The Lower Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam are likely to face severe droughts that hurt cultivation and agricultural production by January 2020.

Do you wear a mask when out an about in Vietnam? Maybe you should, as the pollution builds up. 

Up to 9.1 tonnes of potential plastic waste was being dumped into the Vu Gia-Thu Bon River basin, one of nine largest river systems in Vietnam, each day, equating to 2,600 tonnes each year.

To cope with rainfall, sea water level rise and land subsidence, HCM City is discussing with Dutch experts the possibility of building multi-task dykes to prevent floods and provide water in districts 2 and 9.

Sea turtles lay about 100 eggs a few times each year, but the survival rate of the species is approximately 1 out of 1,000.

At 7 am on November 6, air monitoring systems in Hanoi all reported that air quality was at the purple and red levels, or very harmful and harmful levels, respectively, to human health.

Vo Tuan Nhan, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks on Vietnam’s resolve to improve human resources in the environmental sector.

HCM City is facing difficulties collecting over 9,000 tonnes of domestic rubbish every day.

Motorbike emissions are a major reason for air pollution. More seriously, old motorcycles banned from traffic are still rolling on streets.

Hybrid, PHEV and EV engines help reduce harmful emissions and save fuel, but they are not favored in Vietnam because of the lack of encouragement measures.

Air monitoring stations that warn people about air pollution can be useful, but this is not a radical solution to have a safe living environment.

A weak legal framework and economic pressures are barriers to the management effectiveness of MPAs (marine protected areas).

The rapid development of waste recycling in recent years has seriously affected the lives of people in Vinh Phuc Province.

Vietnam’s ecosystems are in a strong decline and are threatened with losing their basic functions, experts said at a two-day conference that ended on Thursday in Hanoi.

Hanoi had the highest PM2.5 air pollution index in October, while the central city of Hue was ranked the lowest in the list.

The capital city has asked all of its organisations and agencies to refrain from using plastic bags and single-use plastics starting from this month, a city environment official said on Tuesday.

Some Vietnamese scientists believe the finding that Vietnam’s Mekong Delta will be under water by 2050 is reliable, and that Vietnam needs to be more active in implementing measures to delay subsidence and fight floods.

With high biodiversity and outstanding historical and cultural values, Vu Quang National Park in Ha Tinh province is not only a multi-purpose conservation area but also has the potential to develop sustainable eco-tourism.

Since the beginning of 2019, Nui Chua National Park in Ninh Thuan province has released 1,535 turtles into the sea, up 36 percent over 2018.

Storm Nakri, the sixth typhoon from the East Sea this year, with strong level 8 winds, is moving on the East Sea with a slow speed but complicated direction.