Pushing up export prices for the Vietnamese variety and domestic rates in Bangladesh, while Thai traders warned of a risk to fresh supply.
Category: Viet Nam
Vietnam province cuts four hydropower projects out of environmental concerns
The removed projects were deemed to provide little economic value while causing great forest loss – around 200 ha per project, said Tuan.
Long-term alterations of flow regimes of the Mekong River and adaptation strategies for the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
Dam effects on flow regimes in 2009–2015 are greater than climate change effects.
Vietnam not doing enough to protect environment around dams: experts
Authorities have been doing too little to regrow trees they felled to make way for hydropower projects, experts said.
Vietnamese activist and journalist arrested for ‘anti-state propaganda
Doan Trang was previously arrested by the police for her role in protests against China’s incursion into Vietnam’s maritime territories and a community action protesting environment pollution.
The Environmental Collateral Damage of the South China Sea Conflict
The South China Sea is a global hotspot for biodiversity, home to important marine ecosystems, mangrove forests, and thousands of fish and sponge species.
7 expressway projects expected to boost Mekong Delta connectivity
Seven major expressways totaling 1,000 km and costing VND150 trillion ($6.49 billion) are taking shape in the Mekong Delta, expected to improve connectivity in the region.
Mekong Delta braces for dry season with water storage arrangements
People living in the Mekong Delta are installing tanks to store water for the dreaded dry season, and authorities are building artificial lakes.
Research has helped underpin the formation of a nature reserve in Vietnam
The move delivers a safer home for 40 globally threatened species brought to brink of extinction by loggers and poachers.