Environment

Vietnam is preparing to scale up air quality monitoring using satellite data and remote sensing technologies, aiming to improve coverage and enhance environmental management.

Ho Chi Minh City has unveiled its first digitally operated recycling facility, aimed at improving waste management and supporting a circular economy.

More than 160 animals, including rare species such as great hornbills, masked palm civets and silver pheasants, have been released into the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri Province.

Vietnam has nearly 15 million hectares of forest with coverage exceeding 42 per cent, with Lam Dong Province holding the largest area at more than 1.12 million hectares.

A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday, killing at least one person, and triggering a tsunami warning that was subsequently lifted.

A rare slow loris was discovered inside a house in Chieng Sinh Ward, Son La Province, and has been handed over to authorities for care and conservation.

A two-hour hailstorm swept across parts of Cao Bang Province on Tuesday afternoon, damaging crops, trees and houses, with authorities assessing the scale of destruction.

Pods of dolphins have been repeatedly spotted in waters off Quang Ha and Cai Chien in the northern province of Quang Ninh, attracting growing public attention in recent days.

A widespread heatwave is set to affect most of Vietnam in late March and early April, with temperatures forecast to reach up to 37 degrees Celsius.

WWF Vietnam and Dong Thap have launched phase II of a climate resilience project to restore wetlands and support nearly 2,000 vulnerable residents in the Mekong Delta.

More than 1.1 million juvenile fish, shrimp and snails have been released into coastal waters in Lam Dong Province to support ecosystem recovery.

Fishermen in Ha Tinh Province have released two dolphins caught in fishing nets back into the sea, in an act supporting marine conservation.

A dead sea turtle has been found washed ashore in Lam Dong Province, prompting local authorities to step in and handle the case.

Authorities have released 11 rescued wild animals back into the wild at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri Province.

A nearly four-metre-long oarfish, a rare deep-sea species, has been found washed ashore in coastal Lam Dong Province, drawing crowds of curious onlookers.

Xuan Thuy National Park in northern Ninh Binh Province was awarded the title of ASEAN Heritage Park on March 22, marking a major milestone in Vietnam’s efforts to protect critical wetland ecosystems.