The fast-growing tourist development coupled with thousands of fishing vessels operating off its coast has resulted in large amounts of rubbish being dumped into the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay.

A section of My Khe Beach in Da Nang, considered one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in Viet Nam, has been heavily polluted by untreated waste water illegally discharged from a construction project.

 Vietnam should develop renewable energy sources in a timely manner in order to meet the rising demand for electricity in the years to come, according to industry watchers.

 Cleaning workers in Danang are trying to collect the large amount of rubbish that has covered beaches in the central city.  

 The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has asked for the Prime Minister’s permission to build a wastewater treatment plant with a total cost of VND522 billion ($23 million).

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has submitted a plan to the government to launch 24 climate change response projects in the Mekong Delta for 2017-2020, including nine transit and 15 new projects. 

 The authorities of Binh Thuan Province has suggested building sea embankments from the mud that was supposed to be dumped into the sea to construct the Vinh Tan 1 Coal Power Plant.

The Vietnam Fisheries Society has requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to urgently nullify a license for Vinh Tan 1 Power Company Ltd. to discharge nearly 1 million cu.m of dredged sediments into the waters off Binh Thuan.

 Many large cities in Vietnam are struggling with a slew of acute environmental problems such as air pollution, according to a report on Vietnam’s urban environment by the Vietnam Environment Administration.

 At least 15 million of the country’s 52-million workforce is suffering the consequences of severe noise levels, the Institute of Occupational Health and Environment, said on July 20.

 Many people in Ha Giang Province have complained about the abject lack of waste treatment facilities after tonnes of rubbish was dumped into a local stream.

 Scientists are compiling a crop structure map for the Mekong Delta to counter growing climate change impact in the region known as the country’s food granary.

 Several Vietnamese cities are striving to recycle and reuse waste, with waste a growing concern in the country and around the world.

 A herd of seven elephants have re-appeared in a commune in the central province of Quang Nam after they were first spotted in February this year.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently approved a plan to implement phase II of the Vietnamese youth development strategy, from 2016 to 2020.

 The Vietnam Administration of Forestry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AnimalsAsia on building plans to better protect bears.

Vietnam’s urban environment, especially in big cities, is facing numerous challenges, including air and water pollution, solid waste treatment and flooding.

The Southern Institute of Ecology has discovered three new plant species unknown to the world in the Son Tra Nature Reserve during a three-year research and revaluation of its biodiversity.

 Several companies have expressed keen interest in developing waste-to-power projects in HCMC given the high potential in the sector.

 Noise pollution in urban areas, mostly caused by traffic, factories and construction sites, has become more severe in recent years, affecting the quality of life.