agriculture sector to become more adaptable to climate change is one of the top priorities in the country's socio-economic development plan, PM Nguyen Tan Dung said.

Despite the strict regulations, minerals still have been illegally exploited and exported every day in the southern province of Binh Duong.

The polluted environment surrounding 47 trade villages nation-wide is set to be gradually removed under the National Target Programme on Environmental Pollution Improvement.

Ha Tinh Police found four live tigers in a car in the biggest-ever illegal tiger shipping ring in the province to date.

The southern province of Binh Duong has recently discovered several cases of illegal dredging.

The fact that two elephants were killed in the Yok Don National Park has once again raised the worries about the safety of the wild elephants in Vietnam.

Tens of cubic meters of waste water from a rubbish dump in Hoa Binh City pour into the Da River each day, which is the water supply source for the capital city.

The total forest area burnt down between January and August amounted to 1,915 hectares, two times higher than the same period last year, said the Forest Protection Department.