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Workshop told how technology can help cope with natural disasters

Technology and science is key to coping with future natural disasters.

Forest school opens in Da Nang

Central Vietnam's first forest school has been launched in Son Tra Nature Reserve to provide an outdoor education site for school students in the central city of Da Nang.

Adoption of circular economy vital to solid waste settlement

Businesses which reuse materials are the lifeline of Vietnam’s environmental future, a workshop in Hanoi was told on Wednesday.

Men arrested over pine trees poisoning in an attempt to take over forestry land

Six suspected of poisoning large areas of pine trees in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Đồng have been arrested, Bao Lam District Police announced on Wednesday.

Hanoi debates measures to clean up To Lich River

The use of millions of cubic metres of water from the Red River to supply West Lake and clean the polluted To Lich River has been the cheapest and best way to clean the latter river so far.

HCM City seeks ways to recycle rubbish

HCM City authorities are seeking solutions to deal with the buried rubbish polluting the area.

 

Forest restoration set to conserve grey-shanked doucs in Quang Nam

Quang Nam is seeking solutions for the conservation of critically endangered primates living in a primary forest, while creating stable livelihoods for log farmers in Tam My Tay, home to 50 endangered grey-shanked douc langurs.

 

Japanese expert declares Hanoi river water treatment success

A Japanese expert was so confident about the Japanese bio-nanotechnology treatment in Hanoi’s polluted To Lich River that he took a swim.

3,000 tonnes of waste to be burned to create energy in Can Tho

About 3,000 tonnes of waste, which is supposed to be buried at Co Do District’s dumping sites in Can Tho City, will be burned to produce energy on a trial basis, according to local authorities.

Ca Mau continues struggling with dyke erosion

A section of a sea dyke in the southernmost province of Ca Mau’s western coast has been eroded due to high flood tides.

Quang Ninh vows to close many coal mines for Ha Long Bay protection

Quang Ninh provincial authorities have vowed to close many outdoor mining sites for environmental concerns, particularly their negative impacts on Ha Long Bay.

 

Hanoi struggles with waste disposal headache

Hanoi is facing the waste disposal overloading as dumping sites are almost full, while waste treatment projects are behind schedule.

Private aid to help cope with climate change

Koos Neefjes, climate change expert and director of Climate Sense Ltd., writes about the obstacles as well as the future advantages for private investment in responding to climate change.

 

Mekong Delta forecast to have small floods this year

The Mekong Delta will not have early or intense flooding in its upper parts this year because of the low water level in the Mekong River, according to the National Centre of Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting.

 

Drought, water shortages pose a big threat for Vietnam

Prof. Tran Thuc, chairman of the Vietnam Association of Meteorology and Hydrology, told the Voice of Vietnam online newspaper that Vietnamese central provinces are likely to suffer from severe drought and salt intrusion in the 2019-20 dry season.

Fishermen buries two-tonne whale washed up on Khanh Hoa beach

A dead whale weighing 2.5 tonnes was found on a beach in Van Huong Commune in Van Ninh District in the coastal central province of Khanh Hoa on Thursday, Thanh Niên (Young people) newspaper has reported.

Couple arrested for illegally transporting pangolins

Local police have arrested a couple on suspicion of transporting 30 live pangolins in a coach in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Water shortage a looming crisis for Vietnam

According to experts at a forum on water resource management on Friday, Vietnam is facing a severe water crisis.

Discover Cuc Phuong National Park through photos

Spanning across 25,000 hectares with diverse fauna and flora species, Cuc Phuong National Park has flaunted its captivating beauty to tourists.

HCM City takes steps to reduce pollution in canal networks

HCM City's People’s Committee has taken several steps to solve pollution in four canals in HCM City's Thu Duc District and District 9.