Nine bears raised at a bile farm in Di An town, Binh Duong province were rescued by the Animals Asia Foundation (AAF) on June 26.

 As a centre of the Mekong Delta, Can Tho is expected to pioneer in the enhancement of urban resilience in Vietnam, heard a workshop held in the city on June 27.

 Although the controversial tourism development plan for the Son Tra Peninsula in Danang City is still waiting for final approval from the prime minister, a vast area of forest has already been cleared and illegally posted no entry signs are apparent.

 Vietnam will face grave consequences if it does not take strict action against pollution while striving to achieve the goal of 7% annual economic growth and power sector's 11% annual growth.

 People’s Committee in the highlands province of Lam Dong has issued fine of VND400million ($17,601) to Atlantic Vietnam Company in Bao Loc city-based Loc Son Industrial Park.

 Vietnam aims to increase the nationwide forest coverage to 42 percent, equivalent to 14.4 million hectares, by 2020, according to the target programme on sustainable forest development during 2016-2020 recently approved by the Prime Minister.

 Experts gathered at a workshop in Hanoi on June 15 to discuss activities to adapt to climate change in the agricultural sector to implement the Paris Agreement.

 The Hanoi Party Committee has promulgated a resolution to enhance environmental protection to 2020 and the following years.

 People in Hanoi and throughout the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam are starting to wake up and realize the gravity of the country’s air pollution problem, Nguy Thi Khanh told an air quality panel this past May.

 The city’s environment quality has become a bigger worry for residents due to heavy pollution caused by wastewater, dust, noise and solid waste, said Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Council.

 Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has requested investors of waste treatment facilities to let local residents come and inspect next month, said Le Van Khoa, the city’s vice chairman.

The HCM City People’s Council has passed a resolution on environmental protection and solid waste management in urban and residential areas, with the target of significantly improving the environment, an issue that has taken on urgency.

Cameras to monitor environmental violations will be installed in all districts, according to the HCM City People’s Committee.

Several invasive alien species have entered Vietnam, impacting the local environment and biodiversity, causing concern among authorised agencies.

Nearly 40km of the western coast in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has been eroded, Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van Tam has said.

 Owners of landfills in the city will have to open them for periodical monitoring by people, said Le Van Khoa, deputy chairman of HCM City’s People’s Committee.

 Hundreds of households in Gio My Commune, Quang Tri Province are facing the risks of deadly illnesses as their underground water is contaminated.

 The central province of Khanh Hoa is considering allowing a local private firm to preserve and operate its Hon Mun Nature Reserve, one of the most famous tourist destinations in the province.

 Households near the steel companies in Da Nang coastal city’s Hoa Vang District will be relocated on account of the environmental pollution there.

Floods in the Mekong Delta are expected to occur earlier this year due to higher than average rainfall, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.