The State-owned Hanoi Sewage and Drainage One Member Limited Company said it has released green algae into Hoan Kiem Lake to revive the unique green colour of the lake.

 Vietnamese and French localities have signed a cooperation agreement on managing and developing geoparks after Vietnam’s Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in Cao Bang province was named a UNESCO global geopark on April 12. 

Binh Dinh’s authorities are sealing off the factory of loss-making Binh Dinh Sugar JSC, in which India-based NIVL JSC holds 97 per cent, for causing serious environmental pollution.

The commitment was confirmed by Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha at the Korea-Vietnam Environmental Cooperation Forum 2018 on April 16 at Hanoi’s Daewoo Hotel.

 Da Loc Commune protective coastal forest in Thanh Hoa Province has become a huge dumping site as large amounts of rubbish are being washed up on the beach. 

Prolonged heat in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has exposed 43,000 hectares of cajeput forest in U Minh Ha National Park to high risk of forest fires, according to the local forest protection sub-department.

 People in Hanoi’s Bac Tu Liem and Tay Ho districts have been living with a seriously-polluted river for many years, but the local authorities have seemed to ignore the problem.

 A rubbish dump in Phu Quoc Island’s An Thoi Town is severely over capacity and polluting the surrounding neighbourhood.

 Of Nghe An’s 124 sand exploitation locations, 101 are unlicensed.

Masses of dead fish were found in central Quang Tri Province’s communes of Trieu Van, Trieu An, and Gio Ha, as well as in Cua Viet Township late last month.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) will spend 30 per cent of its budget and personnel on irregular inspections of suspected environmental violations this year.

 Many sections of the dyke along Hoi An Town’s Cua Dai Beach have been seriously damaged.

 More than 60 Vietnamese bamboo varieties have been planted in the Gao Giong eco-tourism site in Cao Lanh district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, as part of the site’s bamboo conservation project. 

 Residents living near the Lee&Man paper manufacturing factory continue to complain about the pollution and noise caused by the factory, while the investor—Hong Kong-based Lee&Man Paper Group—insists that its factory meets environmental criteria.

 A marine project is underway in the central province of Quang Nam to save sea turtles as part of a local effort to protect the biodiversity in Cu Lao Cham (Cham Island) Marine Protected Area (MPA).

 The hosting of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate change response toward sustainable development next June is a highlight of Can Tho’s people-to-people diplomacy this year, stated a municipal leader.

 Hanoi has paid more attention to collecting and treating packaging of plant protection products and veterinary medicines after use in an effort to reduce risks of pollution for water resources and soil.

 More than 100,000 Asian openbill storks have nested in Gao Giong cajuput forest, Cao Lanh district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap so far this year. 

 Three Bang lang nuoc  (water crape myrtle) trees in Bang Lang temple, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have been recognised as heritage trees by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE).

 Education for Nature-Vietnam has proposed to seize 11 tigers which are being kept at a farm in Thanh Hoa Province but local authorities have no idea where to transfer them.