Comprehensive solutions needed to safely eliminate traditional lime kilns

Feasible solutions were needed to eliminate traditional lime kilns while satisfying national lime demand, the Vietnam Foundry and Metallurgy Science and Technology Association has said.

What would Việt Nam be without the Mekong Delta?

With the country overwhelmed by fear of the coronavirus, another even more severe threat is slowly approaching in the south: the death of the Mekong Delta.

Short film released to help stop bear bile extraction Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has released its latest documentary depicting a remorseful bear farmer who decides to surrender his captive bear.

Short film released to help stop bear bile extraction

Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has released its latest documentary depicting a remorseful bear farmer who decides to surrender his captive bear.

Water management needs to be flexible Châu Trần Vĩnh, deputy director of the Water Resources Management Department, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, talks to Nhân Dân newspaper about the need to adopt a flexible plan to cope with the severe droughts in the Mekong Delta

Australia to quarantine Wuhan evacuees on asylum-seeker island Australia plans to evacuate its citizens from the epicentre of the deadly virus outbreak in China and quarantine them on an island normally used to detain asylum seekers, according to proposals unveiled on Wednesday.

HCM City to change way waste is classified at source

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment plans to change the way solid waste is classified at source to suit treatment technologies, its chief has said.

Turmeric offers remedy that profits farmers

Turmeric is usually used in cooking to add a spicy flavour to food, but it can also be used to treat gastric problems and to heal scars. Lecturers and students at Đông Á College have successfully developed a cold-drying process for turmeric and a method to extract oil from the peel.

Hà Nội garment firms try to go green Viet Nam is one of the world’s largest garment producers, but experts have called on enterprises to brush up their green credentials for the domestic market.

Groundwater pumping could ‘devastate' river systems Rampant and unsustainable extraction of groundwater reserves crucial for food production will "critically impact" rivers, lakes and wetlands in half of Earth's drainage basins by mid-century, researchers warned on Wednesday.