Việt Nam News

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is facing severe erosion along its rivers and coast, affecting people’s lives and agriculture.

On the threshold of the 66th Commission on the Status of Women which opens on March 14, UNDP Resident Representative in Việt Nam Caitlin Wiesen, spoke about women's role in climate action. 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, the centre for Supporting Green Development and PRO Việt Nam have donated 54 ‘green houses’ (dust bins made from reform plastic) and waste classification tools to Hội An City’s women’s union for boosting recycling and zero plastic waste in the community.

Việt Nam increased its public expenditure for climate change in 2016-2020, however, more investment is needed to address climate risks and to mobilise more support from international and private sources, according to experts at a workshop held on Friday.

A five-year project to transform Việt Nam’s private sector toward sustainable energy use has been officially launched in southern Tây Ninh City.

Fishermen in the central coastal province of Quảng Bình take rubbish bags during their long sea trips to bring garbage back to land instead of discharging it to the ocean.

The 2020 Law on Environmental Protection, which took effect at the beginning of 2022, has timely institutionalised many new policies of the Party and State related to environmental protection.

Architect Trần Huy Ánh spoke to VietNamNet online newspaper about the importance of natural ponds and lakes as Hà Nội's bodies of water are being filled in to make way for real estate development.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces say they have taken effective measures to mitigate saltwater intrusion impacts in the ongoing dry season.

Despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Plastic Waste Management Public-Private Collaboration has implemented activities in line with key tasks and seen several achievements over the past two years.

Delegates to a policy dialogue jointly held by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the UN Women in Hà Nội on Monday discussed the effect of climate change on women's livelihoods.

Standard Chartered Bank has become the first bank to launch carbon-neutral credit and debit cards in Việt Nam. All new cards issued in Việt Nam will now be part of the carbon-neutral programme developed with Thales, the bank’s card manufacturing partner.

According to the law, daily-life solid waste collection and transport establishments have the right to refuse to collect and transport solid wastes of households and individuals that do not separate them by type or fail to use the correct packaging, and notify the competent authority for inspection and handling in accordance with the law.

Some provinces up north are covered in frost again after a cold snap occurred over the weekend.

Thick fog in the northern region forced the diversion of about 30 domestic and international flights on Thursday evening.

The biosphere reserve, which includes the Kon Ka Kinh National Park and Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve, was recognised by UNESCO in September last year. New initiatives have been introduced to improve preservation work at the plateau.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has been asked to coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) on setting up a renewable energy centre.