Environment

Three cluster munitions left over from the American War have been safely destroyed by a mobile explosive ordnance disposal team from Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) in Quang Tri Province.

Typhoon Danas has moved out of the East Sea and is heading toward the coast of Fujian Province, China, with maximum sustained winds near its centre reaching level 12, or 118–133 kilometres per hour.

Tropical storm Danas (known in Vietnam as Storm No. 2) is currently active over the northeastern waters of the East Sea, maintaining strong intensity and generating dangerous sea conditions.

The Danang City Military Command is constructing new helicopter landing zones in mountainous communes to enhance disaster response and search-and-rescue operations during the rainy season.

Dozens of old pine trees in special-use forests across Hue City have died after being deliberately poisoned, according to local authorities and forestry officials.

A man in the central province of Quang Tri has handed over a rare monkey to authorities after it strayed into his house.

A prolonged downpour on the morning of July 3 caused widespread flooding on several central streets in Hanoi.

Multiple dangerous weather events are forecast across Vietnam in July, including storms, tropical depressions, heavy rain, thunderstorms, whirlwinds, and hail.

After a brief period of milder weather, Northern Vietnam is expected to experience another heatwave, with temperatures forecast to climb up to 40°C in the coming days.

HCM City has approved a major urban redevelopment plan to clear nearly 15,000 homes built along polluted canals in District 8, with an estimated investment of VND 105.18 trillion.

Lang Son Global Geopark spans over 4,842 square kilometres, roughly 58 per cent of the province, and is home to around 627,500 people.

Twelve rescued Javan pangolins have been returned to their natural habitat as part of an ongoing conservation effort in northern Vietnam.

Severe erosion along the Am River in Ngoc Lac District, Thanh Hoa Province, has swept away hectares of crops, leaving residents anxious about their livelihoods.

A strong tornado ripped through Que Son District in the central province of Quang Nam on the afternoon of June 27, damaging the roofs of nearly 30 houses.

Hanoi authorities plan to build a waste-to-energy plant with a total investment of VND 7,531 billion (approximately USD 296 million) and a processing capacity of 2,400 tonnes of waste per day.

A mass fish die-off along Co Co River in Hoi An City has left dozens of local households, restaurants, and hotels grappling with a pervasive stench.