Rivers in full spate, triggering floods in Hanoi’s suburban areas
Authorities warned that flooding could affect residents, agriculture, aquaculture, transport and daily activities while landslides are also possible in vulnerable areas.
Hanoi's river water remains polluted
The quality of surface water in many lakes and rivers in the north has improved, but 15 monitoring areas of 185 that have been monitored remain heavily polluted, mainly on the Cau and Nhue-Day rivers.
Centuries-old Bo Da pagoda stuns pilgrims
The hundreds-year-old Bo Da Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Giang is rich in historical and cultural values.
Rivers shoulder burden of waste
The water quality in many river basins across the country are facing problems, and in some places, it has been seriously polluted, according to the 2018 national environment report.
Illegal sand mining damages Hanoi’s dyke
Night after night, thousands of cubic metres of sand and gravel have been illegally mined from a portion of the Cau River, causing erosion and affecting the dyke system for 200ha of agricultural land, online newspaper phapluatplus.vn reported.