The fifth Vietnam-Japan Environment Policy Dialogue was held in Hanoi on January 9 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.

 The central province of Quang Nam has two herds of wild elephants living in some forests in Bac Tra My, Tien Phuoc and Nong Son districts.

 Closed-loop organic waste processing technology and de-centralised waste processing are possible solutions for Vietnam’s organic waste problems, experts said at a discussion panel earlier this week.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has selected 10 top events in fields under its management in 2018. 

 Thanh Ha district of northern Hai Duong province is taking steps to conserve and utilise the genetic resource of an almost-200-year-old lychee tree believed to be the origin of the local lychee specialty.

Vietnam is undergoing attempts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in urban areas. Adam Ward, the representative for Vietnam at the Global Green Growth Institute, gives an insight on how the nation can accomplish this mission.

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has signed Decision No. 3948/QD-BTNMT announcing the top 10 outstanding events of the sector in 2018.

 Hundreds of metres of Cua Dai Beach in the central province of Quang Nam have been eroded again due to big waves and strong winds.

A baby giraffe, born in late October has attracted more visitors to the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

 Only 1.7 per cent of the total credit account outstanding for the national economy in 2017 is provided for green finance by public and private banks.

Hon Mu Farm in Tho Xuan district in the central province of Thanh Hoa is home to eco-friendly products that help minimize waste.

The Ministry of Finance has urged the Ministries of Natural Resources and Environment, Transport and Agriculture and Rural Development to quickly draw up a plan to collect environment protection fees on exhaust emissions.

 Officials in Da Nang have raised concerns about the increased problems of flooding and environmental issues in the city.

 Local people in Thanh Hoa Province are worried after thousands of litres of oil spilt on the streets from a military fuel station.

 Over four million tons of untreated coal ash and slag, discharged from thermal power plants in the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan, pose serious risks to the environment, said a local official.

 Ecosystem-based solutions are vitally important for the Mekong Delta to adapt to climate change in the decades to come, speakers said at a seminar held in Can Tho over the weekend.

 Many restaurants in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are serving wild animals, but local authorities say it's hard to deal with the problem.

 Some 30 kilometres of beach in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has suffered from serious erosion.

 Vietnam has called on countries around the world to raise the spirit of cooperation and harmonise their own interests with international concerns in coping with climate change.

 Vietnam remains fully committed to international actions to fight climate change, said Pham Van Tan, Deputy Director of the Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.