Born and raised in Hanoi, 40-year-old Huong – not her real name – found it hard to move away from the comforts of city life despite her desire for a less polluted environment for her children.

Many people in Ho Chi Minh City are paying very little for their monthly electricity bills in recent times.

Improved water management can help Vietnam tackle the threat of climate change, Belgium Ambassador to Vietnam Paul Jansen said at a workshop held in Hanoi on May 28.

Ten years ago, Cu Lao Cham - Hoi An was recognised by UNESCO as a world biosphere reserve. 

Nguyen Thi Hoa, a resident living on Hoang Quoc Viet Street, is enjoying a rare reprieve from the rotten smell that has plagued the neighbourhood for decades.

More than a hundred forest watchers from Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Volunteers are spending their days and nights in the vast Can Gio Mangrove Forest.

Heavy rains carrying waste has resulted in serious pollution in the La Nga River in the southern province of Dong Nai, leading to mass fish deaths.

Professor Dr Dang Huy Huynh, Chairman of the Viet Nam Zoological Society, talks to Tuổi Trẻ newspaper about failures to protect rare animals in Vietnam.

The Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve in the northern province of Ninh Binh has been recognised as Vietnam’s ninth Ramsar site.

The story of Bong, the bamboo fish built to protect Danang’s beach from plastic waste.

While some other islands are only facing severe waste problems. However, Cu Lao Cham has come up with a solution in banning all non-biodegradable waste on the island for 10 years.

The red-shanked douc largur is considered a rare primate and is listed in Vietnam’s Red Book.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched a project worth VND28trn (USD1.2bn) to protect forests in the Central Highlands.

HCM City administration is planning to reduce the number of waste transfer stations in the city and strengthening measures to treat solid waste to protect the environment.

Vietnam has some of the world’s most diverse wildlife, but the country’s rare species are in grave danger from traffickers.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference on May 24 to deploy a freshly approved project on sustainable forest recovery and development in the Central Highlands for 2016-2030.

Ramsar, or the Convention of Wetlands, is an intergovernmental treaty that provides a framework for conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. 

To reduce the plastic waste released into the environment, especially to the ocean, HCM City has approved a project that encourages the recycling of waste, especially plastic waste picked up by private garbage collectors.

Anti-smuggling officers in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province found five tonnes of pangolin scales at the Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) in the province’s Phu My town on May 23.

The central coastal province of Phu Yen is searching for solutions to protect the local coral reefs which have been damaged by human activities.