Air pollution engulfs Hà Nội Visible dense haze engulfed HA Noi throughout yesterday with the air quality index (AQI) monitored at most sensor station reaching unhealthy levels from 151 to 193 from early in the morning.

HCM City to open five electric-bus routes for 2-year trial run

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked the municipal People's Committee to approve five new subsidized electric-bus routes that will be operated by Vingroup and run on a pilot basis for 24 months.

Hà Nội makes efforts to eradicate honeycomb charcoal this year

And from January 1, 2021, any individual or commercial business caught using such briquettes will be fined according to the Governmental decree on administrative penalties for environmental protection.

Environmental polluter becomes protector

While the whole world continues to battle rising environmental pollution, one group of Vietnamese students has found a radical solution from cashew nut shells and wild sunflower leaves to bring to the fight.

Phú Quốc Island granted ‘island city’ status The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang has officially announced that Phú Quốc Island will become the country’s first island city.

Winter air warning on heavily polluted days

Air quality in Hà Nội fell to dangerous levels in the first week of the New Year, particularly in inner city areas, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Plastic pollution in coastal area: reported Microplastics contamination at beaches, lakes and channels in the central city reached serious levels with100 plastic items found in one cubic metre – up to five times higher than the average microplastic contaminated sites in the world.

Efforts made to reduce plastic waste in oceans

Great strides have been made in the past to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the ocean around Việt Nam, but more effort is needed to tackle the growing problem. 

Bạc Liêu should focus on hi-tech shrimp farming: deputy minister

The southern province of Bạc Liêu should focus on super intensive, high-tech shrimp farming to become the nation’s shrimp hub, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phùng Đức Tiến has said.

Vietnamese sailors aboard detained Korean tanker

Two Vietnamese sailors are onboard a Korean tanker which is being detained in Iran over allegations of oil pollution.