Việt Nam News

Việt Nam has recently incorporated a new section into its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to emphasise the socio-economic co-benefits of climate action for the country.

Nguyễn Thị Hưởng, Head of the Hà Nội Sub-department of Natural Resources and Environment's Environment Assessment talks to the Tài nguyên & Môi trường (Natural Resources and Environment) online newspaper on how to make traditional plastic waste recycling craft villages become cleaner and greener.

Central localities have been told to urgently remedy the consequences of Storm Etau and continue preparing for Storm Vamco.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over gender-responsive household kits, disinfectants, and equipment for storm and flood monitoring and assessment to people suffering from floods in central Việt Nam.

Measures must be crafted to replace disposable plastic bags with eco-friendly ones at shopping malls and supermarkets by 2026.

Predictions on the intensity and impacts of environmental issues on various aspects of socio-economy must be highlighted in the draft documents submitted to the 13th Party Congress, said deputy head of the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) Nguyễn Hưng Thịnh.

Collecting, transporting and treating waste in Hà Nội must be comprehensively handled to ensure hygiene for people and the environment in the areas surrounding Nam Sơn Waste Treatment Complex in Sóc Sơn District, said Hà Nội People’s Committee Chairman Chu Ngọc Anh.

The tropical low-pressure system which Storm Goni weakened into on Thursday afternoon turned into a low-pressure system on Friday morning when approaching the coasts of central provinces from Quảng Ngãi to Phú Yên, as yet another storm bore down on the country.

All households, agencies and businesses living in Ward 3 of Tân An city in the southern province began sorting out their waste before it is collected from Thursday

The true cost of the storms that hit central Việt Nam has emerged with 235 people dead or missing and an estimated economic loss of VNĐ17 trillion (US$733.4 million).

Two endangered Asiatic black bears were handed over to Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on Tuesday after years of being caged by a resident in Phu Tho Province.

Việt Nam has abundant forest resources, but there are many ongoing problems relating to forest protection. Triệu Văn Hùng, Chairman of the Viet Nam Forest Science Technology Association, talks to Viettimes about the issue

Đà Nẵng City and Quảng Nam Province might not be directedly hit by Storm Goni as the storm is expected to make landfall in central provinces from Quảng Ngãi to Khánh Hòa on Thursday, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. 

More people in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are planting trees and building embankments made of natural materials to prevent erosion along rivers and canals.  

Storm Molave, which has killed at least 24 people in central coastal provinces in recent days according to disaster agencies, flooded many localities in Nghệ An Province on Friday.

Three Vietnamese fishermen have been pulled from the ocean after they were spotted by a passing cargo ship.

Local disaster agencies in the region said 12 fishing boats were sunken during the storm that ravaged the region from early morning till late evening.

The damage caused by landslides in the Mekong Delta provinces has been increasing yearly.