
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City ordered to reduce air pollution to safe thresholds within 5 years
Vietnam News 13:33 07/04/2025The Vietnamese government has urged the People’s Committees of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to urgently address air pollution, with the goal of achieving safe air quality levels for public health within the next five years.

Rare trees in Hanoi stunted by iron fences
Vietnam News 13:31 14/11/2024'I feel heartbroken as these trees are damaged and dying'

Largest rubbish dump in Vietnam’s Binh Thuan Province overwhelmed, causes pollution
Ho Chi Minh City 15:20 11/08/2024Binh Tu Landfill is scheduled to stop admitting trash at the end of 2024

In Vietnam, initiative inspires women to convert garbage to money
Vietnam News 18:09 19/06/2024People would now bring the rubbish with them to the women's association meetings.

Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal in Ho Chi Minh City choked with garbage, dead fish
Vietnam News 13:50 09/05/2024Dead tilapia and carp blanketed the surface of the canal on Wednesday afternoon

‘Green’ office in Vietnam’s Quang Binh seen as heat-proof model amid extreme heat
Vietnam News 18:24 01/05/2024The building was initially planned to be the same as other construction works, but a ‘green’ change was made to it in 2022

Vietnam's Central Highlands crops confronted by devastating drought
Vietnam News 18:02 31/03/2024If it does not rain in the coming days, crops will die

Vietnam finance ministry seeks deeper cut in environment tax on fuel
Economy 09:33 11/03/2022Vietnam's finance ministry said it was seeking government approval to lower environment tax on fuel by half instead of the 25% cut it proposed last week

Firm discovered dumping 900 tonnes of raw industrial waste in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 16:58 23/12/2021The waste has been thrown away at a local pagoda since late February

Vietnamese student makes soap with waste oil for greener life
Vietnam News 10:45 27/07/2021The 21-year-old girl has gained support from a community of youths who share a love for nature and the environment

Brazil seeks $1 billion in foreign aid to curb Amazon deforestation by 30-40% -environmental minister
World 10:32 05/04/2021Brazil’s environment minister wants $1 billion in foreign aid from countries including the United States to help reduce deforestation in the Amazon between 30% and 40%, according to an interview published on Saturday in newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo

Pollution turns Hanoi’s West Lake moss green: Environment authority
Vietnam News 16:35 03/04/2021Residents of Hanoi have witnessed green water and dead fish on the West Lake