Environment and natural resources
Water resources
Việt Nam is running out of clean water
Water experts in Việt Nam have suggested re-using waste water to help protect vital resources. As untreated waste water is discharged directly into the environment, both surface water and underground water resources face high risk of either running out or becoming too polluted to drink.Keep ...
VNS Reporter
Ensuring energy and water security: a challenge for Vietnam
Vietnam needs to increase power generation capacity by building power plants, including thermopower, but such facilities could affect the quality of water resources.Keep reading ...
Kim Chi
Rising seas could displace millions in Vietnam: UN
The United Nations is urging countries to act now to slash carbon pollution and curb global warming, especially vulnerable small coastal states like Vietnam.Keep reading ...
VnExpress Reporter
PM calls for increased Mekong co-operation
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called on six riparian countries of the Mekong River to increase co-operation in protecting, managing and using sustainably its resources.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Water sources for energy development decline in quality, quantity
Vietnam’s water resource security is facing challenges at a time of climate change. According to the 2011-2015 national report on the environment, Vietnam has average rainfall of 1,900-2,000 mm a year. It has 2,360 rivers which are 10 kilometers or more in length, including 109 main ...
Kim Chi
Da Nang puts into use automatic water environment monitoring system
Four automatic water environment monitoring stations, produced by the Da Nang Centre Of Integrated Circuits (CENTIC) were put into operation in the central city of Da Nang on January 6.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Vietnam makes effort to protect coral reefs
Up to 25 percent of marine species reside under coral reefs, many of which have been damaged.Keep reading ...
Chi Mai
Water pollution getting worse: experts
Widespread water pollution nationwide has inflicted an estimated economic loss of VNĐ11.6 trillion (US$510.7 million) in the last ten years and the situation is not getting better, an environmental expert says.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Contaminated groundwater poses cancer threat for tens of thousands in Saigon
Residents in Ho Chi Minh City who continue to consume groundwater face severe health problems, a new study has found. The study by the city’s Preventive Health Department, based on surveys conducted last July, found that 62 percent of groundwater samples in the city were ...
VnExpress Reporter
Projects encroaching on the sea damage environment
More and more projects that encroach on the river and seas have been developed in every region of he country. To have more land for infrastructure, locals have been willing to compromise nature, though the long-term effects will ultimately hurt the economy. Keep reading ...
Thien Nhien