Climate change a top concern for Vietnamese people: survey
In-Depth 18:16 17/05/2025Surpassing economic recession, climate change has emerged as the foremost concern in Vietnam, with 70.3 percent of the population expressing anxiety about the issue, according to a survey discussed at a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City.
Huge ice falls at Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier stir awe and concern
World 11:30 16/05/2025The deep cracking sound bursting from within the ice signals the dramatic fall about to happen. Seconds later, a block of ice some 70 meters (230 ft) tall - the size of a 20-story building - collapses from the face of the Perito Moreno glacier into the aquamarine water below.
Climate change takes spice from Indonesia clove farms
World 09:30 04/05/2025Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the eastern Indonesian island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly over the prized crop. Today farmers say the gravest threat to their plants is climate change.
South Korea's deadly fires made twice as likely by climate change, researchers say
World 12:33 01/05/2025South Korea's worst ever wildfires in March were made twice as likely as a result of climate change and such disasters could become even more frequent if temperatures continue to rise, scientists said on Thursday.
Still reeling a year on, Brazil's Porto Alegre fears next flood
World 15:14 24/04/2025Armed with brushes and paint, volunteers touch up houses left standing after devastating floods last year that killed nearly 200 people and displaced half a million in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre.
Indonesian woman turns to mangroves to fend off rising tides
World 17:57 19/04/2025DEMAK, Indonesia -- Pasijah, a 55-year-old housewife in Indonesia's Central Java Province, wakes up every morning to the sound of the sea. If that sounds idyllic, it is anything but.
Hydro-meteorological experts agree climate change, weather phenomena increase storm intensity, frequency in Vietnam
Vietnam News 18:14 23/10/2024Vietnam has experienced a growing number of severe storms since 2016
Foreign students visit Vietnam for sustainable development study
Education 10:05 22/07/2024A total of 68 students from 23 universities, both domestic and international, participated in the AUN Summer Program, which officially ran from July 7 to 20
At least 300ha of land lost to subsidence each year in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Vietnam News 15:28 02/07/2024The delta has sunk 10 times faster than the sea-level rise over the past three decades
USAID partners Winrock for $48mn climate resilience project in Vietnam
Vietnam News 08:16 14/03/2024The project targets the Mekong Delta region
Deputy minister proposes establishment of Vietnam’s national carbon credit exchange
Economy 15:38 09/01/2024The launch of the national carbon credit exchange would match the country’s development orientations and its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Australian gov’t invests $1.6mn to tackle climate change in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Vietnam News 17:00 23/11/2023The climate adaptation partnerships in the delta aim to support efforts by Vietnam and Australia to cope with the challenges of climate change
