Environment and natural resources
Bac Lieu bird sanctuary faces high risk of fires
The Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu is facing a level-4 risk of fires, which is likely to be raised to level 5, the level of extreme danger, said the sanctuary management board on March 13.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Construction ministry cracks down on pollution
Construction investors are often totally indifferent to the storm of dust, construction waste and general filth their projects unleash on the general public. The Ministry of Construction has taken an action as drastic as the neglect of these investors and their greedy firms. Thanks to Circular ...
VNS Reporter
VN struggling to protect water resources
Việt Nam is struggling to find solutions, especially ‘green’ solutions to address challenges in water resources management with environmental damage, climate change and unsustainable water exploitation driving the water-related crisis.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
HCMC to raise environmental protection fee against strong opposition
The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment plans to raise the environmental protection fee on industrial waste, but some experts disagree about the plan. Keep reading ...
Mai Chi
City keen to treat 80% of household wastewater, building treatment plants
HCM City has been taking a number of measures to treat wastewater, including setting up several treatment plants.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Suffering downstream of polluting coal plants
The heavy toll taken by coal-fired power plants has prompted many pro-environmental international organisations to oppose banks in several nations that plan to provide loans for these plants in Vietnam, which mandatorily still considers coal a big power generator for the energy-thirsty country.Keep reading ...
Khoi Nguyen
Ministries work to improve environment protection in transportation
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the Ministry of Transport (MOT) have agreed to work more closely together to protect the environment and cope with climate change in the field of transportation during the 2018-21 period. Under the agreement signed in Hà ...
Hai Ngoc - Chau Tuan
VN boasts nearly 12,000 marine species: study
Scientists have found nearly 12,000 Vietnamese marine creature species, including animals and plants, through studying the country’s marine biological resources, reported the Vietnam News Agency.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Report gives recommendations on water pollution control
A report on water pollution in Vietnam was announced in Hanoi on March 2, providing an array of policy recommendations, including the building of a law on water pollution control. The report was jointly implemented by the Coalition for Clean Water and the Centre for Environment ...
VNA Reporter
VN struggles to predict intensity of typhoons
Despite advancements in technology, weather forecasters around the world struggle to predict the intensity of emerging storms.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
