Vietnam Bear Sanctuary in Tam Dao National Park, Vinh Phuc, the first of its kind in the country, is opening for visitors to raise public awareness of protecting the endangered species.

As of December 31, 2016, Vietnam had a total forest area of nearly 14.378 million hectares, including over 10.242 million hectares of natural forest and more than 4.135 million hectares of planted area.

 An expat said he wants a polluted canal in Cau Giay District, Hanoi to be turned into a garden.

 The construction of the first phase of a tourism complex on Haiphong City’s Cat Ba Islands started on May 14.

 Bay Mau coconut grove, a popular tourism spot, in Quang Nam Province’s Hoi An Town has suffered through tourist development.

 Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have made the decision to scrap plans for constructing 17 small and medium hydropower plants with a total capacity of 27.4 megawatts.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung urged has localities in the Mekong Delta to devise measures to cope with landslides in the context of climate change. 

 Rising sea levels have exacerbated saline intrusion and coastal erosion in Vietnam, but farmers can make the best out of a bad situation by shifting from agriculture to aquaculture, raising brackish water shrimp.

 As one of the 10 cities expected to be hit the hardest by climate change, HCMC will work out specific solutions and policies and use more resources to effectively cope with climate change.

Over one year since the maritime environmental incident ravaged four central provinces, information about the results of investigations into Hung Nghiep Formosa has been made public.

 The Prime Minister has recently approved an action plan to conserve primates in Vietnam until 2025 with a vision to 2030. 

 Bac Ninh authorities have fined two South Korean companies VND333 million (US$15,000) for infringements in connection with wastewater discharge.

 The southernmost province of Ca Mau losses about 450 hectares of coastal land a year due to landslide and 150 kilometers of coastline are experiencing severe erosion now.

 Residents Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang have discovered a large number of fish deaths on water surface along seashores of Kien Luong district and town of Ha Tien since May 7th.  

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee will coordinate in organising a ceremony to mark International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22) in the northern locality on May 19.

 Many visitors have complained about the environmental fees which may be charged at a cave on Ly Son Island off the central province of Quang Ngai.

 The Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) and Cuc Phuong National Park released into the wild 93 Java pangolins (Manis javanica), the largest number so far, between April 28 and May 6.

A reporter from the Thoi Nay (Today) publication shared his journey with his friend to hand over two wild macaques to the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre in Ninh Binh.

 Twenty-six businesses in Vietnam have registered to invest 5 trillion VND (221 million USD) in farming and production of Ngoc Linh ginseng in the Nam Tra My district of the central province of Quang Nam.

 Single-use plastic bags have been alarmingly popular for years in Vietnam, especially in big municipalities such as HCMC. Rampant use of plastic bags not only wastes money but also seriously harms the environment.