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Fish hunters find species protection a bigger fish to fry

Fish hunters find species protection a bigger fish to fry

Several residents who hunt a cyprinid (carp) species in central Vietnam are now volunteers to protect it as it teeters on the verge of extinction.
Southeast Asia's biggest iron ore mine left deserted

Southeast Asia's biggest iron ore mine left deserted

Vietnam 11th best performer in Asia food security ranking

Vietnam 11th best performer in Asia food security ranking

EU, France back Vietnam in fight against climate change

EU, France back Vietnam in fight against climate change

The European Union and the French Development Agency (AFD) have established a 20-million-euro ($21.5 million) fund to help Vietnam deal with climate change.
May 11, 2020 | 08:02 pm PT
Vietnam shows little resource in global sustainable competitiveness

Vietnam shows little resource in global sustainable competitiveness

Trailing Southeast Asian peers, the country performs worst in resource management, according to a sustainability think tank.
December 20, 2019 | 01:27 am PT
Authorities apathetic as Red River is sand-mined to death

Authorities apathetic as Red River is sand-mined to death

Binh still remembers vividly the sleepless nights. He kept his flashlight charged and his ears cocked for the phone to ring.
November 5, 2019 | 04:00 am PT
Titanium reservoir suspended after worker's death

Titanium reservoir suspended after worker's death

A titanium reservoir in Binh Thuan Province in central Vietnam has been suspended after the death of a miner in hazardous working conditions.
October 2, 2019 | 01:11 am PT
Vietnam consuming natural resources faster than in 2018

Vietnam consuming natural resources faster than in 2018

Vietnam will use up its 'quota' of annual natural resources for this year in October, two months earlier than it did last year.
September 18, 2019 | 05:00 pm PT
ExxonMobil petroleum projects in central Vietnam ongoing as planned

ExxonMobil petroleum projects in central Vietnam ongoing as planned

Petroleum projects being executed jointly by PetroVietnam (PVN) and America’s ExxonMobil in central Vietnam are proceeding as scheduled.
September 12, 2019 | 05:43 am PT
China boat race near Paracels a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty

China boat race near Paracels a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty

Vietnam has denounced a recent sailboat race held by China off the Hoang Sa Archipelago as a serious violation of its sovereignty.
May 23, 2019 | 06:00 am PT
Vietnamese fishermen butcher endangered whale shark

Vietnamese fishermen butcher endangered whale shark

A ‘giant fish’ weighing nearly a ton caught, butchered and sold by fishermen in Thanh Hoa was a rare whale shark.
May 16, 2019 | 03:30 am PT
Vietnam mulls fishing ban as seafood resources dwindle

Vietnam mulls fishing ban as seafood resources dwindle

Vietnam is considering fishing bans in certain places at certain times as it runs out near-shore seafood sources.
January 2, 2019 | 07:52 pm PT
In Vietnam and elsewhere, ‘disaster capitalism’ is at play

In Vietnam and elsewhere, ‘disaster capitalism’ is at play

Nature and the poor are paying the price for profits earned by the rich.
September 19, 2018 | 05:54 pm PT
Vietnamese women join slingshot vigilantes to fight sand thieves

Vietnamese women join slingshot vigilantes to fight sand thieves

Three women are in the forefront as slingshot wielding teams patrol the Tien River and fight dangerous sand thieves.
August 5, 2018 | 07:30 pm PT
Vietnamese man sentenced to 3 years in jail for threatening to murder officials

Vietnamese man sentenced to 3 years in jail for threatening to murder officials

The man's sand dredging firm had been shut down while others had been allowed to continue operating illegally.
January 16, 2018 | 02:17 am PT
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