Dozens of fish were found dead in four detention basins in the past few weeks in the coastal province of Quảng Ninh, emanating a stench.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has sent an urgent message to the Peoples’ Committees of cities and provinces, urging them to take measures to protect forest and prevent illegal forest destruction.

Members of the Cần Thơ City People’s Committee and a National Assembly committee have recommended building new landfills and concentrated waste treatment plants that meet national standards to preserve environmental quality in the city.

Stormy weather hit the mountainous Thường Xuân District in the central province of Thanh Hóa on Tuesday evening, causing the collapse of an electrical pole and a 65-m-high base transceiver station (BTS).

A research exhibition titled “Plastic Matters: Wild Lives" is on display at the International Centre of Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) in the central city of Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh Province.

The Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng will carry out an action programme for sustainable forest management in its two coastal districts under the project “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD+).

The number of forestry law violations in the first four months of 2018 declined by 31 per cent from last year to 4,226, reported the Việt Nam Administration of Forestry.

HCM City generates nearly 2,000 tonnes of construction waste each day, but only a minimal amount is collected and treated while the remaining amount is dumped or freely transferred without official oversight, according to the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has ordered ministries and the people’s committee to tighten control over sand and gravel exploitation to manage agricultural land and protect forests.