environment

Various explosive devices found at the construction site in Quang Tri (Photo: nhandan.com.vn) Quang Tri (VNA) – A team of the “Restoring the Environment and Neutralising the Effects of the War” (RENEW) project said it safely moved 590 explosive devices from a construction site in the central province of Quang Tri. The mission took place from October 10-11, right after the team received a report on explosive devices from workers, who were building a guest house of Quang Tri town’s military high command at a location near the southern bank of Thach Han river.   At the site, the team found many devices, including shells and mortar shells, at a depth of 2 metres, with their detonators remained intact.     The devices were moved to a safe site for defusing in Trieu Trach commune, Trieu Phong district. RENEW, mainly sponsored by the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), aims to help Quang Tri, known as one of the provinces hardest hit by … [Read more...] about RENEW project handles 590 explosive devices in Quang Tri

Young police officers in Phu Yen province join in a beach cleanup activity (Photo: VNA) Phu Yen (VNA) – An event took place in Tuy Hoa city, the central coastal province of Phu Yen, on October 12 to review the three-month “Let’s clean up the ocean” campaign across Vietnam. The event was organised by the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee, the Vietnam National Volunteer Centre, the VTV24 news centre of the Vietnam Television, and the US Embassy in the country. In the 28 coastal provinces and cities nationwide, the campaign from June through August attracted the participation of almost 99,400 young people to cleanup activities. They collected nearly 1,300 tonnes of waste and also successfully turn cleanup efforts into weekly activities at 367 areas. Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee Nguyen Kim Quy said the campaign won high evaluation from the public. Organisations and businesses’ support in distributing … [Read more...] about ‘Let’s clean up the ocean’ campaign wins public support

Customs officers at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi have seized nearly 34 kilos of rhino horn from South Africa. Customs officers at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi have seized nearly 34 kilos of rhino horn from South Africa on October 12 The batch was found on October 12 when authorities checked a 53-kilo package which was transported on the QR 8954 flight operated by Qatar Airways, departing from South Africa, transiting in Doha and landing in Vietnam on October 4. According to the airport customs department, the sender was a company in South Africa and the receiver was named Truong Van Nam in Soc Son District in Hanoi, who had not accepted the delivery. There were 13 rhino horns and some products made from the horns found in the package, the department said. This is the second seize of wild animal products at Noi Bai Airport in two months of September and October. On September 29, nearly one tonne of ivory, pangolin scales and other parts of wild … [Read more...] about Rhino horn cache seized at Noi Bai Airport

Mậu Thân Street in Cần Thơ City’s Ninh Kiều District is flooded during high tides. – VNA/VNS Photo Thanh LiêmViet Nam News HCM CITY – Local authorities in the Mekong Delta are taking measures to mitigate the impact of flooding caused by high tides during the annual flood season in the delta. The delta’s provinces and Cần Thơ City have been severely affected by high tides over the past few days. In Cần Thơ City, the municipal People’s Committee on Thursday held a meeting with the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development about measures to deal with flooding and high tides. Nguyễn Tấn Nhơn, deputy director of the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said high tides combined with heavy rains and floodwaters from the Mekong River had eroded many embankments in outlying areas and submerged streets in inner areas up to 50 cm deep in water. To … [Read more...] about Mekong delta fights flooding from high tides

UNDP Deputy Country Director Akiko Fujii (Source: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – The United Nations will continue standing side-by-side with Vietnam and providing assistance for its disaster prevention and control efforts, Akiko Fujii, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Deputy Country Director in Vietnam, has said. Speaking at a meeting to mark International Day of Disaster Reduction (October 13) and an international symposium themed “Risk Management for Low Lands”, Fujii, who is also Vice-Chair of the UN Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience Joint Results Group, cited the 2018 Global Climate Risk Index statistics as saying that Vietnam ranks among the top 10 countries affected by the impacts of natural disasters. Since the 1970s, natural disasters have caused more than 500 deaths annually in Vietnam and cost more than 1.5 percent of the country’s GDP in economic losses, she said, adding that its nationally-determined climate change contribution highlights that these … [Read more...] about UN vows to back Vietnam’s disaster prevention, control