NDO - As of 1pm on September 10, the location of the storm No.5 was on the southern waters of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, packing 90-100 kilometres per hour winds (level 10) near its eye, with shock at level 12, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF). 

NDO/VNA - A red-shanked douc was released into Bach Ma National Park in Phu Loc district in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on September 9. 

NDO - Belgium will support natural hazard management capacity building for mountainous areas in Nam Tra My District, Quang Nam Province. 

NDO/VNA – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered ministries, sectors and localities to stay ready to respond to natural disasters. 

NDO - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) celebrated the completion of the USAID Saving Species project on August 27. 

NDO/VNA – The ThaiBinh Seed company has won the first prize of the the AgResults Vietnam Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Pilot (AVERP) project with reward of US$750,000. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam is striving to produce about 3,000 - 5,000 MW of offshore wind power by 2030 and 21,000 MW by 2045. 

NDO/VNA – The Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has compiled 15 draft regulations on environment-related standards which will be promulgated this year as a foundation for the implementation of the 2020 Law on Environmental Protection that takes effect from the beginning of 2022. 

NDO/VNA - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has completed a report on maritime environment and national islands in the 2016-20 period, Director General of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) Ta Dinh Thi said on August 13. 

NDO/VNA – The Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh announced on August 10 it received a rare white-cheeked gibbon from local forest rangers.  

NDO – Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a Decision approving a master plan on national water resources inventory for the 2021-2025 period. 

NDO – One of the issues that needs attention in the context of the complicated development of the COVID-19 epidemic is the treatment of medical and domestic waste at medical facilities, concentrated quarantine facilities and locked-down residential areas.  

NDO/VNA – Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha presented the "For the Cause of Natural Resources and Environment" insignia to Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Kari Kahiluoto in recognition of his contribution to the sector at ceremony held in Hanoi on July 23. 

NDO/VNA - Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) on July 23 launched its latest short film entitled “When Rhinos Lose Their Face, Consumers Lose Face Too”.