The United Nations Human Rights Office for South-East Asia (OHCHR) last week expressed concern over the enjoyment of human rights in the country, in particular, the right to health and food, as Vietnam’s central coast suffers from the worst massive...
Vietnamese scientists and the public have raised their deep concerns about a proposed megaproject on the Red River which flows through nearly ten northern provinces, saying the project may have potential negative environmental impacts on the river...
Tens of tons of fish raised in floating cages in along the Buoi River in Vietnam’s north-central province of Thanh Hoa have died as the river was contaminated with untreated water dumped by a local sugar plant, authorities have said. The mass deaths...
The ultraviolet (UV) radiation index in much of Vietnam’s southern region, including HCM City, will continue to be at 10-12 high-risk level until the end of this week, according to a meteorologist. Le Thi Xuan Lan, lecturer at the Ho Chi Minh City...
Severe droughts and saltwater intrusion cost Vietnam’s south central region, the Central Highlands and the Mekong Delta over VND8.9 trillion ($400 million) as of May 6, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and...
The rates of passive smoking both at home and workplaces in Vietnam declined from 73.1% and 55.9% in 2010 to 59.9% and 42.6% last year, respectively, state media reported. The figures were reported at a conference on the implementation of the...
Leading economists have cautioned that Vietnam should not trade off its economic growth for the quality of environment on the heel of massive fish deaths in central Vietnam over the past weeks, which make the public so worried. In order to achieve...
The Vietnamese student team has won six medals at the 17th Asian Physics Olympiad held in Hong Kong from May 1 to 9, state media reported. According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the eight students won three silver and three bronze...
Kyungdong University of South Korea on May 11 granted scholarships worth VND26 billion ($1.17 million) to 42 high-school students in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue who are going to learn at the university. Among these students, five received...
Officials from Vietnam and the U.S. have announced the successful completion of phase 1 of Washington’s 1st dioxin cleanup project in the Southeast Asian country, returning 45,000 square meters of dioxin-treated soil for the expansion of Danang...
