The 31st Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN 31) and related meetings have begun via videoconference to discuss environmental sustainability.

Hà Nội will strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 per cent by 2030, according to local authorities.

Natural disasters have caused losses worth VNĐ1.06 trillion (US$46 million) in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau this year, destroying public infrastructure, houses and crops, according to the local Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue.

The projects include limestone exploitation in Ninh Bình, the Hòa Thắng 1.2 wind power project in Bình Thuận, and building roads to the Ngọc Linh Ginseng production area in Nam Trà My District, Quảng Nam Province.

Strengthening legislation and communication about wildlife protection was the main topic of a discussion held in Hà Nội on Friday.

Minister of Environment Trần Hồng Hà talks to BNEWS about Việt Nam’s efforts to protect the environment, particularly air and water.

As most of the protected areas and biosphere reserves in Việt Nam are located in areas with high poverty rates, achieving the goal of both conservation and economic development is difficult.

Vice chairman and the General Secretary of the Vietnam Responsible Care Council Đỗ Thanh Bái spoke with Tài nguyên & Môi trường (Natural Resources and Environment) newspaper about the plastic waste recycling and technologies to solve plastic waste in Việt Nam.

Storm Vamco, the 13th storm to enter the East Sea this year, has caused 19 people in the central region to suffer injuries, according to the latest report from the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.