Climate change adaptation remains a top priority in Vietnam’s development strategy and national security outlook through 2050. Vietnam will maintain close cooperation with Japan, UNESCO and other partners to guarantee the project’s effectiveness and advance common goals.
Verification confirmed that the object was an MK82 bomb with its detonator still intact. Buried at a depth of around 3.5m, the bomb measured 40cm in diameter, 140cm in length and weighed approximately 250kg.
Schäfer-Gümbel praised the strong commitment of Vietnamese partners to sustainable energy goals. He noted that the long-standing development cooperation between Germany and Vietnam is evolving, with energy transition emerging as a strategic area of collaboration in addressing global challenges.
Through the lens of “Le Jardin Extraordinaire”, Vietnam was portrayed not simply as a travel destination but as a still-emerging realm of discovery: a nation whose nature, though heavily wounded in the past, demonstrates extraordinary powers of recovery, quietly upholding its pristine essence against the pressures of time.
With more than 841,000 hectares of forest and a forest coverage rate exceeding 61%, Quang Tri is among the provinces with the largest forested areas and carbon stocks in the north central region.
During a February 20 working session with Benoit Clocheret, Vice President of MEDEF International – the global outreach arm of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) – and Executive Chairman of Artelia Group, along with representatives of major French corporations, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai underscored that these sectors form core pillars of Vietnam’s sustainable development strategy and offer strong complementarities between the two economies.
Coffee, one of the country’s key export commodities, is under significant pressure to green its entire value chain.
The Ministry of Finance said that the overhaul is driven by new mandates assigned by the National Assembly, the Government, and the Prime Minister, including resolutions on investment policy for the North-South high-speed railway and Lao Cai–Hanoi–Hai Phong line, which requires urgent restructuring in capital raising, human resources, and organisational model.
The Cam Lo-Dong Ha forest protection unit in the central province of Quang Tri has received a rare stump-tailed macaque, a species listed as endangered, precious and rare in the Vietnam Red Data Book.
Gas output from Vietnam's 26 producing fields hit its peak between 2010 and 2015, followed by a steep fall-off after 2016. During 2021-2025, annual volumes hovered between around 5.95 and 8.08 billion cu.m.
Dutch and international experts agreed that rather than attempting to completely prevent salinity, a smarter strategy is to manage it and learn to live with it. Areas that successfully develop profitable farming systems under saline conditions will gain a long-term competitive advantage.
A notable new feature in the draft documents of the 14th National Party Congress is that environmental protection is no longer treated as an auxiliary task, but increasingly regarded as a foundation for the country’s sustainable development in the coming period.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that climate action remains a global movement and trend, in which Vietnam is actively engaged.
The species include three Macaca fascicularis (long-tailed macaques), three Nycticebus pygmaeus (pygmy slow lorises), one Python reticulatus (reticulated python) and one Manis javanica (Javan pangolin).
The Ho Chi Minh City Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (HANE) on January 11 announced 10 outstanding green programmes and activities carried out in 2025, including a programme to plant 1 million trees in Vietnam’s island areas.
Ben En National Park in the central province of Thanh Hoa has implemented a wide range of scientific studies and conservation projects aimed at safeguarding biodiversity, particularly rare and endangered wildlife species.
Solutions have been designed to suit local geological and hydrological conditions, combining traditional hard engineering works such as dykes and revetments with soft, nature-based and ecological solutions, including mangrove restoration.
According to the Ta Dung National Park Management Board, the park has for years served as a trusted destination for authorities and residents to hand over and release wildlife. Such actions not only contribute to biodiversity conservation but also help reduce illegal hunting and captivity of wild animals.
The system can forecast air quality trends over time and across locations, helping authorities guide and implement pollution control measures.
The rate of fly ash utilisation has steadily increased over the years, to 84% in 2021 from 37.5% in 2018. During 2022–2023, many plants managed to consume 100% of the daily fly ash produced while also processing a significant portion of long-stored stockpiles.
Hanoi has affirmed its commitment not to trade environmental protection for economic growth. The city is moving to establish low-emission zones (LEZs) as a core measure to control emissions and promote green, sustainable urban development.
Localities are requested to encourage the participation of mass organisations, schools, businesses, armed forces and communities, while enhancing public responsibility for caring for and protecting trees after planting.
Preventing and combating desertification is identified as a key task, helping with nature and biodiversity conservation, sustainable management of forests, water and land resources, and improvement of people's incomes and life quality.
The waste-to-energy plant is planned for construction in Dat Moi commune, covering a total area of about 20 hectares. It will have a waste treatment capacity of approximately 600 tonnes of household waste per day and a power generation capacity of 6MW.
Under the new rules, household waste must be separated at source into recyclable materials, food waste and hazardous waste.
Together with metro expansion, HCM City will continue to enlarge its electric and green bus network, targeting a public transport share of 15–20% of travel demand.
Vietnam produces nearly two million tonnes of plastic waste each year, most of it unrecycled. Interviews with young consumers and environmental experts reveal why regulation alone has struggled to curb a problem rooted in daily habits and low-cost plastic.
With temperatures hovering between 1 and 3 degrees Celsius, frost and ice covered the summit area, creating an ideal condition for tourists eager to admire icy scenery, clouds and experience a Christmas atmosphere amid a sea of cold mist.
