Scientists and environmentalists across the country have raised their voice to strongly oppose the construction of the Drang Phok Hydropower Plant at the end of this year in the Central Highlands Dak Lak Province’s Krong Na Commune.

In the past few days, many provinces in the central region of Vietnam have reported an abnormal phenomenon – large amounts of fish dying along the coast. The authorities have recommended that locals not eat the dead fish.

 The People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa Province is considering the construction of a marine eco-reserve resort in a protected marine reserve.

A group of Vietnamese and international experts recently published the research on relations between rapid erosion in the Mekong Delta and human activities

 Seven groups of Indochinese gray langurs, with 192-212 living in the Xuan Lien Nature Reserve in Thanh Hoa province, are endangered due to local residents’ hunting, the Nature Reserve’s management board said. 

 The Drang Phok Hydropower Plant project, which was started way back in 2007 and criticised for its impact on the ecosystem, has still not been scraped despite continued opposition.

 The bodies of at least two elephants have been found by the lakes in Dak Lak Province with heat and drought, being suspected as the main suspect.

 China’s island building in the East Sea is hurting the ecology and the environment, according to a report released by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on April 14 launched the “Vietnam Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) and Sound Harmful Chemicals Management Project”.

 Sewage discharge was the culprit responsible for a mass fish kill earlier this month in central Ha Tinh Province’s Ky Anh Town, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s environmental and disease monitoring centre announced.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From 30 tigers in nature in 2011, Vietnam has only five tigers in the wild, facing risk of extinction, reported the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on April 12.

 Authorities in Ha Tinh Province are investigating a mass fish death in Ky Anh Town after local farmers raised fears it was caused by sewage discharge from the nearby Formosa Industrial Zone.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) held the 11th meeting of the Vietnam-China joint working group on meteorological cooperation in Hanoi on April 12.

 A months-long drought has inflicted heavy losses on farmers in the Mekong Delta provinces of Ca Mau and Tien Giang.

The old city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam and Naha city, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, have come to an agreement on the third phase of the Eco-city Achievement Support Project.

Over $273.95 million will be spent on improving the environment in Phan Rang city in Ninh Thuan province, Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province, Quy Nhon in Binh Dinh province, and Dong Hoi in Quang Binh province.

 Local and international experts have proposed solutions to help HCM City secure its short- and long-term water supply.

 The participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a driving force for Vietnam to fine-tune its legal framework and enforce laws on the environment, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha said.

 Thousands of endangered Asian openbill storks, which are listed as especially rare in Vietnam’s Red Book, are migrating to the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, according to local sources.

 The Prime Minister approved the portfolio for the World Bank-funded project “Vietnam energy efficiency for industrial enterprises” (VEEIE).