Vietnamese scientists and foreign partners have discovered new plant organisms living 1,000 metres above sea level at the Hon Ba Natural Reserve.

Coastal localities stretching from northern Quang Ninh province to central Khanh Hoa province are bracing for tropical storm Mujigae which entered the East Sea on October 2 morning.

The El Nino weather patterns are expected to be severe between this October and next February, possibly causing serious water shortages in many areas across Vietnam, experts forecast.

Tropical storm Mujigae in early October 2 entered the East Sea after traversing Luzon island of the Philippines, becoming the fourth storm so far this year to impact Vietnam.

The central province of Thua Thien – Hue will pour over 110 billion VND (4.84 million USD) into preserving 5,000 hectares of coastal protective forests and lagoons.

The Trust Fund for Forests (TFF) has received 28.9 million out of the 29.04 million EUR pledged by international donors.

An instance of large-scale illegal wildlife transport was discovered on September 29 in the central province of Quang Binh, according to the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park’s ranger unit.

Vietnam Environment Administration Director General Nguyen Van Tai talks with Vietnam News about the environmental challenges Vietnam is facing and what to expect in the future.

Ninety percent of waste in Vietnam is buried by an outdated, environmentally ineffective method that is costly and requires large plots of land, as heard at a conference held last week in Binh Thuan.

Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd, in collaboration with the People’s Committee of Phinh Ho commune of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, held a “Tree Planting Festival” ceremony on September 27.

Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has sent warning notices to four Indonesian companies, which were determined to cause the current haze pollution in Singapore.

A campaign was launched in the central coastal city of Da Nang on September 26 in response to “For a national green environment 2015” programme.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on September 25 announced it will double annual climate financing to 6 billion USD by 2020 to help countries in the Asian-Pacific region cope with climate change.

The Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) will provide 142,877 USD in official development assistance (ODA) to a project on solid waste management in An Giang.