Don't silence the Mekong river Last month, the Mekong River Commission announced the commencement of Prior Consultation for Luang Prabang, the fifth lower Mekong mainstream dam to undergo the process. ​​​​​​​Vietnamese company VP Power will hold a significant share in the project.

Việt Nam, US co-operate in dioxin cleanup at Biên Hòa airbase An area measuring 37ha at Biên Hòa airbase was handed over to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for a dioxin clean-up project at Biên Hòa Airport in Đồng Nai Province, the most contaminated spot in the country.

Non Nước Cao Bằng Geopark, a wonderland on Earth

Non Nước Cao Bằng UNESCO Global Geopark is an exceptional area in which it is possible to explore the history of planet Earth for more than 500 million years. It’s also a land of tangible and intangible cultural heritage sites. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa explores.

Cave where ancient fossils found to be excavated The Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park will team up with the Việt Nam Archeologists’ Association to excavate a local cave after discovering three fossilised items at the site dating back tens of thousands of years.

PM urges completion of delayed expressway Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the ministries and companies responsible for the construction of the Trung Lưong-Mỹ Thuận Expressway project in the Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang to ensure it’s completed by 2021.

PM orders HN administration handle Rạng Đông fire’s environment issues

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Monday ordered chairman of the People’s Committee of Hà Nội Nguyễn Đức Chung to closely work with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to urgently handle environmental issues after the fire at Rạng Đông Light Sources and Vacuum Flask JSC occurred late last month.

Mekong farmers adapt to low flood levels

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are taking measures to adapt to low levels of flooding this year by switching to new crops and using other cultivation methods. 

Mercury levels after Rạng Đông fire deemed safe The level of mercury found in various samples collected in the vicinity of a destroyed light bulb factory in a densely-populated area of Hà Nội has been deemed safe to human health, Việt Nam Environment Administration under the environment ministry said late on Wednesday.

Company fined for releasing untreated waste water Đắk Mil Bazan Stone Company in the Central Highland province of Đắk Nông has received a fine of VNĐ108 million (US$4,600) for releasing untreated waste water.

US assistants of senators and congressmen visit Đà Nẵng An American delegation of assistants to senators and congressmen, led by Terra Lynn Sabag, visited the completed Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contamination at Đà Nẵng International Airport Project during a trip to the central city yesterday