Environment

The US and Vietnamese officials on Tuesday announced a new contract of up to USD73 million to treat and clean soil at Bien Hoa Air Base.

Around 21,170 hectares of land in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has been licensed for bauxite mining by the people's committee, including around 4,917 hectares of forest.

Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh has cooperated with concerned agencies to release 43 rare wild animals back into the wild.

Two wild elephants have been spotted by trail cameras at Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Hanoi is experiencing serious air pollution which has been forecasted to worsen in the days to come.

Nearly 500 pigs have died of starvation in the northern province of Bac Giang as local residents prevented the transportation of feed as a protest against the farm’s pollution.

A group of young people in Hanoi often volunteer in collecting rubbish at local rivers and lakes to help protect the environment.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called for the organisation of practical activities to respond to Earth Hour 2023 in Vietnam from 8:30p.m to 9:30p.m on March 25.

The southern province of Bac Lieu has announced the emergency of a dyke section due to its severe erosion.

Authorities in the southernmost province of Ca Mau have just sent an urgent letter calling for the government to provide financial support for them to carry out anti-erosion projects at local coastal areas.

Nguyễn Đức Tài, a 34-year-old resident of Đà Nẵng, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison by the Đà Nẵng's People's Court.

A family in Hanoi has handed over five Tibetan bears to the Bear Rescue Centre of Vietnam.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City started the upgrade project of the city's longest canal as part of an improvement to the city’s canal system on Thursday.

A family in HCM City has handed over five monkeys to the municipal Department of Forest Protection Management.

Many programmes and projects have been issued by Ho Chi Minh City to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change in efforts to develop the southern metropolis into a low-carbon city.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Vietnam have just signed a Climate-smart Agricultural Value Chain Development (CSAT) project agreement to promote inclusive and sustainable agricultural growth in the Mekong Delta region.

From her house in a Manila suburb, Rowena Jimenez can't see the bare mountains around the built-up city. But she feels the impact of deforestation every time her living room floods.

Rubbish has covered many pavements in HCM City, severely affecting local residents.

An earlier summer has been forecasted in the northern region this year, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.