Environment

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to build an embankment to prevent erosion along the Tra Noc River at the Tra Noc Bridge – Xeo May Bridge section at an estimated cost of 531 billion VND (53.2

A tropical low depression has formed in the East Sea and is likely to strengthen into a storm that is forecast to threaten northern Vietnam when it heads towards the mainland.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked Hanoi and nine other localities to strictly deal with the burning of solid waste and straw to help protect the environment.

Two firms in Bac Ninh Province's Phong Khe Ward have been fined nearly VND1bn (USD43,200) for violating environmental standards.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is working with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to draft a national strategy on green growth for 2021-2030 and vision to 2050.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh asked localities to outline scenarios for natural disaster responses amid the COVID-19 pandemic at an online national conference on national disaster prevention and control, and research and rescue on June 4.

A forest in Gia Lai Province's Hra Commune has been heavily destroyed with the local authorities claiming they were completely unaware of the situation.

The north region is forecast to experience heavy rain, flash floods and landslides due to a low-pressure system in the East Sea that may grow into a tropical depression.

The People’s Court of northern Hung Yen province sentenced a man to five years and three months in jail for storing 780 kg of pangolin scales in accordance with Clause 3, Article 191 of the 2015 Penal Code.

A giant panda loaned to Malaysia from China has given birth to a rare third cub during its stay in the Southeast Asian country, wildlife officials said Wednesday.

The air quality in Hanoi has continued to worsen because of straw burning and hot temperatures.

Eighteen non-governmental organisations have just proposed to the Vietnamese prime minister to take urgent measures to protect wild birds.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attended the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit via videoconference on the evening of May 31, at the invitation of President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Central Committee and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the “Youth for Climate Innovation Contest” in Hanoi on May 28.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang is developing mangrove forests in coastal areas and improving the livelihoods of households that protect forests.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held a signing ceremony in Hanoi on May 28 for a project to enhance Vietnam’s climate change resilience, with non-refundable aid worth US$30.2 million

More crops in a commune in the southern province of Dong Nai have been destroyed by wild elephants.

General Director of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration Tran Hong Thai has been re-elected as Vice President of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)’s Region II (Asia) for another term of 2021 – 2024.

The second powerful cyclone to hit India in two weeks bore down on the east coast Wednesday, sending hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for emergency shelters ahead of the devastating winds and rain.