More provinces warned of wildfires
	Tuesday,  March 9,2010,13:54 (GMT+7) HCMC – The number of provinces in danger of wildfires in the country has since last week doubled to 22 as scorching heat has shown no signs of abating, according to the Forest Protection Department.

Nation on red alert for wildfires in dry season
	Thursday,  March 4,2010,14:56 (GMT+7) HCMC - Forests in 12 provinces nationwide are put on red alert for fires by the dry weather, announced the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Forest Protection Department.

Mekong Delta forests face high fire risk
	Wednesday,  February 24,2010,20:09 (GMT+7) HCMC – The Mekong Delta and the other southern provinces are facing a high risk of forest fire on a large scale due to the early and prolonged dry season this year.

Denmark sponsors Climate Change projects
	Wednesday,  February 24,2010,20:03 (GMT+7) HCMC – Denmark will fund US$1.7 million for climate change projects in Vietnam in 2010, said the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Dong Nai releases one million fish into Tri An Lake
	Thursday,  February 4,2010,15:00 (GMT+7) HCMC – Dong Nai Province government will release one million breed fishes into Tri An Lake in Vinh Cuu District at 8 a.m. on Saturday in an act to raise local awareness of protecting the aquaculture resources of this huge lake.

Hepza offers environmental training to tenants
	Wednesday,  February 3,2010,15:13 (GMT+7) HCMC – The HCMC Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza) will organize a training course on latest environmental protection methods for 1,150 enterprises operating at three export processing zones and ten industrial parks around the city, said an official of Hepza.

Minister proposes shutting down polluters
	Monday,  February 1,2010,14:57 (GMT+7) HCMC – Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen on Friday asked leaders of HCMC and eleven other southern provinces to conduct more inspections and to apply the heaviest penalties on any enterprise caught polluting the Dong Nai River.

Dong Nai refuses to tolerate polluters
	Thursday,  January 28,2010,14:38 (GMT+7) HCMC – The government of the southern province of Dong Nai will immediately suspend production of any enterprise caught discharging untreated industrial wastewater into the Dong Nai River, said an official of the province’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Saigon Port given assistance to control environment
	Wednesday,  January 27,2010,14:54 (GMT+7) HCMC - ASEAN Ports Association (APA) and German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) have offered technical assistance to Saigon Port to improve the quality, efficiency and sustainability in environmental and safety management, said an official in Saigon Port on Tuesday.

Salinity intrusion to increase in coastal waterways
	Tuesday,  January 26,2010,15:05 (GMT+7) HCMC – The Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Center predicted on Monday that the level of salt penetration in HCMC’s Can Gio District would increase in the coming days and said the salinity had been hindering production of a key water treatment plant in the outlying district and of local shrimp farmers.