Việt Nam is one of Asia’s five worst polluters of ocean plastic waste, according to international organisations. With 13 million tonnes of waste released to the ocean every year, the country ranks 17^th in the world for ocean plastic waste pollution.

Forestry agencies in upland areas across the country have been told to closely monitor the risk of fires as risks reach critical levels.

With the development potential of renewable energy, coupled with the Government’s preferential policies, Việt Nam has drawn the attention of both domestic and foreign investors in the clean energy field, which is expected to grow quickly in the coming years.

HCM City targets reducing the volume of plastic bags used at supermarkets and business centres by 65 per cent, and at traditional markets by 50 per cent compared with 2010.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta are bracing for the dry season and the resultant saltwater intrusion from the sea in rivers.

The management board of the Cham Islands Marine Protected Area has released a rare sea turtle that was accidentally caught by a local fisherman back into its natural habitat.

A number of provinces across the country including Lai Châu, Nghệ An and Tây Ninh are taking precautions to prevent forest fires as the dry season begins.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has agreed in principle to the organisation of a forum on sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta in October 2019.

Many hundred-year old trees in Nà Pen Forest in the northern province of Điện Biên have been illegally logged, putting the future of the old forest at risk, the Vietnam News Agency reported.