Ever since the Trashtag Challenge became viral in Vietnam, lots of groups and organizations have been organizing cleanups all over the country to promote a cleaner and safer image of Vietnam.

Authorities of the central coastal city of Danang in September will conduct inspections and penalize hotels and restaurants found to have discharged untreated sewage into the environment.

For more than 20 years, Rơ Mah Kem from the village of Grông has been quietly guarding the precious giáng hương (sandalwood) forest in Ia Kriêng Commune in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai.

Police in Dong Nai Province are investigating the mass death of over 300 tonnes of fish in the La Nga River following rain.

A rare Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been caught by fishermen in Ben Tre Province.

Prof. Dang Kim Chi, former Vice Director of the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology speaks to the Viet Nam Government Portal on which waste disposal techniques are suitable for Vietnam.

The Forest Protection Department in Bac Tra My District, Quang Nam Province, confirmed on May 15 that they had seized seven turtles at a coffee shop in the area, including three rare specimens.

Authorities on Phu Quoc Island are seeking ways to save rivers and canals which are dying from pollution.

ASEM conference on promoting inclusive socio-economic development in Asia and Europe opened a conference in Khanh Hoa on May 16, attracting over 180 delegates from 53 ASEM member states, regional and international organisations.

8.3 tonnes of pangolin scales have been discovered inside a container at the VIP green port in the northern city of Hai Phong, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

An environmental protection programme will be carried out in 2019 to help improve plastic consumption habits.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will ask the Ministry of Public Security to join an investigation into rumours that discarded African swine fever-contracted pigs had been dumped into the environment.

French non-governmental organisation GRET Vietnam and partners held an international seminar in Hanoi on May 15 to discuss solid waste management in suburban, small and medium-sized urban areas in Southeast Asia.

The population of Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys, a rare species indigenous to Vietnam, has developed considerably in the northernmost province of Ha Giang thanks to conservation efforts.

The ranger force in the central province of Quang Nam is working with authorities of the province’s Bac Tra My district to return seven rare turtles to the wild.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has urged local authorities in Thanh Hoa Province to investigate into the killing of a rare fish for sale.

A local sugarcane factory in Hau Giang Province has been identified as the main cause of the severe water pollution in the area.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is making a strategy on mariculture development until 2030 with a vision to 2050 to submit to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc for approval.

An ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) workshop on the management of marine plastic pollution opened in Nha Trang, in the central province of Khanh Hoa, on May 13.

As many as 277 waste-prone sites have been removed from a list of 369 sites in HCMC, according to a report by the municipal Party Committee.