The lives of thousands of local people living near the Nhơn Trạch Industrial Zone No.1 in southern Đồng Nai Province have been badly affected by polluted water for over 10 years, reported Lao Động (Labour) Newspaper.

Environmental protection in Hạ Long Bay, in the northern province of Quảng Ninh, remains difficult as large amounts of rubbish are generated by tourists and rubbish collection activitiy is not effective, according to local authorities.

HCM City authorities said they have revoked the licenses granted to hundreds of suspended development projects, which have negatively affected the lives of many city residents, but other residents said a number of development projects remained “suspended”, affecting their living conditions.

The heavy rain that began yesterday afternoon and continued until this morning has brought some relief to southern Kiên Giang Province, creating better conditions for crops and shrimp farming.

A whale that was stranded along Diễn Thịnh Commune’s coast in Diễn Châu District, central Nghệ An Province, since late last night was returned to the sea at noon today.

Building a platform for partnership on the conservation of biodiversity is urgently needed to accelerate collaboration among ministries, sectors and stakeholders, environmental experts have said.

 The prolonged drought and saltwater have damaged more than 81,000 hectares of shrimp breeding areas in eight Mekong provinces, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Department of Aquaculture.

Việt Nam’s rich biodiversity has been under threat due to overloaded exploitation, illegal wildlife hunting and trafficking, as well as poor management and collaboration among State agencies.

An Owston’s Civet (Chrotogate owstoni) was rescued by experts from the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Programme (CPCP) in collaboration with Save Vietnam's Wildlife (SVW) and the Cúc Phương National Park.