Social corporate responsibility for environmental issues was featured at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12.

Due to prolonged drought, sea water has intruded the world Ramsar sites in the Mekong Delta, damaging their inundated ecosystem and the rare flora and fauna.

Many farmers who breed brackish-water shrimp in the Mekong Delta have cut back on production because of high salinity this year.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the China Meteorological Administration held the 11th meeting of the Vietnam-China joint working group on meteorological cooperation on April 12.

A months-long drought has inflicted heavy losses on farmers in the Mekong Delta provinces of Ca Mau and Tien Giang.

The Government will provide an aid package of nearly 485 billion VND (21.8 million USD) to address the impact of drought and saltwater intrusion on 2015-2016 winter-spring crops.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap are implementing various precautions to deal with the increasing likelihood of a forest fire emergency due to the prolonged dry period.

The Prime Minister has approved a project on environmental sustainability in coastal cities funded by loans from the World Bank (WB).

Officials from the transport sectors of southern provinces urged the Government to issue special policies to encourage the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in public transportation.

Vietnamese and German experts gathered at a workshop in Can Tho city on April 8 to seek effective models for waste water treatment at industrial parks in the Mekong Delta.

The participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a driving force for Vietnam to fine-tune its legal framework and enforce laws on the environment, an official said.

The Prime Minister approved the portfolio for the World Bank-funded project “Vietnam energy efficiency for industrial enterprises” (VEEIE).

The province of Quang Nam has approved the second phase of a project to build concrete dikes along Cua Dai beach to cope with worsening coastal erosion near Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site,

The mass media has a crucial role in raising public awareness of sustainable production and consumption, heard a workshop in northern Vinh Phuc province on April 7.