Fresh air among the flowers outside Hanoi
A day trip to Me Linh Flower Village is a chance to escape from hustle and bustle and to fill one’s lungs with fresh air in flower fields after long days choking in Hanoi's polluted air.
Environment
Vietnam aims to ensure water security by 2030
Environment
Students turn discarded plastic bags into bricks
Environment
Sinking predicted for Mekong Delta region
Environment
Exploring nine Ramsar sites of Vietnam
Vietnam became a member of the Ramsar Convention in 1989. So far, nine wetlands in the country have been recognised as Ramsar sites – wetlands of international importance.
Environment
PM agrees with plan for bio-diversity cooperation with Laos
The Prime Minister has given a green light to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to coordinate with other ministries, authorities and localities as well as the Lao side to hold a bilateral ministerial-level meeting on accelerating cooperation activities in preserving the bio-diversity and managing preservation areas along the bilateral border.
Environment
Hanoi to plant about 120,000 new trees this spring
Hanoi will grow about 120,000 trees in districts, towns, public places, offices, schools and hospitals this spring in memory of President Ho Chi Minh.
Business
VN’s national forest stewardship standard effective from May
The National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) for Vietnam has been launched and will be effective from May 1 this year, according to the Vietnam Office of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Environment
Air pollution costs Vietnam at least 10.8 billion USD each year
Vietnam suffers around 10.8 – 13.2 billion USD worth of economic losses associated with ambient air pollution each year, equivalent to 4.45 – 5.64 percent of the country’s GDP, heard a discussion in Hanoi on January 14.
Environment
Experts discuss ways to ease air pollution in Hanoi
Experts gathered at a conference in Hanoi on January 14 to seek ways to improve air quality in the capital city of Vietnam.
Environment
Investors sought for landfill improvement projects
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee is calling for investment in the form of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to improve environmental conditions at three closed landfill sites.
Environment
Saltwater encroaches deep into Mekong Delta
Environment
Thua Thien-Hue takes measures to protect wild birds
Society
Vietnam aims to ensure water security
Environment
Thanh Hoa police detain two wildlife traffickers
Police of the central province of Thanh Hoa on January 11 detected and detained two people illegally trafficking 16 live pangolins totally weighing 71 kg.
Environment
Nearly 50 wild animals successfully rescued
Up to 48 wild animals were successfully rescued in December 2019 thanks to close coordination between Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) and relevant agencies.
Environment
Wild animals released in Son Tra reserve
A wildlife rescue and conservation team, with the support of the Da Nang-based Douc Langur Foundation, has released two civets – an endangered species – and an Asian water monitor, in the Son Tra Nature Reserve.
Environment
JICA commits help to Vietnam to reduce greenhouse emissions
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is committed to helping Vietnam work towards realizing its goal on reducing greenhouse emissions, experts from the agency said at a workshop on January 7.
Environment
Quang Ngai to spend 120.5 million USD on wastewater treatment system
The central province of Quang Ngai plans to invest 2.8 trillion VND (120.5 million USD) in a wastewater treatment system from 2020 to 2025.
Environment
HCM City plans to crack down on vehicle emissions
Ho Chi Minh City authorities plan to restrict the number of old vehicles that cause pollution.
Environment
HCM City to change waste sorting method
The Ho Chi Minh 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.
