The Elephant Conservation Centre in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is carrying out implant of microchips in captive elephants.

Scientists have discovered 115 new stranger species in the Greater Mekong region, one of Asia's biodiversity hotspots, in which 65 species have been found in Vietnam.

 Four cycling machines attached to a water filtration system have been installed on the banks of Hoang Cau Lake in Hanoi's Dong Da District to purify the lake water.

The water under Thang Long Bridge in Hanoi’s Dong Anh District, has been severely polluted as locals keep dumping rubbish there in recent months.

Cycling machines attached to a water filtration system have been installed on the bank of Hoang Cau Lake in Hanoi. These have not only helped local people to do their exercise, but also keep the lake clean.

 Over-fishing is fast depleting Quang Ninh’s marine resources, but the northeastern province has not been able to tackle it effectively.

 Viet Nam has an increasing incidence of respiratory diseases, with the WHO repeatedly issuing warnings that it is among the most air-polluted countries in the Asia-Pacific region, according to health experts.

 Nearly 100 tonnes of rubbish have been washed up onto the beach at Da Nang City while the waste disposal company said they had too few staff to deal with the pollution.

 A large group of monkeys and douc langurs have been found in a forest in the central province of Quang Tri.   

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has required inspections of the application of Euro 4 emissions standards at fuel enterprises, Dan Tri news website quoted a statement of the Government Office.

 Thousands of households along Xuyen Tam Stream in HCM City are facing the serious pollution every day as the stream has been turned into a dumping ground.

 Organisations, enterprises and individuals who wish to use environmental data provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment many have to pay up to 2.8 million VND (123 USD) in the future.

 Head of Policy Department of the Center for People and Nature (PanNature) Nguyen Thi Hai Van pointed out a loss of protection forest is the culprit of much flash flood and erosion lately.

A 500m section of beach in Ngu Hanh Son District of the central city of Da Nang has been seriously eroded by uninterrupted rain and rising sea waves in the last two months.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has ordered Binh Dinh's Police Department to quickly complete its investigation into 60ha of a local forest being illegally chopped down in An Lao District’s An Hung Commune in late August.

 Concerted efforts are needed to enhance cooperation between the governments of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam and the US in a number of areas, including education, energy security, food security, agriculture and health.

 Forest rangers in Quang Binh on Wednesday detained a man who was carrying two stripe-headed black langurs (Trachypithecus hatinhensis), listed by International Union for Conservation of Nature as an endangered species.

Total forest plantation in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk until the middle of last month reached 824ha, making up only 43 per cent of the yearly plan, according to latest report of the provincial People’s Committee.

 The central city of Da Nang has fined the Sao Vang Nha Trang Joint Stock Company, the owner of the Sapphire Hotel project, VNĐ320 million (US$14,000) for not completing an environmental assessment plan before construction.

 The rescuing centre in Bach Ma National Park has received a rare wild cat following efforts by a resident of central Thua Thien-Hue Province.