Animals Asia said it has successfully rescued a moon bear that had been kept in a cage for more than 10 years. The rescue was conducted in coordination with the Forest Management Department of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. The bear was...
Tons of fish were found dead in a pond at the 29/3 Park located in Vietnam’s central city of Danang, with a foul smell upsetting many local visitors. Most of the dead fish were adult tilapias, some of which weighed up to two kilograms each. A...
Tropical storm Mirinae which swept through northern Vietnam between July 27 and July 29 has left big losses, including seven deaths and missing, financial damage worth VND3.5 trillion ($157 million). Pham Dinh Nghi, chairman of Nam Dinh People’s...
Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang has pledged to bring any individuals and organizations to light for their involvement in an environmental pollution case caused by Taiwan-invested Formosa Hung Nghiep Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, state media reported...
At least four people died, seven missing and one got injured in floods happened in Vietnam’s northwestern province of Lao Cai when tropical storm Nida swept the northern region and left a low-pressure area, state media reporting, citing an official...
Vietnam will shut down Taiwan-invested Formosa Hung Nghiep Ha Tinh Steel Corporation if the company is found to violate law on environment protection one more time, state media reported, citing Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The PM said at a...
Vietnamese students have bagged two gold medals and one silver medal at the 48th International Chemistry Olympiad in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi, state media reported. Specifically, 11th grader Dinh Quang Hieu from the High School for Gifted...
A man has found a 250-kilogram (500lb) bomb while digging a pond in his backyard in Haiphong in northern Vietnam. Local military officials removed the bomb to a safe disposal site after it was unearthed on July 27. Experts said the 1.5-meter-long...
The 12th National Party Congress resolution identifies one of the most important tasks for social affairs as reducing the poverty rate by 1-1.5% per year, together with sustainable poverty reduction. To realize the target, Ky Son district in the...
The number of people suffering hunger in Vietnam in July hit an estimated 100,000, nearly five times higher than that in the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). A sharp rise in the number of hungry people was...
