Environment

Sa Huỳnh saltwater lagoon is flooded by plastic waste on August 2023. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Cường Nguyễn Hằng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is accelerating efforts to mitigate plastic pollution and waste through the operation of the Việt Nam National Plastic Action Partnership – a programme to connect key …

BẮC GIANG — From now until 2030, Bắc Giang Province will actively promote the effective implementation of air pollution control, prevention, and reduction measures within its territory. Bắc Giang will actively oversee and regulate industrial production units, ensuring the installation and proper functioning of emission control systems to meet stringent environmental …

Residents in Hà Nội travel to work in a dense pollution. VNA/VNS Photo Tuấn Đức HÀ NỘI — Urban residents in Hà Nội have endured a dense mist for over a week, a consequence of the concerning air pollution that necessitates the city to implement proactive measures to safeguard public …

  A solar power project on Bạch Long Vỹ Island in the Gulf of Tonkin. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Đức Nghĩa HÀ NỘI — Green transition in the energy sector is a key trend in the world and one of Việt Nam’s top priorities. Việt Nam is among countries with great …

An individual Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), captured by a camera trap, walks in the jungle of Vũ Quang National Park in the central Hà Tĩnh Province in 2023. Photos courtesy of USAID/WWF-Vietnam BUÔN MA THUỘT – The results of the largest systematic camera trap survey ever conducted in Southeast Asia, …

The Vũng Liêm saltwater prevention sluice in Vĩnh Long Province’s Vũng Liêm District serves irrigation for the south Mang Thít region in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces of Vĩnh Long and Trà Vinh. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh HCM CITY — Local authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta …

Gases rising from a factory in Kiên Giang, early 2021. — VNA/VNS File Photo HÀ NỘI — The Paris Agreement requires a detailed breakdown of emissions inventory data in various sectors such as energy, agriculture, land use, forestry, waste management and industrial processes. Countries are gradually required to control at …

An irrigation system in the south-central province of Ninh Thuận. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Thử VĨNH PHÚC — Measures to tackle water resource-related challenges in Việt Nam were the centre of discussion at a workshop held in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc on Wednesday. The event was jointly organised …

A copper mining area in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai. — VNA/VNS Photo Quốc Khánh HÀ NỘI — Amending the 2010 Law on Minerals is considered a key task to address the current situation, improve the efficiency of mining management and exploitation, increase revenue for the State, and …