Tân Cảng-Quy Nhơn JSC in the central coastal province of Bình Định has been dumping soil and stone into waters surrounding Quy Nhơn Port in order to expand the port’s warehouse, worsening crowding issues and threatening its status as a first-grade port, danviet.vn online newspaper has reported.
After two periods of pumping water, Hà Nội by Thursday afternoon had water for only 63.2 per cent of rice fields, lower than expected, according to the Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).
Water experts in Việt Nam have suggested re-using waste water to help protect vital resources. As untreated waste water is discharged directly into the environment, both surface water and underground water resources face high risk of either running out or becoming too polluted to drink.
Hà Nội plans to stop the use of beehive-shaped coal bricks by 2020 as part of measures to improve air quality and living conditions, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Potting soil made from wastewater, a project initiated by two college students, offers a comprehensive solution to protect the environment and create economic value in the Mekong Delta.
The ancient city of Hội An, aided by its twin town, Wernigerode, in Germany, has launched a solar-power system for public lighting, load-speakers and lanterns in the old quarter of the city.
At least 72 wild animals were released in their natural habit in the first month of the year, according to Education for Nature Việt Nam (ENV).
The problem of illegal gold mining has aggravated in Ngọc Hồi District in Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.
Lessons learned from the strategic mainstreaming of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) was a good foundation for Việt Nam to prepare for climate change, according to Dr. Nguyễn Thế Chinh from the Natural Resources and Environment Strategic Institute.
HSBC Việt Nam will donate US$700,000 for a two-year community-based fresh-water resources conservation and management project, which will be carried out by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Việt Nam.
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to examine forest protection and forest land management in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) provinces.
Residents in central Quảng Bình Province are worried the construction of a woodchip plant, located in the upper area of two reservoirs, will pollute their supply of water.
Ten domestic companies with the highest energy efficiency have won in different categories of the National Energy Efficiency in Industry Award 2017.
The Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park on Wednesday received a pig-tailed macaque and a coolie from local residents.
Wildlife protection has become stricter under policies outlined in amendments to the Penal Code that took effect on January 1, said Lieutenant General, Associate Professor Trần Văn Độ, former deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Chief Justice of the Central Military Court.
HCM City will spend VNĐ29 trillion (US$1.3 billion) for anti-flooding and canal dredging, works and cleaning up its highly polluted canal network.
Authorities in central Quảng Bình Province last Friday prosecuted two men for killing the goat-antelope Indochinese serow, which is listed as a near threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
One way to resolve environmental disputes, especially between citizens and polluting businesses as witnessed in recent times, is through litigation.
The total economic potential of ground-mounted solar projects in Việt Nam is at least seven gigawatts (GW) under present market conditions, much higher than the national solar target of 0.8GW by 2020, according to experts.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked agencies to comment on its special project to control producers thought to be likely of polluting the environment.
