Cà Mau protects western sea dyke

The southernmost province of Cà Mau has taken measures to protect its western 108 km long sea dyke that is in danger of collapsing because of erosion, according to the province’s Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue.

Đồng Tháp faces increasing river erosion

Erosion along river banks in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has caused more than VNĐ8.2 billion (US$353,800) in property damage this year, according to the province’s Irrigation Sub-department.

Five die in Hà Giang heavy rain

Five people have been killed and two others injured in flooding in Hoàng Su Phì District, the northern mountainous Hà Giang Province on Tuesday, according to the latest report from the provincial authorities.

Air pollution control to be enhanced

Air pollution in big cities such as Hà Nội and HCM City has become worse in recent years and reached alarming levels on many days, affecting people’s health.

People ask for long-term solution over waste collection

Big heaps of waste that have appeared beside roads in Hà Nội’s inner city districts for the last three days are expected to be cleared up by Friday, as people living around the Nam Sơn landfill agreed to stop blocking the way to the city’s biggest dump.

Endangered sea turtle returns to the sea after rescue

The Chàm Island’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) management board has released a female Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys Olivacea) – an endangered species – after five months of care at the Đà Nẵng-based SaSa Marine animal rescue team.

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