Environment

China has approved a major surge in coal power so far this year, prioritising energy supply over its pledge to reduce emissions from fossil fuels, Greenpeace said Monday.

An elderly patient hooked up to a tangle of tubes lies struggling for breath in a Bangkok hospital as Thailand battles a "drastic increase" in respiratory problems caused by a spike in air pollution.

Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh on Thursday received 91 rare keeled box turtles which were rescued from a wild animal trading case.

Danang City Party Secretary Nguyen Van Quang has demanded a solution to the issue of pollution caused by wastewater overflows into the sea.

The Save Vietnam’s Wildlife Centre co-operated with the Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh to release 15 endangered and rare Sunda pangolins (Manis Javanica) into the wild on Wednesday.

About 2.4 million people in Thailand have sought hospital treatment for medical problems linked to air pollution since the start of the year, health officials said, as toxic smog chokes parts of the country.

Residents of Ho Chi Minh City joined with others worldwide in admiring a 'super rare’ hybrid solar eclipse, which occurred at 11:20 a.m. on April 20.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has called on people across the country to join hand in environment preservation, protect, and make use of water resources.

Dozens of fishing boats have been left wharfed at Sa Huynh Port in the central province of Quang Ngai for a long time, polluting the environment.

The northern and central regions of Vietnam have been forecasted to experience widespread hot weather from tomorrow, April 18.

The Vietnam Zoos Association has partnered with the Zoological Park Organisation (ZPO) of Thailand to increase the population of the Eastern Sarus Crane in Vietnam.

Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Miss Intercontinental 2022, has been named as an Ambassador of Earth Day 2023 in Vietnam.

The G7 pledged on Sunday to quit fossil fuels faster and urged other countries to follow suit, but failed to agree to any new deadlines on ending polluting power sources like coal.

Heavy rain has been forecasted to hit many Vietnamese localities on April 14-15, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Ho Chi Minh City and the United States Agency for International Development jointly organised a conference on technology and finance for waste-to-energy projects on April 11.

India's wild tiger population -- by far the largest in the world -- has risen above 3,000, according to a census released Sunday, boosting efforts to conserve the endangered species.

Thailand's Chiang Mai was ranked the world's most polluted city on Friday, with authorities urging people to work from home to avoid the hazardous air.

Police in the central province of Nghe An have seized 59 big-headed turtles which had been illegally kept and transported in the area.

Many visitors to Ha Long Bay have complained about the water being covered by too much rubbish.