Việt Nam News

Based on the revised Environmental Protection Law approved in 2020 and the detailed enforcement regulations, the Vietnamese government is proceeding with the construction of a greenhouse gases (GHG) emission reporting system for business establishments.

Hà Nội is one of the biggest and most modern cities in the country, but its waste treatment capacity does not match the growth of the city. 

The competition "The Search for Innovative Models to Combat Climate Change and Reduce Damages from Natural Disasters" was announced on Thursday by the Directorate for Climate Change of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is expanding its shrimp – rice farming areas as the cultivation model is efficient and sustainable, adapts to climate change, and is environmentally friendly.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has taken measures to cope with saltwater intrusion in its rivers in the coming dry season to protect its rice, fruits and other crops and ensure households have water for daily use.

Illegal trafficking of wild animals remains a problem in Việt Nam despite the efforts of the Government and wildlife preservation organisations. There has been a decline in the number of many precious, rare and endemic species, putting many of them at risk of extinction.

The city is the first locality in Việt Nam to sign an agreement to end dog and cat meat trade. 

Two tortoises, one identified as a critically endangered species, have been returned to the sea off the Chàm Islands after being rescued by local people and the Chàm Island’s Marine Protected Area management board.

Only through joint and timely actions can the countries of the Mekong-Lancang river basin overcome the current challenges to protect common prosperity and culture, stated the Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà.

Việt Nam needs to carry out practical measures to manage and reduce marine plastic waste to ensure sustainable development of the fishery industry, according to experts at a workshop held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Scuba diver Nguyễn Văn Đức is dedicated to cleaning the ocean and he hopes his work will inspire others to do the same.

Việt Nam Wind Power 2021, an annual event since 2018, was launched in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Though the average PM2.5 concentration improved slightly in 2020, all provinces and cities in Việt Nam still had higher levels than WHO’s recommendation, according to data revealed at a workshop held virtually on Tuesday.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan highlighted the need for Vietnamese agriculture to aim for “green values” created from “green transformation, green consumption, green economy".

Four people have died after heavy rain and floods hit the central and central highlands regions over the past few days. 

The Chàm Island’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) management board has released a hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata) – an endangered sea turtle species – back into the ocean after it was trapped in a drifting ‘ghost net' of garbage (a fishing net inadvertently lost overboard by fishermen) in the water off the islands.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region needs “consistent strategies” to deal with groundwater extraction, land subsidence and saltwater intrusion in an increasingly urbanising area, experts said at a conference in HCM City on November 26.

The thirty individuals released are among the 100 civets that were handed over to the park from Bắc Giang forest rangers and police in April. The animals were seized from an illegal wildlife trafficking case.