Environment

  A fisherman places a waste container on the ship before going offshore for fishing. — Photo tuoitre.vn QUẢNG BÌNH — Fishermen in the central coastal province of Quảng Bình take rubbish bags during their long sea trips to bring garbage back to land instead of discharging it to the ocean. The new habit shows …

  A local resident in northern Tuyên Quang Province is guided to seperate waste. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — The 2020 Law on Environmental Protection, which took effect at the beginning of 2022, has introduced many new policies related to environmental protection. The law is also gradually harmonised with international laws …

Some provinces up north are covered in frost again after a cold snap occurred over the weekend. While the white scenery excites tourists, local residents and authorities have thoughts of measures to protect cattle and travellers against the cold. VnExpress News

  Vice President of the Vietnam Women’s Union Nguyễn Thị Minh Hương speaks at the meeting. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — Delegates to a policy dialogue jointly held by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the UN Women in Hà Nội on Monday discussed the effect of climate change on …

  The Kênh Nhánh sluice gates prevent saltwater intrusion and store fresh water in Kiên Giang Province’s Rạch Giá City. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Lê Huy Hải HCM CITY — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces say they have taken effective measures to mitigate saltwater intrusion impacts in the ongoing …

    Participants at the workshop. — Photo courtesy of the organiser HÀ NỘI — Despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Plastic Waste Management Public-Private Collaboration has implemented activities in line with key tasks and seen several achievements over the past two years. This was a key claim of the “Public-Private Collaboration towards …

  Environmental workers collect classified waste in HCM City. — Photo sggp.org.vn HÀ NỘI — Every day for the last two years, Nguyễn Thị Nguyên has put organic waste like leftover vegetable scraps into a separate garbage bin. When the bin is full, the resident from Nghĩa Vũ Village in the outskirts …

Frost covered mountains of Phja Oắc in the northern province of Cao Bằng, Đồng Văn in Hà Giang Province, Mẫu Sơn in Lạng Sơn Province, and Y Tý in Lào Cai Province on Sunday as temperatures dropped below zero degrees Celsius. A strong cold front plunged the northern region to the …

    Standard Chartered Bank launched the first carbon-neutral credit and debit cards in Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of the bank HÀ NỘI — Standard Chartered Bank has become the first bank to launch carbon-neutral credit and debit cards in Việt Nam. All new cards issued in Việt Nam will …

  Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park. — Photo phongnhaexplorer.com HÀ NỘI — The People’s Committee of the central province of Quảng Bình has approved a project to support wildlife rescue, conservation and release projects at the Center for Rescue, Conservation and Creature Development in the Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park. The …