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.

 A recent lowball tax declaration of US$62,340 by Nguyen Ha Dong, creator of Flappy Bird, a Vietnamese mobile game that created quite a whirlwind last year, has created quite a tax flap, according to officials.

 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.

 Microsoft Viet Nam and this central city have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a business start-up support programme in Da Nang.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Forging email system upgrades, hackers stole many accounts and spread false information, affecting the activities of Quang Ninh authorities.

 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.

When Singaporean Alvin Koh was running his coffee shop in Hanoi's Tay Ho District a few years ago, he noticed that it was nearly impossible to track the number of customers who came back to the shop, in essence, their loyalty to the place.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to the National Satellite Center, it is expected that this September, the satellite MicroDragon will be manufactured and available for launching in September 2017.

 Mobifone was ranked second among the top 20 most valuable ASEAN telecom brands by the UK-based brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance, Deputy General Director of the firm Nguyen Manh Hung announced on April 13.

 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.

 Viettel has won a $1.5 billion bid in Myanmar to establish a 4G mobile network in the country.

 Chinese online marketplace Alibaba has struck a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Lazada Group SA, Southeast Asia's leading e-commerce platform, at a cost of US$1 billion.

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.

 The Steering Committee for Digitising Television Plans will stop transmitting to all analogue televisions (TVs) in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Can Tho, and HCM City starting on August 15.

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.