In just a few hours on September 7, typhoon Yagi swept over Hanoi, leaving not only material damage but also emotional impacts on many people.

Hanoi is home to nearly 27,100ha of forest and forestry land, including 18,577ha under forest, which is considered a "green belt" protecting the local ecological environment.

A tree known as Mõ in Vietnamese sits in a corner of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake and has recently been turning orange, giving the surroundings a bright and beautiful appearance.

Anyone who passes by Doi Can street in the capital of Hanoi on winter days is taken aback by the beautiful pink colours of silk floss flowers. The plant is a showing specimen with some unusual traits that make it hard to mistake it for any other trees.

The capital city of Hanoi wants to plant more trees along its urban roads towards the goal of 250,000 this year.

Hanoi's authorities are trying to plant more trees in the city, especially in urban areas, in an effort to improve the environment and reduce air pollution.

The century-old ancient tea gardens in Cam Lo district, the central province of Quang Tri, have significantly contributed to the promotion of tourism and economic development in the locality.

“Planting and protecting trees will be a gift for our future generations, particularly when the humanity is racing against the clock to handle global crises such as climate change, degradation of biodiversity, environmental pollution, and disease”, said Minister of Natural Resource and Environment (MoNRE) Tran Hong Ha.

With thousands of hectares of forest land and favourable conditions in terms of climate and terrain, the northern province of Ninh Binh boasts strengths to develop forest economic activities. Especial

Over the past years, besides its popular Đoan Hùng pomelo, the eponymous district in the midland province of Phu Tho has grown several citrus seedlings with high economic value.

The central province of Quang Tri is striving to grow over 42,000ha of forest and attain a certificate from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) by 2020.

Next year, districts will be responsible for managing parks and trees, and the HCM City People’s Committee will invite competitive bids from the districts to explain how they'd maintain green spaces.

Singapore is called to help Hanoi improve the trees management software from January 2017.

Typhoon Mirinae made a landfall in Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh provinces late July 27, causing rains and strong winds to northern localities. Many trees were uprooted due to this year's first storm.

As many as 300 trees have been planted in the Can Gio mangrove forest in Ho Chi Minh City as part of a programme to protect the environment of the city and the vicinity.