In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
Residents along a 2km stretch of road on the Da Nang-Quang Ngai expressway last week dumped their household furniture on it to protest against dust and noise pollution created by scores of trucks carting road materials. Authorities said the pollution had created unhealthy conditions for residents and hundreds of students …
A ceremony announcing the start of construction on Vinh Tan 1 Thermal Power Plant was held in Ha Noi on Saturday. The thermal electricity plant will cost about US$1.7 billion, 95 per cent of which will be funded by two Chinese corporations, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. and China …
Spatially extensive and persistent drought episodes have repeatedly influenced human history, including the 'Strange Parallels' drought event in monsoon Asia during the mid-18th century. Here we explore the dynamics of sustained monsoon failure using observed and tree-ring reconstructed drought patterns and a 1300-year pre-industrial community earth system model control run. …
HO CHI MINH CITY, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Construction on Ninh Thuan 1 and 2 nuclear power plants, the first of the kind in Vietnam, will be extended southwest as required in new changes to their master plan approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, local media reported Friday. …
Asia has a unique opportunity to fight climate change and lift many more people out of poverty if it invests more in the communities living in its forests, experts said. More than 450 million people in the region rely on forests for income and food, but forest dwellers often struggle …
HO CHI MINH CITY, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has approved a plan to build a new road through Can Gio Mangrove Forest, a biosphere reserve recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to attract more tourists, local online newspaper Thanh Nien …
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed to the Prime Minister to raise forest environment service fees on companies producing drinking water and hydroelectricity. The proposal was part of a draft of the amendment and revision of the Government Decree 99/2010/ND-CP issued on September 24, 2010, on policies …
Climate change is a key challenge for Asian cities in the global south. Already half of Asia-Pacific’s urban population live in secondary cities of less than 1 million, and as urbanisation continues more people will be exposed to direct and indirect hazards of climate change. The impacts will continue to …
Policymakers and experts gathered at Can Tho City on Friday to discuss and propose an inter-provincial policy for the sustainable management of sediment in the Mekong Delta region. Marc Goichot, an expert from the World Wildlife Fund in Viet Nam, said suspended sediment load decreased from 160 million tonnes to …
Vietnamese relevant agencies will be able to warn a tsunami two hours before it hits coastal provinces with the help of a tsunami warning system of 532 stations, local newspaper Saigon Times Daily reported Sunday. The tsunami warning stations are part of a plan approved by the Ministry of Agriculture …
The Viet Nam Environment Protection Fund has announced loans at 3.6 per cent interest for environment protection projects, according to a media report. Thoi Bao Kinh Doanh (Business Newspaper) reported that the loans would be for up to 10 years and worth 70 per cent of the project cost. The …
A new trade agreement being negotiated between 12 countries has come under fire from health campaigners who say it will push up drug prices and weaken health services.
A series of raids conducted across Asia, Africa and Europe resulted in more than 300 arrests and over 600 seizures of assorted wildlife contraband — from several tons of ivory and rhino horns to whale ribs and sea horses, authorities said on Thursday. Law enforcement agencies from 62 countries took …
India's progress in health outcomes during the past two decades has been slower in comparison to other developing countries with comparable incomes, a latest working paper prepared by Niti Aayog said, highlighting crucial gaps in India's healthcare system. The paper, titled `Health Systems in India: Bridging the Gap Between Current …
Vietnamese government officials test out a solar-powered boat invention that is complete eco-friendly and doesn't use any fuel(Tuoi Tre News) Four Vietnamese farmers have invented a solar-powered boat in Dong Thap Province in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam that will be rolled out across their province. The boat can travel …
HCM CITY (VNS) — A bat with nightmarish fangs (Hypsugo dolichodon), the world's second longest insect (Phryganistria heusii yentuensis) and a colour-changing thorny frog (Graciaxal lumarius) were among the 70 new species found in Viet Nam in 2014, according to a report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). …
Australia has received more than $4 billion in money from foreign governments to fund coal projects since 2007, according to a new report highlighting the extent to which wealthy countries are still financing fossil fuels. And Australian taxpayers have subsidised coal mines and power plants around the world to the …
The rise in dengue fever cases and the absence of dengue vaccines will likely cause governments to consider various types of effective means for controlling the disease. Given strong public interests in potential dengue vaccines, it is essential to understand the private economic benefits of dengue vaccines for accelerated introduction …
HO CHI MINH CITY, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam registered 42 serious food poisoning cases which affected 1,898 people, of whom 10 died, from January to May, while the respective figures were 36, 1,064 and 10 in the same period last year, the country's General Statistics Office announced Monday. Last …
A “dementor” wasp named after the Harry Potter creatures, a stick insect more than half a metre long, and a colour-changing thorny frog are among new species discovered in South East Asia’s Greater Mekong region. The discoveries also include a bent-toed gecko which is the 10,000th reptile to be recorded …
