International organisations and development partners committed to supporting Vietnam in implementing projects that make the Mekong Delta more resilient to climate change impacts.

 Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien- Hue received a rare tortoise, listed as a vulnerable species at the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai on September 24 asked local authorities to quickly deal with the rubbish-filled streets in Son Tay Town after local people blocked the dumping site over a compensation dispute. 

Nearly 100,000 of Asian openbill storks, which are listed as an especially rare species in Vietnam’s Red Book, have been nesting at the Gao Giong Ecotourism Site in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.

 The Mekong Delta is a land carpeted in endless shades of greens, a magical water world that is being destroyed by climate change and environmental pollution, says the Vietnam Environment Administration.

 Lately, residents in Ho Chi Minh City have considered breeding wild animal as a way to escape poverty or to make money.

A report on Vietnam energy prospects has been announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, providing an overview of Vietnam's opportunities and challenges faced in developing sustainable energy.

The Electricity of Vietnam and the WB will join hands to install five solar power calculating stations nationwide as part of a joint campaign to promote the development of renewable energies in the country.

 The Vietnam Environment Administration is inspecting a huge dumping site which is seriously affecting locals and companies in Hanoi and Ha Nam Province.

 The worsening erosion at Hoi An City’s Cua Dai Beach took central stage at the 5th Vietnam-Japan workshop on estuaries, coasts and rivers held on Monday and Tuesday in the historic town.

 Authorities have confirmed a serious case of deforestation has occurred in this northern mountain province, resulting in the destruction of about 80 percent of the special forest areas in Pa Khoang Commune.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee has not approved the Ministry of Finance’s proposal to almost triple the environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption, citing potential harm to consumers.

All of the garbage in the Nam Son rubbish dump in Soc Son District, Hanoi, will be recycled as an electric power resource.

 Hanoi’s air quality has been at an acceptable level less than two days a week, according to a newly released document.

 The authorities in Dak Lak Province are preparing to welcome the first baby elephant conceived and born by a domesticated elephant in the province after 30 years.

 Vietnam strives to raise forest coverage to 42 percent

 A master plan on the use of Vietnam’s sea is being built by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, a necessary move according to experts.

 The authorities in Hoi An Town has announced that they have found 30 turtle eggs under the sea off Cu Lao Cham Island.

Despite the investor, Hong Kong-based Lee&Man Paper Group, committing to resolve the environmental damage caused by the trial run of its paper manufacturing factory in Hau Giang, it has relapsed into environmental violations.

 The central highland city of Da Lat in Lam Dong Province will be Viet Nam’s representative to receive the fourth ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City at the fifteenth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment.