Environment

Vietnam will promote the transition to technologies that utilise substances with low or zero global warming potential, and roll out sustainable cooling solutions to cut emissions by 11.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2045.

The Pacific's Solomon Islands has become a key player in the global live animal trade, with foreign collectors sourcing exotic species including some subject to trade bans, an AFP investigation has found.

Rubbish has blanketed many streets in HCM City, causing severe pollution.

Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh is struggling with the rescue and care of wild animals.

Between seven and nine tropical storms/tropical depressions are expected to form in the East Sea from now till the end of 2024, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

Rubbish has been covering beaches in the central province of Nghe An’s Dien Chau District, leaving a bad impression on tourists.

Vietnam Seas and Islands Week and the Action Month for the Environment 2024 was launched in Nha Trang City in the south-central province of Khánh Hòa on Monday.

Rangers of the Con Dao National Park in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, southern Vietnam, along with local people and tourists on June 9 released 87 Malaysian baby sea turtles into the sea.

The northern region is experiencing heavy rain which may cause serious flooding between June 7-9.

After having enjoyed mild weather for several days, the northern region of Vietnam will be hit by a scorching heat wave next week, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Seven rare animals have been released back into the wild at Chu Yang Sin National Park in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Hanoi has begun piloting solid waste sorting from this month in 23 wards of five districts.

Labour-intensive removal efforts have brought snaring incidents down by almost 40 per cent in a region of central Vietnam, data has shown.

The director of the Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve, Ha Van Hoan, has announced that the 80 camera traps they have installed to monitor biodiversity have captured 32 rare and endangered wildlife species.

Around 15,000 animal traps found at Pu Mat National Park in the central province of Nghe An have been used to create the statues of a mother elephant and its offspring.

Quang Ninh District in the central province of Quang Binh are taking measures to protect white-cheeked gibbons living on a local mountain.

The Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Company reported that as many as 30 spots in Hanoi are often affected by heavy rains, with rainfall of more than 70mm per hour.

An Indian court has urged the government to declare a national emergency over the country's ongoing heatwave, saying that hundreds of people had died during weeks of extreme weather.

Yellow-spined bamboo locusts have damaged up to 500 hectares of forest and crops in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.