Environment

The opening ceremony of the 8th Asian Primate Symposium, the largest of its kind in the region, took place in Hanoi on Monday, providing a platform for experts and stakeholders to discuss challenges and measures for the conservation of

Dak Lak Provincial People’s Committee has just signed a Decision approving technical assistance for a project that targets ending elephant-riding tourism services with financial support from the Animals Asia Foundation.

A 300-metre beach in the central province of Quang Ngai is being covered with rubbish after recent storms.

Severe air pollution in the capital city is forecast to linger until at least this weekend, leaving much of the city clouded in smog.

Around 12.54 hectares of a coastal casuarina forest in the central province of Quang Binh have been damaged by illegal logging.

On the sidelines of the ongoing 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha had a working session on November 6 with President for COP26 Alok Sharma, who represents

As many as 358 runners from 25 countries on November 6 joined the annual race #Run4WildlifeHN to raise funds and awareness on the problem of traditional medicines made from wildlife.

Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical Limited Liability Company in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have proposed dumping around 1.40 million cubic metres of mud into the sea.

The Nicobar pigeon, a species noted as globally endangered, has been spotted in Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Authorities in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have given in-principle approval to the construction of a waste treatment plant in Con Dao Island District.

Many people in Vietnam will enjoy a unique experience as they witness the second total lunar eclipse of the year that will transform the moon into a reddish-copper colour for 85 minutes on November 8.

The Directorate of Water Resources has asked Mekong Delta localities to take preventative measures to mitigate the impact of high tides coming at the end of this month.

Border guards in the central province of Quang Binh have seized thousands of traps used to catch wild birds.

Tropical storm Nalgae, the sixth of its kind to hit the East Sea this year, has changed its course, and is forecast to gather strength when it is swirling across Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

People living around some hydropower plants in the central highlands province of Kon Tum are worried about the threat of floods during the rainy season.

A tropical depression has strengthened into a storm which is forecast to enter the East Sea in the next two days, according to the national weather bulletin on October 27 evening.

A 91-kilo Tibetan bear in the northern province of Son La has been rescued and handed over to Ninh Binh Bear Sanctuary.

Residents on O Quy Ho Pass in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau have been plagued by an eco-tourism project.

Cyclone Sitrang slammed into densely-populated, low-lying Bangladesh late Monday, killing at least five people as authorities fearing heavy rain and storm surge rushed to move hundreds of thousands out of the system's path.