Polluted river water is the main reason behind the recent mass fish deaths in Vĩnh Trà River in Thái Bình Province, its department of natural resources and environment has said.

All dredging and sand exploitation operation on Đồng Nai River are illegal, the People’s Committee of Đồng Nai Province affirmed at a meeting on sand mining management on Tuesday.

Việt Nam has asked South Korea to share experiences as well as assist Việt Nam to build a complete law system on environment.

The southern central province of Bình Thuận has issued a temporary ban on the exploitation of molluscs and bivalves across its sea waters as part of an effort to protect and regenerate dwindling marine resources.

Hà Nội is calling for investment in wastewater treatment projects from 2016 to 2020 in a bid to protect the environment for sustainable development.

Water in a 10ha reservoir in southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s Tân Hải Commune has turned red and has a terrible smell.

Emissions from Tứ Đỉnh Joint Stock Company’s metallurgy plant have destroyed around 200 hectares of pineapple and other crops in the northern Lào Cai Province’s Mường Khương District, authorities said.

The average water level of many parts of the Hồng (Red) river has remarkably reduced in recent years, badly affecting agricultural production and the living conditions of residents in the northern low-land and midland areas.

The southern Đồng Nai Province’s transport department on Thursday ordered four sand mining and dredging projects in the region to suspend operations.