Environment

The Sai Gon River and other rivers in HCM City have become more polluted because of increasing levels of waste-water from household and industrial waste.

Police in Ha Tinh Province seized two tonnes of illegally poached animals, including snakes, tortoises and lizards.

One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes erupted Tuesday, spewing clouds of ash and panicking villagers but no evacuation has been ordered so far, a government vulcanologist said.

Malaysian wildlife authorities said the capture of a young female Borneo Sumatran rhino had given them a last chance to save the highly endangered species.

Insufficient human resources was a major challenge for Vietnam in responding to climate change, said an official from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry.

Unlicensed mineral exploitation, tourism and construction activities are seriously threatening the existence of the Ba Vi National Park in Hanoi.

Mountain tortoises are being hunted to be sold to restaurants in an number of areas in the Mekong Delta.

The authorities of the central province of Quang Ngai has uncovered a local resident who keeps a rare white-chested bear at home.

The Asian Development Bank has provided a USD7.96 million loan to help the central province of Thua Thien-Hue conserve its biodiversity.

While carbon capture and storage is a new concept in Vietnam, the country offers good opportunities for the technology, especially in the energy sector.

Scientists proposed the construction of a sluice to regulate tidal flow in and out of the Soai Rap estuary in HCM City to reduce flooding in the city..

A three-year project will reclaim water space from buildings that have encroached on the Tan Hoa - Lo Gom Canal in the western districts of HCM City.

Lack of food, pollution or weather change may affect the iconic turtle at the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, as the turtle has surfaced very often.

Hundreds of precious plants and animals species in the limestone mountain of Kien Luong are being threatened.

The main source of CO2 emissions in Vietnam is from coal-fired electric power plants, according to an international conference in Hanoi.

Wild animals in mountainous districts of An Giang and Kien Giang Provinces are on the brink of extinction due to uncontrollable hunting.

Canada on Monday became the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol.

Police in Ha Tinh Province seized a car with fake registration number plates transporting nearly 400 kilos of live pangolins.

Australian scientists who modelled conditions on Mars said that "large regions" on this planet could sustain life.