Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc pointed out several shortcomings of the environment sector when attending the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s conference to carry out the National Assembly and Government’s resolutions on socio-economic development in 2019 yesterday.
People’s Committees of cities and provinces were assigned to issue their own technical regulations on water quality for domestic use.
In a ceremony yesterday, the central city of Đà Nẵng debuted the first Nature Education and Experience Centre on Sơn Trà peninsula to provide a space for school students to explore the biodiversity of Sơn Trà Nature Reserve.
Lower water levels in reservoirs and barren farmland can be easily seen in many parts of the south-central and Central Highlands region even though it is the rainy season, reports the Nông Thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper.
Huế City in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế received 20 smart rubbish bins from tyre manufacturer Bridgestone on Monday.
Natural disasters have killed 218 people and caused a total loss of VNĐ20 trillion (US$860 million) for the country this year.
Minister of Environment for the Republic of Korea (RoK) Cho Myung-rae said his country was willing to assist Việt Nam in building its environmental protection and climate change adaptation capacity, and in writing relevant laws and regulations.
With hydroelectricity supplying nearly 40 per cent of Viet Nam’s generated power, the country’s energy security depends on quality reservoir planning and management, according to experts.
Waste collection and treatment in rural areas have been improved in recent years, but local authorities hope new electricity generation technology and projects will help resolve waste problems more sustainably and effectively.
Rain has been forecast across the country with the central region expected to take the brunt for the next two days.
Đà Nẵng plans to build its first waste-to-energy project at Khánh Sơn dump.
Many environmentalists have raised concerns over the proposal to build a spiritual tourism site in Hà Nội’s Hương Sơn Commune which is home to Hương (Perfume) Pagoda.
On December 5, tens of rare timber trees such as chò (White Meranti), sến (Lauan, Meranti) and lim (ironwood) were found to be chopped down in the forest area in Village 5 in Trà Đốc Commune in Trà Đốc Nature Reserve in central Quảng Nam Province.
The amount of solid waste in Việt Nam has kept surging with more complicated components as a result of increasing population and human activities while treating the waste and reducing its harmful impacts on the environment still pose challenges to local authorities.
Authorities in the central province of Hà Tĩnh have recommended the formation of a project for the urgent protection of elephants in the province’s Vũ Quang National Park.
Scientists discovered 157 new animal and plant species in the Greater Mekong region last year, according to a report titled “New species on the block”.
Another cold front arrived earlier today, plunging the northern region into the coldest days so far this winter and bringing rainfall to central Việt Nam after disastrous downpours over the weekend.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has sent a letter to directors of health departments in different provinces and cities asking them to ensure personal and environmental hygiene and prevent diseases in the typhoon condition.
A female sun bear was rescued yesterday after 15 years in captivity in a border district of Tây Ninh Province in southeast Việt Nam.
Protecting the marine environment and restoring the ecosystem has been identified as one of the major objectives for sustainable development in Việt Nam, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà said.
