Việt Nam News

Microplastic pollution in the air in both inner and suburban areas of the central city of Đà Nẵng has become serious. Microplastics can go directly into the lungs during daily activities.

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành called on countries to make strong commitments and take drastic and effective measures to demonstrate the responsibility of each country for the sustainable development of the ocean economy.

The hashtags #Seagamesnoplastic and #Greensport are part of a campaign launched during the 31st Southeast Asian Games to raise public awareness of environmental protection, according to Games organisers.

Using energy economically and efficiently is a practical solution to help ensure national energy security, develop the economy, protect the environment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

Việt Nam will prioritise protecting and managing forests as part of a National Strategy on Climate Change for 2050, enhancing restoration, community participation and employment opportunities in the forestry sector. 

Since the beginning of April, water levels of the Mekong River have been on red alert status, with the abnormal changes caused by the discharge from hydroelectric dams. 

A webinar to share experience and ideas of transition to a green economy of Europe countries through the European Green Agreement (EGA) gathered participants from Hà Nội, central Đà Nẵng City and central Thừa Thiên – Huế Province.

Kon Tum Province had 33 earthquakes from 1903 to 2020, but has seen 169 since last year

The latest draft National Power Development Plan for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2045 (PDP VIII) has made drastic reduction of CO2 emissions with no new coal-fired power plants to be built in the planning period, and with the switch from coal and natural gas to biomass, ammonia, and hydrogen, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đặng Hoàng An. 

The informal sector plays a pivotal role in Việt Nam's solid waste management system as over 30 per cent of the waste is estimated to be collected through this channel

The Forest Protection Department in the southern province of Đồng Nai on Friday received equipment including 10 cameras and 60 camera traps to better manage and protect elephants in the province.

Việt Nam has the opportunity to develop a pathway for inclusive, green growth that others can learn from, United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen has said.

Seven baby Indochinese tigers, who were rescued from wildlife traffickers in the central province of Nghệ An in August 2021, are growing stronger every day thanks to the special care of the staff at the Wildlife Centre of Pù Mát National Park over the last eight months.

An integrated master plan for the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region, the nation’s agriculture and aquaculture hub, is a good step towards tackling several major challenges facing the region, especially climate change.

Greater public awareness and action, especially in classifying garbage at source, is a breakthrough that HCM City will build on to environment quality in the coming decade.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has coordinated with relevant ministries, sectors and localities to build a national plan for natural disaster prevention and control to 2025.

When the nuclear power plants planned in the province were cancelled, Ninh Thuận quickly retrained its focus on becoming a renewable energy hub, utilizing its natural strengths.

With knowledge and experience gained from a decade working in Korea, a Hanoian man started a business producing straws made from vegetables and fruits.