Tourism companies, who are benefiting enormously from the environmental values, should take further actions to stem the flow of plastic waste into the ocean, heard a workshop held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on July 25.

A ceremony in response to the World Meteorological Day 2019 was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on March 23, calling for actions to protect human lives and assets in the context of increasing extreme weather phenomena.

Customs forces in the northern city of Hai Phong discovered nearly 1.4 tonnes of pangolin scales and 10 elephant tusks weighing more than 100kg hidden inside a container shipped from Nigeria.

Businesses were urged to increase their involvement in addressing environmental challenges caused by the operation of cruise ships in Ha Long Bay during the fifth leadership committee meeting of Ha Long – Cat Ba Alliance in northern Quang Ninh province on March 13.

A scientific workshop on conserving biodiversity in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Archipelago was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on August 24.

A workshop took place in the northern city of Hai Phong on May 19, where a pilot voluntary agreement programme on efficient use of energy and a model of energy service company was introduced.

The northern city of Hai Phong will pilot solar-powered buses on Cat Ba Island in 2017, local officials said.

Local authorities, enterprises and communities in northern Quang Ninh Province and Hai Phong City must strengthen cooperation to protect the environment in Ha Long Bay, a conference heard on July 10.

The third leadership committee meeting of the Ha Long-Cat Ba Alliance took place in Ha Long city on July 6 in an efforts to enhance environmental protection in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba archipelago.

A symposium that aims to promote cooperation to address climate change impacts in the Red River Delta was held in Hai Phong on February 24 and 25.

Groundwater levels along thousands of kilometres of coast stretching from northern Hai Phong City to southern Ca Mau province have dropped to alarming levels due to overexploitation for daily use.

Hai Phong customs officials found and seized more than 2.2 tonnes of African elephant tusks smuggled into Vietnam from Mozambique on December 17.

Measures to protect and improve the environment in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba archipelago were discussed at the second meeting of the Ha Long Bay- Cat Ba Alliance Leadership Committee held on December 3.

A public relations training workshop for the Ha Long – Cat Ba alliance project was held in Hanoi on August 7-8.