Việt Nam News

When it comes to adverse weather conditions, Việt Nam can learn a lot from Japan because the two countries share similar terrains.

Hà Nội's residents have been advised to be watchful of the applications they use to check the city's air quality.

Nearly 90 per cent of the country’s urban sewage is discharged untreated directly into waterways, according to a report by the Ministry of Construction.

Nearly a decade ago, Việt Nam lost its last rhino. Since then, the country has made great efforts to combat wildlife trafficking and protect biodiversity. Việt Nam News talks to ambassadors and international experts about what Việt Nam can do to put an end to the crime.

HCM City authorities have promised to take swift action to curb the worsening air pollution, including improving environmental monitoring capacity and establishing an early warning system for residents.

Both climate-change adaptation and modern technological solutions are needed to actively manage water resources, deputy director of the Việt Nam Academy for Water Resources, Trần Đình Hoà, told a workshop in HCM City on October 4.

It’s Golden Week again, which means the cities of Southeast Asia are seeing an influx of tourists from China visiting iconic sites, buying souvenirs and tasting local delicacies.

Tonnes of garbage have been discovered dumped on beaches in southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu City, keeping many tourists away from the area

Phạm Đạt, 28, started up his own café – Tipi Coffee – in the central city of Đà Nẵng in 2014, but started going ‘green’ by using bamboo straws two years later. The café started using glass and stainless steel straws in 2017.

Lê Thanh Tùng, deputy head the Department of Plant Cultivation, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) on the need to develop a long term plan to cope with floods in the Mekong Delta.

A haze has covered HCM City on and off for the last two weeks and air quality has severely deteriorated according to some global weather monitoring websites, but city residents are not getting information about it in time from authorities.

Further measures are required to tackle the air pollution that has been plaguing HCM City in the last few days, authorities have admitted.

The High Command of Chemicals under the Ministry of Defence on Saturday announced it had completed decontamination work at a light bulb factory that went up in flames last month.

The Ocean Plastic Turned into an Opportunity in Circular Economy project was launched yesterday (October 4) in HCM City to reduce plastic waste in the ocean and the industrial use of coal.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta plans to grow this year’s winter – spring rice crop early since drought and saltwater intrusion are forecast to be severe in the dry season starting at the end of this year.

Environmental restoration after mining and mineral exploitation activities may be the responsibility of mining firms, but for years these companies have ignored their duty, harming the environment and human health, reported Nhân Dân Cuối Tuần (People Weekly).

Workers install solar panels on the roof of Võ Chí Công High School in the central province of Quảng Nam.

High tides and land subsidence are causing serious flooding in urban areas in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region, according to Nguyễn Hữu Thiện, an expert on the Delta's ecosystem.