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Mekong Delta to be urged to apply technologies to adapt to climate changes

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has created many technological achievements to help people conquer nature, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said yesterday.

Kids’ environmental club in Da Nang

Educating kids on environmental protection is very important, as it will shape their perspective and attitude when they grow up. An environment club for kids in Da Nang City is doing this job just right.

Mass fish deaths found at Da Nang lakes

Up to five tonnes of dead fish have been been collected at two lakes in the central city of Da Nang.

 

VN company wins two prizes at FuturArc Green Leadership awards

VTN Architects, run by popular architect Vo Trong Nghia, has just won two prizes in the Commercial and Residential – Individual Houses categories at FuturArc Green Leadership 2019.

Bac Kan to prosecute deforestation culprits

Police in Bach Thong District, Bac Kan Province have reported that they are rushing to file prosecution documents against people involved in recent incidents of illegal deforestation.

Endangered sea turtle found in fishing net

An endangered sea turtle was found in a fishing net in Mỹ Xuyên District in the southern Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on Saturday.

 

Climate change: Quang Binh faces severe drought

In Quang Binh province, dozens of local reservoirs are running out of water which puts the summer-fall rice crop of 2018-2019 at risk.

 

Cajuput tree trellises used to grow pepper in Kien Giang

Farmers in Kien Giang Province’s Go Quao District are using environmentally-friendly cajuput trees as trellises instead of concrete or wooden pillars to grow pepper plants.

Rampant underground water usage blamed for HCM City subsidence

HCM City has called on residents to stop using underground water and seal the wells due to serious subsidence in the city.

 

Young students design made-in-Da Nang trash collector

The trio – Vo Anh Khoa, Tran Van Nhat and Truong Van Binh – who were studying at the college’s ship engineering faculty, came up with the idea to help workers deal with pollution.

Photo exhibition ‘Save our seas’: Only action brings changes!

Vietnam is listed among the five worst polluters of ocean plastic waste, discharging between 280,000 and 730,000 tons of plastic waste every year into the ocean, according to the United Nations. 

Experts suggest Hanoi clean dying river with Red river’s water

It is worth pondering the dissolution of To Lich water with the Red river’s water because the To Lich river is facing the risk of becoming a dead river when it received little amount of water in the dry season.

 

Water shortage is threatening throughout Vietnam: Minister

Vietnam`s population growth and rapid economic development drive up its people`s demand for water, which puts water resource at risk of being depleted, posing a big threat to sustainable development.

 

Mud dumping off Quy Nhon coast proposed

Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) is seeking authorities of the central province of Binh Dinh for dumping 300,000 cubic metres of mud off the coast of Quy Nhon City.

Hanoi struggles to tackle illegal sand mining

Hanoi is planning to take control of illegal sand mining that is threatening the stability of agricultural production and the environment in and around the city.

 

Cleaner production helps reduce production costs: experts

The adoption of resource efficiency and cleaner production (RECP) options has helped enterprises increase revenue, reduce production costs while mitigating the overall environmental impact of the industrial zones, experts said.

Pollution affects southern HCMC residents

Residents in the south of HCMC, including districts 7, 8, Nha Be and Binh Chanh, have complained of a terrible odor from a nearby dumpsite, particularly at night and on rainy days.

 

Over 7.4 tonnes of ivory, pangolin scales seized in Hai Phong

Customs and police officers in the northern city of Hai Phong have discovered 3,446 kg of ivory and 3,977 kg of pangolin scales hidden inside a container.

 

Man arrested over Lam Dong deforestation case

Lam Dong police have just arrested another accomplice in a group of men who are accused of destroying over 10 hectares of forest.

 

Plan to publically shame litterers proposed in Hanoi

The Hanoi Urban Environment Company has proposed publicising photos of people who litter around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake.