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Da River in distress because of illegal sand exploitation

 VietNamNet Bridge - Illegal sand exploiters have been dredging the Da River bed day and night at the foot of Vietnam’s most important hydropower dam.

Hanoi increases oxygen in West Lake to save fish

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Nguyen Duc Chung, has said Hanoi is installing four high capacity oxygen supply systems at West Lake to improve the lake’s oxygen content.

Waste threatens Nha Trang Bay

 Untreated waste from residential areas and resorts in Nha Trang City is suspected of polluting the Nha Trang Bay, which is listed among the world's 29 most beautiful bays.

1,000-year-old fig tree yields two kinds of fruits

VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient fig tree in Phu Khong, inside the Trang An scenic spot in Ninh Binh province, is the most special fig tree in Vietnam as it produces fruits in two shapes, round and flat.

Tay Ninh moves wild monkeys to National Park

 Agencies of the southern Tay Ninh province will move all wild monkeys living around the Cao Dai Great Temple to ensure safety for local people and visitors. 

WB helps build environment data centre in Mekong Delta

 Experts from ministries and the World Bank discussed the contents of a project on building a databse serving climate change adaptation in the Mekong Delta region at a workshop in Hanoi on October 5. 

Over 200 tons of fish die in West Lake

VietNamNet Bridge – At a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, Hanoi’s Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung reported that about 200 tons of fish died in Hanoi’s West Lake in the past three days.

Trucks dumping potentially toxic mud into Red River

 A series of trucks have been dumping waste mud into the Red River in Hanoi.

Prime Minister orders West Lake fish-death probe

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday asked Hanoi People’s Committee to handle the West Lake mass fish death incident, of which fish losses have already reached 60 tonnes and counting.

Tonnes of fish die in Hanoi's West Lake

 Over 10 tonnes of fish have died in the West Lake in Hanoi due to lack of oxygen according to local authorities.

Classical singers host concert at Hanoi Opera House

 Leading vocalists of Vietnam's chamber music scene will present a concert featuring international and Vietnamese compositions at the HCM City Opera House on October 5.

21 manufacturing facilities ordered to move out of HCM City

 The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment has given 21 manufacturing facilities in District 12 until year-end to move out of the city.

Air pollution in Hanoi, HCM City remains high

 Big cities like Hanoi and HCM City and localities home to many industrial production activities such as Viet Tri still face high air pollution.

Unclear laws contribute to environmental crisis

Vietnam is facing great environmental challenges due to a widespread disregard of the law, poor-quality environmental impact assessments, and overlapping regulations in the laws on Environmental Protection and Investment.

German product rescues Hanoi’s polluted lakes

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Water Drainage Company Ltd. is cleaning the lakes of Hoang Cau and Van Chuong with Redoxy-3C technology from Germany.

Hydropower plants or “hydropower bombs”?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recent incident at Song Bung Hydropower Plant has alerted Vietnam to reconsider the construction of so many hydroelectric plants, which have been compared to “timebombs”.

Artificial reefs promote coral recovery off Khanh Hoa’s coast

  Scientists from the Institute of Oceanography in Nha Trang city, the southern central province of Khanh Hoa, have built artificial reefs to aid coral recovery off the coast of Bang Thang cape in Nha Trang Bay. 

Vietnam hit hard by rising sea levels

 Vietnam was one of the most vulnerable countries to rising sea levels, said former prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Prince William to visit Vietnam in November

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prince William will come to Vietnam in November to attend an international conference on wildlife trafficking, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.

Vietnam attends 17th CITES conference in South Africa

 Representatives from 182 member countries of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora are gathering at the 17 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Johannesburg, South Africa.