Environment

  The Mekong Delta is the first economic zone in Việt Nam to develop regional integrated planning. — VNA/VNS Photo CẦN THƠ — Agricultural planning is a crucial part of the Mekong Delta regional master plan that will help open opportunities, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan has said. The …

  Fresh water is available for use at An Bình Islet of Lý Sơn Islands in Quảng Ngãi Province. Two seawater desalination plants, donated by Doosan Vina, fully resumed operation after maintenance in 2020-22. Photo courtesy of Doosan Vina LÝ SƠN ISLANDS, QUẢNG NGÃI  — Engineers and workers from Korean …

Did you know dolphins follow vessels because it’s like getting a free ride? When they swim in the wake of a boat they use less energy. That was the case this week when fishermen off the coast of Khánh Hòa Province were surrounded by a huge pod of dolphins. Watch the …

  Participants join tree planting in Ba Vì National Park responding  to the World Day of Combat Desertification and Drought. — VNS  Photo Tố  Như HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has made strong efforts to combat land degradation and improve livelihoods for people contributing to sustainable forestry development, said deputy director of the General Department of Forestry Phạm …

  Coral reefs in Nha Trang Bay Marine Protected Area are dying en masse. VNA/VNS Photo KHÁNH HÒA — Saving the coral reefs in Nha Trang Bay Marine Protected Area from massive bleaching is a priority that requires a long-term, scientific and sustainable strategy, scientists and oceanographers have said. Coral bleaching occurs …

  Tăng Thế Cường, Director General of the Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, chairs an webinar titled “ASIA: Renewable Energy Continent”. — VNS Photo Trương Vị HÀ NỘI — The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment on Wednesday sent a message, highlighting seven focus points to fully unleash Asia’s …

  Representatives launched the $15 million, five-year project Saving Threatened Wildlife which aims to help Việt Nam control the increasingly serious wildlife trafficking situation. Photo nongnghiep.vn HÀ NỘI  — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday launched a new project to help Việt Nam control the increasingly …

  Unilever Vietnam has launched the “Clean Future” campaign from its Home Care category to give consumers high-performing and better-for-health products and contribute to tackling climate change. — Photo Unilever Vietnam HCM CITY — In response to World Environment Day, Unilever Vietnam launched the “Clean Future” campaign in its Home Care category on June …

  Prolonged heavy rain caused landslides in northern mountainous Lào Cai Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Quốc Khánh  HÀ NỘI — The northern and central regions have entered a period of prolonged heavy rain, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. From June 14, the northern region and the north central …