Environment

A strong new cold spell will bring rains to the northern region from early next week, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Oil has been found drifting onto a beach in the southern coastal city of Nha Trang over the past two days.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, the centre for Supporting Green Development and PRO Vietnam have donated 54 ‘green houses’ and waste classification tools to Hội An City’s Women’s Union to boost recycling and zero plastic waste in

Four people were reported dead and more than 100 injured in Japan on Thursday after a powerful overnight earthquake rattled large parts of the east coast and prompted a tsunami warning, authorities said.

HCM City is witnessing current temperature highs of around 40 degrees centigrade.

An Australian court on Tuesday ruled that the country's environment minister does not have a duty to protect children from the harms of climate change, overturning a landmark ruling.

The International Day of Action for Rivers (March 14) is a day dedicated to solidarity - when diverse communities around the world come together with one voice to say that rivers matter.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is gathering opinions on Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s draft decision relating to approving the national action plan on green growth for the 2021 to 2030 period, with a vision towards 2050.

Dozens of old trees in a forest in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have been illegally cut down.

A five-year project which aims at shifting Vietnam's private sector toward sustainable energy use has been officially launched in southern Tây Ninh City.

The Ministry of Finance said it has completed a draft resolution on the adjustment of environmental protection tax rates for gasoline, oil, and grease, which is set to become effective from April 1.

A diplomat of Vietnam underlined the importance of ensuring equality and justice in climate change response, with climate finance commitments being fully implemented on the basis of common but differentiated responsibility.

A light-turning off event is set to be launched this March across the country for Earth Hour 2022 in a bid to encourage local people to save electricity and work together to protect the environment, according to the Ministry

The United Nations warned Wednesday that it faces a crippling lack of funds to tackle Somalia's devastating drought, which has been "overshadowed" by other humanitarian crises including the war in Ukraine.

Solar farms along tsunami-ravaged coastlines, green energy "micro-grids" and the experimental production of non-polluting hydrogen: 11 years after its nuclear nightmare, Japan's Fukushima region is investing in a renewable future.

SEOUL: Climate action and carbon neutral initiatives “are no longer an option but a must” for the world to ensure sustainable living, former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta are strengthening measures to prevent forest fires as the region enters its peak dry season and forests become highly vulnerable to fires.

Provinces in the Mekong Delta have said they have taken effective measures to mitigate saltwater intrusion impacts in the ongoing dry season.

More than 1.2 million hectares out of Vietnam’s total natural land area of over 33 million hectares have not been used yet, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).