Coal sludge dumps of mining companies and other illegal coal washing activities in Cẩm Phả City, northern Quảng Ninh Province, have turned clear areas of Bái Tử Long Bay into dark murky water.
The Đắk Nông Province People’s Committee has assigned localities and forest owners to grow an additional 72.9ha of forests this year.
Nearly 300 young people took part in a campaign to clean rubbish along more than 2.5km of seashore in Hạ Long City on Sunday.
The Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ plans to collect 100 per cent of its solid household waste in urban areas in the 2020-30 period.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has written a letter urging joint action for a healthy, safe and sustainable living environment as well as dealing with pollution caused by plastic waste.
Vingroup has set up VinBus, a subsidiary specialising in transport services, the property developer announced on Thursday.
A shortage of clean water is threatening 500 residents living on An Bình Islet, three miles from Lý Sơn Island off the coast of Quảng Ngãi Province, due to a faltering desalination plant and lack of rainfall.
Hà Nội’s air quality has worsened dramatically in the last few years, remaining at unhealthy to very unhealthy levels almost year-round
Tens of thousands of tonnes of untreated garbage at Bãi Nhát landfill is contaminating the environment in Côn Đảo District, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.
Customs agents at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport and the Anti-Smuggling Investigation Department on Wednesday arrested a man for trying to smuggle 10kg of elephant tusks into the country.
Civil society organisations recommended climate vulnerability assessments in order to help the Government implement a national adaptation plan to mitigate the impacts of and respond to climate change.
The fee is planned to be equivalent to 15 per cent of the water price (VAT excluded), compared to 10 per cent as previous
The smoke and dust caused by traditional brick kilns has long been considered a threat to the environment and residents' health, but many obstacles stand in the way of their elimination.
Việt Nam lacks comprehensive studies on air pollution and its impacts on health, life and the economy, experts said at a conference in HCM City on Friday (April 19).
Educational institutions in several provinces and HCM City are encouraging their students and staff not to use single-use plastic water bottles and straws as part of the UN’s global Beat Plastic Pollution campaign.
Hương Khê District People's Court in the central province of Hà Tĩnh on Thursday sentenced six local people to a total of 66 months in prison for violating “regulations on protection of endangered, precious and rare animals”.
The coastal area of Gò Công, a major agricultural hub in Tiền Giang Province, has taken effective measures against drought and saltwater intrusion into rivers this year.
The national strategy on environment protection should cover more issues other than just biodiversity conservation, waste management and monitoring.
