Việt Nam News

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Weather Forecast warned hot weather would continue this week leaving high risk of forest fire in central Viet Nam

Mount Fansipan in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai, the highest mountain in Indochina, is actually four metres higher than previously thought, standing at 3,147.3 metres above sea level.

More than 1,000 trees of five species of native timber trees and wild plants were planted on 20,000 sq m in Đồng Nai World Biosphere Reserve on June 25-28 as part of Forest Plantation Day.

Hà Nội  to say "No" to nylon bags, plastic products by 2020

Authorities in HCM City have completed a number of projects earlier than scheduled in an effort to prepare for the rainy season.

The extensive use of agrochemicals in Northern farms has raised alarm bells for not only consumers but also farmers engaged in manual labour and the environment.

Along with professional journalists, local villagers and citizens play an important role in gathering and reporting environmental news, experts have said.

The Con Cuông District People’s Court in the central province of Nghệ An has sentenced five poachers to a total of 13 years and six months in prison for violating regulations on protection of endangered, precious and rare animals.

Four people are missing after being swept away by flash floods that hit the northern province of Lai Châu early Monday morning.

The winners of an essay writing competition on sustainable traditional medicine were announced at an awards ceremony held in Hà Nội on Saturday.

Local fisherman Huỳnh Tấn Lộc now earned his living mostly from home-stay and cuisine service or night-fishing on boat rather than fishing.

Nine leading companies in the consumer goods and packaging industries joined hands to launch the coalition Packaging Recycling Organization Vietnam in HCM City on June 21.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has established linkages between 32 biodegradable plastic bag production enterprises and food enterprises.

The Việt Nam Mekong River Commission (VMRC) held the first plenary meeting in 2019 in the Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang on Wednesday under the chair of the commission’s chairman, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà. 

Residents in Hương Vân Ward, Hương Trà Town in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế have buried bamboo poles in the Bồ River to prevent illegal sand mining.

More than 300 red lory parrots – an endangered bird found only in Indonesia – were suspected to have been imported to Việt Nam illegally earlier this week.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has created many technological achievements to help people to be able to conquer nature, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday (June 18) said at  a conference on evaluation of two-year implementation of government’s resolution on climate resilient and sustainable development of the Mekong Delta.

Police in Bạch Thông District, Bắc Kạn Province have reported that they are rushing to file prosecution documents against people involved in recent incidents of illegal deforestation.