Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai requested capital to disaster mitigation projects be prioritised while chairing a teleconference in Hanoi on September 14.

The central province plans to create a 7,900ha sea reserve off the coast of Ly Son island and Binh Chau commune before awarding it Global Geopark status.

The Government has issued a decree to implement policies on protecting and developing forests in combination with those relating to fast and sustainable poverty reduction for ethnic minority groups.

Impacts of climate change and sea level rise on land use in the Mekong Delta and new rice farming techniques in the context of climate change were the focus of a seminar held in Can Tho city

Vietnamese experts thanked their partners from the Republic of Korea (RoK) for their support of Vietnam's Green Growth Strategy (VGGS) implementation, which was under review at a conference in Hanoi.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked localities to improve their response plans for severe storms before September 20 to send to ministries and relevant agencies.

Singapore’s air quality has pushed unhealthy levels as a result of forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA).

Critical protected wetland areas and linked landscapes in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and Thai Binh province in the north will be conserved under a four-year project launched on Sep. 9.

The Tu Son wastewater treatment plant has become operational in northern Bac Ninh province after its construction was completed in 18 months, six months ahead of schedule.

The overexploitation of sand, deforestation and natural disasters have led to increasingly serious erosion in many coastal areas of Vietnam, an expert has said.

A workshop was held in Ninh Binh province on September 7 to design policies and mechanisms to strengthen regional connectivity in response to disasters and climate change in the Red River Delta.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will issue a set of criteria for small-scale incinerators burning daily household waste in October, an official said.

The central province of Thua Thien –Hue has decided to invest over 5 billion VND (227,000 USD) in a tropical rainforest project.

Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries Co., Ltd is conducting studies for a pilot project to use solid waste as fuel in cement factories around the country, the Ministry of Construction said.