Environment

A large spring in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is dying from serious pollution caused by edible canna noodles production plants operating in the area.

The Save Vietnam’s Wildlife Centre has released 17 rare pangolins and a macaque back to the wild.

The central city has been boosting the deployment of clean energy and advanced energy systems, such as rooftop solar and electric vehicles, by launching four policies and regulations, contributing to turning the National Strategy for Energy Development into action.

Vietnam aims to use organic fertiliser for 50% of the total cultivation area nationwide by 2050, and have at least 80% of centrally-run cities and provinces build organic fertiliser farming models.

The northern region of Vietnam is expected to experience the strongest cold this winter this weekend after warm weekdays, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Many farmers in the southern province of Dong Nai have continued to lose their crops to wild elephants seeking food while local authorities are trying to complete the electric fences around the forest to avoid human-elephant conflicts.

Measures to tackle water resource-related challenges in Vietnam were the centre of discussion at a workshop held in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on December 6.

Environmental change hits the poorest the hardest, experts say, and in India's toxic smog-filled capital that includes the air people breathe.

PM Pham Minh Chinh attended the Group of 77 summit on climate change in Dubai as part of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change there.

Many areas in Hanoi were covered in smog on Wednesday morning as the city has faced serious air pollution over recent days.

Hanoi was announced as the world’s fourth most polluted city on Tuesday morning according to an AirVisual report.

An industrial cluster in the northern province of Bac Ninh’s Yen Phong District has been suspended for causing pollution.

Green buildings in Vietnam total only 305 with a combined certified construction area of nearly 7.5 million sq.m by September 30, 2023, an official has said.

High tides are forecasted for HCM City from November 27-29 with tidal water rising up to 1.75 metres, causing flooding in low areas, according to the Southern Meteorological Station.

The central region of Vietnam has been forecasted to face heavy rains in some days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Environmental protection is viewed as a focal, consistent, and priority task during the management, preservation, and sustainable promotion of the world natural heritage site of Ha Long Bay, stated head of the bay management board Vu Kien Cuong.

People in Vietnam will be able to observe a Full Beaver Moon on November 27, according to Dang Vu Tuan Son, president of the Vietnam Astronomy and Cosmology Association.

A beach in the central city of Danang has been covered by rubbish following torrential rains over the recent days.

The first phase of the Bear Rescue Centre Vietnam's second branch at Bach Ma National Park was inaugurated on November 17 in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue.