Every commune or ward in HCM City will be allocated VNĐ500 million (US$21,929) this year towards addressing a funding shortage for sorting waste before it is treated.

Wastewater disposed by factories in Bình Dương Province’s industrial zones is the main cause of Ba Bò Canal pollution, according to a new report by the HCMC People’s Committee. 

At the peak of the ‘mining fever’, Quỳ Hợp District in the central province Nghệ An had hundreds of sites operational. Now, due to high production costs and consumption difficulties, many mining companies have shut down—leaving behind tremendous environmental damage.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will chair the setting up an ocean monitoring system, using capital from the Taiwanese Hưng Nghiệp Formosa Steel Plant’s compensation for its toxic spill’s impacts.

After five years of operation, the Bưng Riềng landfill in Xuyên Mộc District has started leaking wastewater and spreading foul smells in the southern province.

The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecast has reported that in the past six hours, tropical storm Mawar has remained almost unchanged.

A total of 300,000 ocean fingerlings were released into an area of Tam Giang Lagoon in central Thừa Thiên- Huế Province, aiming to produce a swift recovery for local seafood resources after the Formosa toxic spill in 2016.

Chàm Island Marine Protected Area has started conservation of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) by hatching 450 eggs taken from Côn Đảo Island.

There have been at least five clashes recently between wild elephants in search of food and tame elephants in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk’s Buôn Đôn District.