The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Transport have agreed to work more closely together to protect the environment and cope with climate change in the field of transportation during the 2018-21 period.

Scientists have found nearly 12,000 Vietnamese marine creature species, including animals and plants, through studying the country’s marine biological resources, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

 Vietnamese websites were hit by a total of 1,504 cyber-attacks in the first two months of 2018 in the forms of Deface, Malware and Phishing, according to the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT).

 Two thousand people took part in the first ever Viet Nam Blockchain Week, a global conference on blockchain technology and development, held in HCM City on Wednesday.

 Viet Nam has been the second-largest partner of Japan in software and service outsourcing since 2014, FPT Software CEO Hoang Nam Tien spoke at the recent Viet Nam IT Day 2018 in Japan.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The 4.0 revolution is expected to make a breakthrough in the healthcare sector, with a boom of startups in 2018 which use high technologies to improve medical service quality.

 Two outstanding female scientists have been honoured with the Kovalevskaya Award 2017 during a ceremony held in Hanoi on March 6.

The quality of water in many lakes in Hanoi has been improved considerably, leading experts said at a meeting on March 6 to review the one-year using of Redoxy-3C to tackle pollution in lakes.

A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) study by Assoc. Prof. Dr Tran Van Khanh, which supports prenatal diagnosis of DMD to prevent genetic disorders, has earned the scientist the Kovalevskaya Award 201​7.

 The central province of Quang Nam is reviewing tourism projects on Cu Lao Cham (Cham Island), a tourism magnet in Tan Hiep commune of Hoi An township, following reports on the environmental impacts of some construction activities.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on March 5 launched a 158 million USD energy project to help key industries and enterprises with energy saving.

 Hanoi set the target to turn into a smart city by 2030 in accordance to the capital's revised information and technology strategy in the 2016-2020 period.

 Grave air pollution in Vietnam’s cities and towns, especially Hanoi, continues to cause severe health problems for Vietnam’s growing urban population. However, no effective measures have been taken to deal with the situation.

 Dana-Y and Dana-Uc steel factories will have to suspend their operation indefinitely due to violations of wastewater discharge regulations.   

Thanks to Vietnam’s issuing incentive policies to lure investment into the renewable energy sector, more and more foreign investors, especially those from South Korea, have expressed ambitions to join the field.

 The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has launched a five-month “Green Sundays” campaign to raise awareness of environmental protection nationwide, particularly in crowded residential areas, factories, agencies and schools.

 The water quality in Hanoi’s lakes, including 86 in the inner city and 44 on the outskirts, earmarked for renovation has improved markedly after months of dredging and cleaning, experts have announced.

 The water quality of lakes, rivers, streams and canals in Viet Nam is seriously degrading. Water in urban areas and industrial zones poses risks to human and aquatic animals.

Representatives of government agencies and businesses and experts discussed a proposal to hike the environment protection fees on industrial effluents at a meeting in HCM City on Thursday. 

 Border guards in central Quang Binh Province on Thursday evening released a green sea turtle back in the ocean.