Environment

Hanoi’s just-opened Astronomy Park has seen mass fish deaths over recent days.

European Union (EU) import charges on carbon-intensive products are expected to have a limited impact on climate change and only a modest negative effect on economies in Asia and the Pacific, according to research by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Authorities in HCM City said on Friday that they were hunting for a monkey that had caused chaos and attacked four residents in Thanh Loc Ward in District 12.

For nearly a decade, Néang Ma La, a Khmer woman, has been working tirelessly alongside her colleagues at U Minh Thượng National Park in the southern Kiên Giang Province to care for wildlife saved from illegal trafficking.

A large area of forest in the Hoang Lien National Park has been damaged in two consecutive fires which occurred between February 19-21.

Six rare turtles have been handed over to Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh to be taken care of before being released into the wild.

The ongoing drought is exacerbating erosion in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.

The Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway in the southern province of Binh Thuan is suffering from excessive litter.

More than 50 hectares of protective forest have been damaged in a fire in the northern mountainous province of Son La's Bac Yen District.

A large forest fire has spread at the Hoang Lien Son National Park in the northern province of Lao Cai.

Many localities in the Mekong Delta region are focusing on attracting investment and developing renewable energy projects, helping to solve energy security issues and driving socio-economic breakthroughs in the region.

FPT Information System Company Limited (FPT IS) and Carbon EX have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in providing services and solutions to promote carbon credit projects.

State President Vo Van Thuong on February 15 launched the national tree planting festival 2024 in Kim Phu commune of Tuyen Quang province, northern Vietnam.

A group of young volunteers in HCM City have cleaned over 150 polluted canals in HCM City and surrounding provinces, collecting over 2,000 tonnes of rubbish over the past year.

Many bears at the Vietnam Bear Sanctuary in Tam Dao National Park are enjoying the Tet Lunar New Year with their favourite food.

The Bach Dang Wharf Park in HCM City's District 1 was covered in rubbish after thousands of people gathered to watch a fireworks show on the Lunar New Year's Eve on Friday.

A VND1.7 trillion (USD69.38 million) waste-to-energy project in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has been put into use.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has recommended localities in the Mekong Delta to closely monitor saltwater intrusion information and forecast bulletins, which are predicted to peak in February 2024.

Five earthquakes were recorded in Kon Plong district in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum on February 7 morning, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics.