Environment

Nearly 200 rivers, lakes and other waterways in Hanoi that helped bring fresh air to the capital city, are being destroyed from urbanisation boom.

Police in Bo Trach District in Quang Binh Province prosecuted five people in connection with stealing Sua timber from the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

Vietnam honours individuals and organisations for their contributions to environmental protection.

As many monkeys are fleeing the mountains to seek food on Cham Islands, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and in the process harassing locals, authorities said they would seek help from foreign wildlife experts.

Vietnam joins the 150 or so countries around the globe to celebrate World Environment Day with a series of events starting in Quang Ninh Province.

Illegal sand mining in the Sai Gon River has caused severe erosion of the river's banks, including farmland in Cu Chi District.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Tromsoe in the Arctic Circle to see first hand the way climate change is opening a once frozen region to competition for vast oil reserves.

Deputies agreed that water resources included surface and ground water found across the country's mainland as well as Vietnam‘s territorial waters during the third session of the 13th NA.

14 hydropower plant projects would be developed in Quang Nam province, which have put local residents in big distress.

The Health Ministry has devised a plan to collect all medical waste every day, with 70% of solid waste to be treated by 2015, one agency has said.

Environmental pollution is plaguing residents in Danang City as a water drainage project has met difficulties in site clearance.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is planning to raise fines for illegal mineral exploitation in a bid to curb rampant violations and reduce pollution from such activities.

A toll-free wild animal protection hot line was established by Education for Nature Vietnam to mark International Biodiversity Day.

Mekong Delta authorities must protect wetland areas against the impact of economic development through advanced conservation measures, experts have recommended.

Scientists from the WWF say that the Asian unicorn, is often caught in wire snares that hunters set to catch other animals which are targeted by the demand of traditional medicine.

MoNRE called for educational campaigns in an effort towards preserving biodiversity, poverty reduction and coping with climate change of Mekong Delta.

Coastal forest in the Mekong Delta is being narrowed while the sea is infiltrating deeply into the mainland.

The Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve has officially become the 580th biosphere reserve of the world and one of the eight world biosphere reserves in Vietnam.

Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday.