Scientists discovered 157 new animal and plant species in the Greater Mekong region last year, according to a report titled  “New species on the block”.

Another cold front arrived earlier today, plunging the northern region into the coldest days so far this winter and bringing rainfall to central Việt Nam after disastrous downpours over the weekend.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has sent a letter to directors of health departments in different provinces and cities asking them to ensure personal and environmental hygiene and prevent diseases in the typhoon condition.

A female sun bear was rescued yesterday after 15 years in captivity in a border district of Tây Ninh Province in southeast Việt Nam.

Protecting the marine environment and restoring the ecosystem has been identified as one of the major objectives for sustainable development in Việt Nam, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà said.

Lâm Đồng Province People’s Committee on Sunday fined the investor and operator of Đại Lào Waste Treatment Plant in Đại Lào Commune, Bảo Lộc City, VNĐ232 million (US$9976) for discharging untreated wastewater into the environment, the online news outlet zing.vn reported.  

At the 24th UN Conference on Climate Change (COP24), Germanwatch released the most up-to-date Climate Risk Index ranking, which analyses the extent to which each country has been affected by weather-related loss events.

Bình Dương Province’s Dĩ An wastewater treatment factory opened for operation on November 30 after 18 months of construction.

Animals Asia and Hà Nội Forest Protection Division have presented hundreds of gifts for students from Phụng Thượng Primary School who took part in the tree planting contest to protect bear in Hà Nội’s Phúc Thọ District.