Environment

The latest report by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC has claimed the record-high rhino poaching in South Africa is being fed by a surging demand from Vietnam.

The Australian Embassy announced a new partnership with six international non-profit organizations to help Vietnam address climate change at the community level.

Muong Hoa Valley, a famous tourist attraction in Sapa, is under imminent threat of being destroyed due to the development of local hydropower projects.

Roads in Hanoi and HCMC face serious flooding after heavy rains are the result of loopholes in urban planning.

Hundreds of hectares of natural reforest in Quang Ninh province, the most beautiful forest in the locality, has been devastated simply because people need charcoal to do cooking.

The Prime Minister has approved the results of a negotiation for disaster management project and relevant legal documents.

South Africa and Vietnam are set to sign a deal to help stem rhino poaching and the illicit trade in rhino horns, officials said.

Scientists and birdwatchers have discovered 10 new owl species in the Philippines, using advanced recording equipment that can distinguish between their hoots, a conservation official said.

Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe, widely considered the most polluted cannel in Ho Chi Minh City, has got a face lift, showing a huge difference.

Vietnam should weigh the impacts of climate change when planning development strategies, experts said.

Lion bones have become a hot commodity for their use in Asian traditional medicine, driving up exports from South Africa to the East and creating new fears of the survival of the species.

The Ba Den forest in Quang Binh province is reportedly “bleeding” because it has been poached by a lot of groups of people, hunting for teak wood.

The preservation of animals seized from illegal wildlife trading cases has remained substandard, leading to significant waste, experts have said.

Asian countries dominate a league table of economies most at risk from earthquakes, floods, storms and other hazards.

Sea water is eroding land and causing landslides on Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Forest and land fires in Southeast Asia kill an additional 15,000 people annually when the El Nino weather phenomenon grips the region, scientists have estimated.

River bank landslides have increased in the Mekong Delta, causing huge loss to property and agricultural production, besides greatly hampering the daily lives of people.

Vietnam's depleting forests have been struggling of late with yet another threat – the agriculture sector, experts said at a recent conference..

The Vietnam Register is preparing a plan to put motorbike exhaust under control in a move intended to ease pollution, said Trinh Ngoc Giao, head of the agency.