Due to excessive exploitation and extreme weather conditions, Ninh Thuận Province has stepped up efforts to preserve over 1,000 medicinal plants, 24 of which are endemic and have high economic value.

After days of heavy rain and flooding, serious erosion was discovered near Nậm Mô Hydropower Plant in Nghệ An Province, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn.

Illegal gold mining in the Kim Hỷ Nature Reserve in the northern province of Bắc Kạn continues to be a puzzle for authorities despite their best efforts to put an end to the activity.

A waste pond connected to a DAP fertiliser factory in the northern province was compromised late last week and over 45,000 cu.m of mud and untreated chemical-filled wastewater flooded nearby neighbourhoods following torrential rain.

The Cái Lớn – Cái Bé irrigation project, which will connect the Cái Lớn River to Cái Bé River in the Mekong Delta region, faces opposition from scientists.

The Ministry of Finance is proposing a sweeping ban on the export of raw minerals, a move that would indicate an escalation of the Government’s generally negative stance on a practice that generates little value while causing environmental devastation.

Piles of trash have been washed up on the large stretches of the two beaches in northern Quảng Ninh and central Nghệ An provinces, causing disappointment for tourists and blocking vessels from approaching the shore.

Hundreds of households in Phú Mỹ Town in southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province have been suffering from losses caused by floods as a consequence of broken Giao Kèo dam on Monday.

The Khánh Hòa Province People’s Committee has approved a fisheries development plan for the period until 2025 focusing on modernising the sector.