Nature-based development is a sustainable pathway for Việt Nam As we see with the current COVID-19 pandemic and other communicable diseases, the imbalance of the natural environment due to human actions is creating more opportunities for such global health problems to emerge. 

Gudou Holdings Limited Embark on Revitalisation and Transformation Gudou Holdings Limited Embark on Revitalisation and Transformation

Coral reefs restoration begins in Sơn Trà Peninsula Members of the SaSa Marine animal rescue team have been restoring a 1.2sq.km complex of coral reefs on the coastal south area of the Sơn Trà Peninsula in the central city, reviving the already damaged coral reefs for prolonged existence of ocean species in the area.

Vietnamese preschool among top architectures: Guardian A preschool project in the northern province of Sơn La has just been listed among the top 10 new architecture projects in the Art & Design column in UK-based newspaper The Guardian.

Mekong Delta forests face increasing risk of fires All forests south of the Hậu River in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have been facing the threat of fire since the middle of this month, and any fire would spread very quickly because of the heat and low humidity, local authorities have warned.

Crop restructuring will help farmers avoid losses

Nguyễn Hữu Thiện, an independent expert on Ecology in the Mekong Delta talks to the newspaper Nhân Dân (The People) on causes leading to the problem of severe salty-water intrusion in the Mekong delta region and measures on how to cope with it, in both short and long terms

Eliminating malnutrition for children at risk and in hospital: expert

On the sidelines of the 4th Annual Abbott Nutrition Health Institute Global Growth Summit held last week in Stockholm, Sweden, Dr. Robert Murray, Professor of Human Nutrition from the College of Education and Human Ecology, Ohio State University, speaks to Việt Nam News reporter Thanh Hải about challenges and measures to eliminate malnutrition in Việt Nam and around the world.    

Deeper look into ecological costs of coal-fired power in Mekong Delta needed: expert

Ecological expert Nguyễn Hữu Thiện speaks to Nông Nghiệp Việt Nam (Việt Nam’s Agriculture) newspaper on the need for clearer environmental regulations for thermopower plants in the Mekong Delta to reduce risks to the region’s aquatic resources

Kim Bồng carpentry village struggles to keep trade alive1

Hội An has approved an eco-tour and craft project to promote Kim Bồng carpentry village as a destination in the eco-tour chain of the most popular sites among the garden village of Trà Quế, the nipa palms of Cẩm Thanh Village, and Thanh Hà pottery village.

Saltwater intrusion in Mekong Delta to ease by April

The water level at Cambodia’s great lake Tonle Sap is low so the ability to discharge much water for the delta is not high.