Việt Nam News

HCM City is expanding the "green school model" at all educational levels as part of its effort to raise awareness about environmental protection through energy saving, recycling, and waste separation at source.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Phú Yên TTP Joint Stock Company (Phú Yên JSC) on Friday signed a US$186 million loan to develop and operate a 257 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in the southern province of Phú Yên’s Hòa Hội, through the country’s first certified green loan.

Five sailors were rescued from the sea after their boat sank late Thursday off the coast of Quảng Trị province.

Houses and restaurants along the Hoài River in Hội An were evacuated on Thursday afternoon after floodwater breached many buildings following three days of uninterrupted rain.

The central region is forecast to experience prolonged heavy rains and floods in the coming days due to a low-pressure system in the East Sea that may grow into a tropical depression.

Although the law prohibits any possession or sale of ivory items, jewellery made from these wild animals is widely available across the country, both in physical stores and online.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ will build an additional 30-metre stretch of embankment at a site of erosion along the Trà Nóc River in Bình Thủy District.

The Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation plans to soon connect all rooftop solar power to the electricity grid.

Head of Hà Nội’s Environment Protection Division under the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment  Mai Trọng Thái told Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about measures to improve air quality in the city

HCM City has reached 12 of its 16 targets in its pollution reduction programme for the 2016-20 period, according to the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

The growth of solar power generation in Việt Nam has come alongside increasing concern over the disposal of end-of-life solar panels in the coming decades.

After noticing that more and more people were throwing away plastic bags, Phạm Thị Kim Hằng decided this year to make stylish handbags out of discarded plastic bags and fabric.

Đà Nẵng’s industry and trade department has launched a pilot project on the development of a million green roof-top solar power houses.

People living in HCM City’s District 1 exchanged plastic bottles, paper and other solid waste for rice, cooking oil, salt, and potted plants during the last two weeks.

The move was made after conservation charity Fauna & Flora International (FFI) made recommendations calling for further conservation of one of the world's most endangered primate species.

Several southern cities and provinces have accelerated research into air pollution to develop clean air plans by 2025, according to Assoc. Prof. Dr Hồ Quốc Bằng from the Institute for Environment and Resources at the Việt Nam National University - HCM City.

The focus of the workshop was to discuss partnerships and an action plan to reduce plastic pollution from the fisheries sector, to share local experience of plastic waste management, and to seek voluntary commitments to reduce plastic waste.

The central city’s people's committee has approved the Master Plan on biodiversity conservation in 2030 in line with long-term socio-economic and sustainable development goals.