Environment

Local authorities in the Mekong Delta are taking measures to mitigate the impact of flooding caused by high tides during the annual flood season in the delta. The delta’s provinces and Can Tho City have been severely affected by high tides over the past few days. In Can Tho City, …

Chao Village in Hoa Binh Province is often isolated during flood season but the only bridge to the outside lies half-finished and abandoned. The unfinished bridge is in Chao Village, Kim Tien Commune. Many people are upset at seeing the bridge deteriorate over time while the village still remains isolated …

As a high tide peak turned streets into rivers in Saigon on Tuesday, people trudged on. This was a common scene on a number of streets in districts 4 and 7 in southern HCMC on Tuesday evening. The tide on the Saigon River that flows through the city was at …

The Ministry of Transport is prioritizing construction of water reservoirs and pumping stations while upgrading Tan Son Nhat airport. These constructions at the nation’s largest airport in Ho Chi Minh City are expected to be completed before next year, the ministry has said. The constructions are part of an expansion …

As Vietnam intends to develop a seaborne economy, it must think of solutions to treat sludge, as the volume will be increasing in the future, scientists say. The public has once again been stunned by the news that sludge from passage dredging will be submerged in the Binh Thuan sea. …

Some four milllion tons of untreated coal ash discharged from Vinh Tan 2 thermal power plant in Tuy Phong District, Binh Thuan Province, is causing serious concern among provincial authorities. Meanwhile, the Vinh Tan 4 and Vinh Tan 1 power plants in the same power cluster — Vinh Tan Power …

Environmental experts say 70 percent of the volume of exhaust gas emitted into the environment comes from transport vehicles. The reports of the Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health show the relation between air quality and health, and the impact of air pollution on people, especially those who live near …

Over 4,900 scrap containers left unclaimed for 90 days are piling up at major seaports across the country, raising environmental concerns. At a press conference on Monday, regarding press queries on the handling of scrap containers, deputy environment minister Lê Công Thành said that the following solutions are being pursued. …

A plan to revive the Kim Nguu River which is one of the worst polluted in Hanoi has attracted lots of attention from the public. Under a request from the Vietnam Association for Urban Planning and Development, the consultancy agency R&D Planners Company has just proposed a plan to improve …

Beautiful landscapes in Binh Thuan Province are at risk of being wiped out by titanium mines. Titanium is considered ‘black gold’ because of its high value. Binh Thuan is rich in the natural resource. There are six national mineral reserves covering 82,500 hectares in Binh Thuan province, under programming by …