The Government Inspectorate of Việt Nam has recommended that a contract between HCM City and Việt Nam Waste Solutions Inc (VWS) for receipt and treatment of solid waste at the city’s Đa Phước Solid Waste Treatment Complex should be re-negotiated.  

Thousands of dead fish were found floating in Hà Nội’s West Lake, the capital’s largest lake and a popular scenic spot, over the weekend, posing a health hazard to those living nearby.

The first week of July witnessed an improvement in Hà Nội’s air quality, according to the city’s Environment Protection Authority under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Chư Mom Ray National Park's use of advanced technology for management has reduced the number of illegal logging cases and forest fires.

Trần Minh Tiến, owner of a shop in Long An Province, said he sells some 10 kinds of goods made from natural and environment-friendly materials such as grasses, bamboo and coconut fibre, replacing products made from plastic.

The Government has approved a programme to reduce the number of polluting enterprises by 2020.

Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW), in co-operation with Cúc Phương National Park has successfully released 25 Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) into a safe habitat for the species.

Residents in HCM City’s District 7 have demanded that authorities should resolve the environmental problems caused by the Đa Phước solid waste treatment complex and the bad odour from its landfill.

Recent hot weather caused fires in Sơn Tiến Commune, in the central province of Hà Tĩnh, which then spread to the neighbouring province of Nghệ An, leaving damage in Khánh Sơn Commune.

Illegal exploitation of minerals continues in some districts in the northern mountainous province of Phú Thọ. This has caused concern among the residents, reported the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).  

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is seeking approval from the Government to build a Vũng Tàu – Gò Công sea dyke in an effort to combat waterlogging in HCM City.

Flood recovery work is underway in the northern provinces of Lai Châu, Hà Giang, Lào Cai and Điện Biên after days of torrential rain claimed lives and destroyed property.  

Achim Steiner, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator and Vice Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group at the 6th Global Environment Facility spoke to Việt Nam News about the event and the future of global co-operation on climate change

Việt Nam should improve the country’s institutions and legal documents to enhance efficiency in natural disaster prevention and control, said Hoàng Văn Thắng, deputy minister of agriculture and rural development.  

Representatives of 40 Vietnamese and German companies in Việt Nam pledged to adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards wildlife crimes at a workshop here today.

All of Hòa Bình, Sơn La, Lai Châu and Hội Quảng-Bản Chát hydroelectric plants are operating stably, safely and are ready for flood season this year.

Despite limited funds and many challenges, Việt Nam has included conservation and climate change mitigation efforts in the country’s socio-economic development plan as it faces pollution, rising sea levels and environmental degradation.

Despites efforts by authorities, pollution at industrial parks and clusters in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has risen to alarming level, affecting the lives of local residents.

The 54th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council Meeting was a highlight during the second working day of the sixth GDF Assembly (GEF 6) in the central city of Da Nang on June 24.