Two Vietnamese land-rights activists facing the death penalty after being convicted for their roles in a deadly clash with police last year at the Dong Tam commune outside Hanoi are refusing to ask for amnesty in the case, saying the move would amount to a confession of their guilt.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
World Bank, Asian Development Bank Freeze Funds to Myanmar to Shun Junta
“If these projects get suspended for an extended period of time, then that would have an impact on people’s well-being, and these are things that are not necessarily visible in the headline GDP [gross domestic product] figures,” said Bryan Tse, country analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit.
More funding for biodiversity, environmental protection
The projects aim to improve and promote environmental protection by providing relevant data and information, raising public awareness, and providing education to citizens so that they recognise the importance of the environment in their daily lives.
Vietnam to have national water resource monitoring system by 2030
By 2030, Vietnam will strive to complete investigation and assessment of underground water resources; seek and discover underground water sources; zone off and announce areas where exploitation of underground water is restricted nationwide; review the pollution, degradation and depletion and salinisation of water resources; and forecast the impacts of climate change on water resource.
Vietnam adopts ten-year climate-resilient urban development plan
The plan aims to facilitate Vietnam’s active response to climate change, promote the efficient use of natural resources in upgrading and developing urban areas and effectively reduce air, water and soil pollution in accordance to international standards.
ANA denies allegations it grabbed land to develop tourist attraction
The Apsara National Authority (ANA) has denied allegations that it usurped land belonging to residents in Tani village of Banteay Srei district’s Run Ta Ek commune in order to create an eco-tourist attraction.
ASEAN Not Doing Enough For Its Wildlife
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) – which has a long history of using animal ingredients – is a key pillar of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and remains a profitable incentive to keep the trade alive.
‘We’ve always lived here, yet we don’t belong’
Thailand’s sea gypsies are being edged out by resort development in Phuket but still yearn for tourists to return to the pandemic-hit island
