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How decades of growth are making Ho Chi Minh City sink faster than ever

How decades of growth are making Ho Chi Minh City sink faster than ever

Beneath the skyscrapers and new roads, Ho Chi Minh City is sinking faster than almost any other city in the world, a quiet crisis driven by groundwater loss and relentless urbanization.
This Mediterranean island has more cats than people

This Mediterranean island has more cats than people

France's frog legs: the dark side of a culinary tradition

France's frog legs: the dark side of a culinary tradition

After historic floods, Brazil braces for severe drought

After historic floods, Brazil braces for severe drought

After torrential rains that sparked historic flooding in southern Brazil, the country expects a swing to severe drought in parts, the environment minister said Wednesday.
June 5, 2024 | 06:59 pm PT
Recycling made mandatory for some industries

Recycling made mandatory for some industries

Producers and importers of tires and inner tubes, batteries, motor oil, and paper and board packaging are required to recycle a percentage of these products from now on.
January 1, 2024 | 08:22 pm PT
Finance ministry eyes emission fee to combat pollution

Finance ministry eyes emission fee to combat pollution

The Ministry of Finance is considering imposing a fee on emissions to help mitigate environmental impacts.
August 13, 2023 | 07:01 pm PT
Nations secure UN global high seas biodiversity pact

Nations secure UN global high seas biodiversity pact

Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental groups say will help reverse marine biodiversity losses and ensure sustainable development.
March 4, 2023 | 09:30 pm PT
Young Saigonese clean up trash-filled canals

Young Saigonese clean up trash-filled canals

To keep their HCMC clean, members of Saigon Xanh (Green Saigon) are spending three hours picking up trash at littered canals twice a week.
January 22, 2023 | 08:48 pm PT
Polluters' policies would see warming above 1.5C limit: analysis

Polluters' policies would see warming above 1.5C limit: analysis

The climate policies of most wealthy countries and many high-emitting emerging economies are in line with global heating far beyond the safer 1.5 degree Celsius limit reaffirmed at UN climate talks last month, a new analysis found Tuesday.
December 6, 2022 | 02:50 am PT
American gets his hands dirty to keep Hanoi clean

American gets his hands dirty to keep Hanoi clean

When James Joseph Kendall first arrived in Vietnam nine years ago, he was shocked to see female garbage collectors hauling garbage bins "twice their height."
December 1, 2022 | 09:02 pm PT
Great Barrier Reef should be put on 'in danger' list, UN panel says

Great Barrier Reef should be put on 'in danger' list, UN panel says

Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is "in danger," a UN panel recommended on Tuesday, saying the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem was significantly impacted by climate change and warming of oceans.
November 28, 2022 | 11:04 pm PT
New funding to end elephant rides at Vietnam tourism sites

New funding to end elephant rides at Vietnam tourism sites

Dak Lak Province, home to Vietnam's largest elephant population, will aid tourism sites in ending elephant rides by 2026.
November 14, 2022 | 12:26 am PT
Hanoi air pollution at hazardous level

Hanoi air pollution at hazardous level

"Unhealthy" air pollution levels were recorded in Hanoi on Monday and will continue over the next several days, driven by emissions, agriculture and industrial practices.
November 7, 2022 | 02:08 am PT
Mekong Delta receives its flooding blessing

Mekong Delta receives its flooding blessing

Residents are grateful that the annual flooding season has arrived in the Mekong Delta, blessing the region with fertile silt deposits from upstream reaches of the river.
November 1, 2022 | 05:33 am PT
Many street-side trees in Hanoi misused, abused

Many street-side trees in Hanoi misused, abused

Many of the trees that make Hanoi beautiful are dealt with in unattractive ways with little thought given to the harm they might suffer.
October 29, 2022 | 06:31 pm PT
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