Update February, 04 2012 10:20:01
Clean-up improves ‘dirtiest canal'
February, 04 2012 09:55:05
The 10-year-long Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Environmental Sanitation Project in HCM City is expected to be completed by National Day on September 2, a city official has said.
February, 04 2012 08:58:00
World Bank backs climate response
The World Bank on Thursday approved the first of a series of three operations that will strengthen and enhance Viet Nam's response to climate change.
January, 30 2012 09:59:35
Officials call for wildlife protection
Authorities at central Da Nang City's Ba Na Nature Reserve have been urged to build more zoos and aviaries to ensure better protection for endangered species in the area.
January, 19 2012 10:04:00
Tourists still pay for bear bile
Several bear farms in northeastern Quang Ninh Province's Ha Long City still cater to South Korean tourists who buy fresh bile taken from live animals despite a clamp down.
January, 17 2012 10:23:45
HCM City still has only one waste-water treatment plant
Although state management of water resources has improved, it has still not reached an adequate level, according to HCM City officials.
January, 16 2012 10:13:32
Pollution threatens Gulf of Tonkin
Viet Nam's coastal region of West Bac Bo (Tonkin) Gulf, adjacent to China and other Asian countries, suffers from transboundary environmental pollution and joint efforts are being urged to tackle this problem.
January, 16 2012 10:09:50
Ministry targets HCFCs
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has set annual import quotas for ozone-depleting HCFCs from 2012 to 2019.
January, 13 2012 10:18:37
Biodiversity corridor to benefit central provinces
The Viet Nam Environment Administration yesterday officially launched the largest ever biodiversity conservation project, aiming to establish a biodiversity corridor in three central provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.
January, 11 2012 10:05:12
German expert gives lessons in biodiversity
Central Da Nang City's Sciences and Technology Department, in collaboration with German naturalist Ulrike Streicher, organised a photo exhibition on Monday featuring the biodiversity of Son Tra Natural Reserve.
January, 11 2012 10:01:11
Restaurant nabbed for serving wildlife
Ha Noi Police nabbed a restaurant in Thanh Xuan District on Monday for illegally producing tiger bone jelly, which is used to treat ailments such as rheumatism in eastern medicine.
January, 09 2012 10:24:05
Irrawaddy dolphins sighted
A school of about 20 Irrawaddy dolphins has been sighted around the Ba Lua Archipelago in the protected Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve.