Residents in the south of HCMC, including districts 7, 8, Nha Be and Binh Chanh, have complained of a terrible odor from a nearby dumpsite, particularly at night and on rainy days.

Customs and police officers in the northern city of Hai Phong have discovered 3,446 kg of ivory and 3,977 kg of pangolin scales hidden inside a container.

Lam Dong police have just arrested another accomplice in a group of men who are accused of destroying over 10 hectares of forest.

The Hanoi Urban Environment Company has proposed publicising photos of people who litter around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake.

Authorities in Phu Quoc Island are finding new dumping sites for the increasing amount of waste produced.

Vietnam has started a series of measures to reduce plastic waste, it was reported at a talks on the environment and plastic waste in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13.

Many photos featuring Vietnamese people living with polluted air have been put on display at an on-going photo exhibition on plastic waste in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Selecting a waste treatment model suitable for Viet Nam's development conditions remains a challenge for local authorities, a government official said on June 12 at a seminar in HCM City.

A fisherman in central Nghe An Province has released a rare turtle back into the ocean despite being offered a large sum of money to sell the animal.

Tran Thi Hong's bio-tech start-up business in the central city of Da Nang can recycle about 100 tonnes of household organic waste into safe dishwashing liquid for sale each day.

Illegal dumping of waste and building materials has resumed on the banks of the Hong (Red) River, infuriating local residents after the problem seemed to have been brought under control.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kien Giang has recovered its protective forests along coastal areas by enlisting the help of local residents to plant and protect mangrove trees.

Collective action from the Vietnamese government, the private sector and consumers is essential to combat one of the great environmental challenges facing the world, 

Hanoi is planning to take control of illegal sand mining that is threatening the stability of agricultural production and the environment in and around the city.

The United Nations encourages the world to take action to “beat air pollution” in response to the World Environment Day 2019 (June 5).

Hoi An city which was recognized as a World Heritage site by UNESCO is the tenth city to be allowed to experiment with battery-powered electric buses inner city to serve tourists.

Photographer Nguyen Viet Hung traveled more than 7,000 kilometers on his motorbike crossing 28 coastal provinces and cities along Vietnamese coast to picture daily life, with a focus on plastic pollution.

Vietnam has the advantage for developing wind and solar power. Encouraged by the state’s investment incentives, many businesses have invested in this area and have achived positive results.

The Vietnamese government has been actively teaming up with the business community to reduce plastic waste by implementing different models of the circular economy.

Nancy Wallace, director of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program, talked about the impact of marine debris and Vietnam's role in addressing this issue.