Cattle farming: a solution to African swine fever Nguyễn Xuân Dương, acting director of the Department of Livestock Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) on alternatives to pig farming in response to the spread of African swine fever

HCM City reduces number of waste transfer stations in the city

HCM City administration has planned to reduce the number of waste transfer stations in the city and strengthening measures to treat solid waste to protect the environment.

A-listers slay 'Camp' theme of Met Gala, fashion's biggest night Lady Gaga stunned Monday at New York's Met Gala, embodying the extravaganza's "camp" theme as she peeled back look after garish look at the fete thrown by the venerable Metropolitan Museum of Art that sees Hollywood and fashion collide.

It's high time to ditch the plastic

Waves of plastic wash up on beaches around the world. Rare turtles are found with straws jammed up their nostrils. The bellies of deep-diving whales are packed with bags and bottles. The scourge of plastic is choking the planet and Việt Nam is one of the worst offenders.

Vietnamese researchers repurpose plastic waste with world’s first PET aerogel

Aerogel, an ultralight and versatile material, made for the first time from discarded plastic bottles, might contribute to tackling the global plastic scourge.

Woman risks it all to invest in creating handmade recycled books

In 2017, Lê Thị Khởi took a bold step and quit her stable job as a sales manager in Hà Nội to start her own business.

#trashtag challenge accepted in Hà Nội

The so-called #trashtag challenge has gone viral in recent days and inspired people the world over to clean up rubbish in public areas, and Việt Nam is no exception.

Box culverts stop stench from drainage channels

When it comes to the An Kim Hải drainage channel, Phạm Hữu has seen just about all there is to see. For more than 40 years he has witnessed first hand the water go from clean, to seriously polluted, and now restored back to the way it should be.

 

HCM City downtown filled with garbage after New Year fireworks show

A sea of garbage greeted sanitation workers near Bạch Đằng Wharf and at Tôn Đức Thắng Street at the intersection with Nguyễn Huệ Flower Road after the Lunar New Year Eve fireworks display at midnight yesterday (Monday).

Singing to help people in need

SV07 is not a professional music group, but they regularly sing for love.