It is unnecessary to use technology to clean the marine environment in the provinces hit by the recent marine pollution as the coral reef ecosystem monitored there have shown signs of recovery.

Environmental protection should be a compulsory requirement throughout the country’s development process, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a national teleconference on the work on August 24.

It is necessary to promptly devise a national plan on environmental protection to serve as the foundation for appraising and approving investment projects in regions across the country.

In HCM City’s District 7, twigs, leaves and other parts shed by trees are no longer sent to solid waste treatment plants for burial but are instead recycled for compost.

Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co. Ltd, which was blamed for mass fish deaths along the central coast earlier this year, expects to fix all of its environmental protection problems by mid-2018.

The marine environment in the coastal areas of four central provinces stretching from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien-Hue is basically safe, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Tran Hong Ha has said.

The number of deaths from storm Dianmu, which swept through the northern region on August 19, has climbed to seven as of August 21

Authorities of central Ninh Thuan province and the Dutch Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on August 18 signed an agreement on building a system of collecting, treating and reusing wastewater.

Authorities of Khanh Hoa province have been preparing to implement shoreline erosion prevention projects, towards ensuring safety for locals living in vulnerable areas and improving the environment.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong requested cities and provinces in the north central region prepare for tropical storm Dianmu, the third of its kind in 2016

Many places across Malaysia are witnessing rising air pollution levels as the southwest monsoon winds blow smoke from land and forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia, northward.

A freshly formed tropical pressure in the East Sea has developed into a storm, becoming the third storm in the sea so far this year and is likely to enter the northern region of Vietnam.

Establishing marine conservation areas in accordance with the national master plan on biodiversity preservation is one of the most effective ways to protect the marine environment.

The Tien and Hau rivers in the Mekong Delta have become deeper in recent years instead of having silt build-up like in years past, experts have said.