VOV.VN - A campaign aimed at increasing awareness of environmental protection issues, has been officially launched in Hanoi.

Vietnam has set a target of having 70-90% of industrial waste controlled by 2025.

Vietnam voiced concern over an increase in attacks against schools and use of schools for military purposes during a UN Security Council (UNSC) Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict on September 10.

Two Vietnamese interns have gone missing after Super Typhoon Haishen swept through Kyushu Island, southwest of Japan, on early September 7, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka prefecture confirmed.

The People's Procuracy of Hanoi on September 6 approved a decision to prosecute a man in connection with the largest ever rhino horn smuggling ring in Vietnam, with a total volume of up to 126.5 kg.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is considering revising the Law on Environmental Protection which took effect in 2014.

VOV.VN - US quarantine experts from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are scheduled to arrive in Vietnam on September 2 in order to conduct an examination of the country’s fruit exports to the US market.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has adjusted zoning at the marine protected area of Phu Quoc National Park on Phu Quoc Island.

The wood processing industry is to become a spearhead economic sector by 2025, posting export turnover of about US$20 billion to contribute to socio-economic development and stabilise the livelihoods of people living in forested areas.

VOV.VN - Eateries throughout the capital have deployed a range of protective measures in an effort to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).