Environment

A pod of about 15 dolphins has been spotted swimming unusually close to the shoreline off Sam Son Beach in Thanh Hoa Province.

Residents in central Vietnam have handed over rare wildlife after discovering protected animals wandering into their home gardens, enabling authorities to arrange their return to the wild.

Ben En National Park in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa has rolled out scientific studies and conservation projects to protect biodiversity, with a focus on rare and endangered wildlife.

Vietnam will begin enforcing mandatory emissions inspections for motorcycles and mopeds from June 30, 2026, under a new regulation issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Frost covered the summit of Fansipan in Lao Cai Province on Saturday morning after temperatures fell to zero degrees Celsius, coating vegetation and tourist facilities in ice.

A resident in the central city of Hue has voluntarily handed over a rare black eagle to authorities for release back into the wild.

Hanoi has begun piloting an early air quality forecasting system to trigger timely pollution control measures as the capital continues to face severe air pollution.

A man fled on foot and left his motorbike behind after coming face to face with an elephant on a road in Dong Nai Province.

A rare cold snap pushed temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City below 17 degrees Celsius on Friday morning, prompting some residents to light fires on pavements to keep warm.

Residents in Lam Dong Province have handed over two long-tailed macaques to police after the animals entered homes and gardens in search of food, damaging property.

Two pangolins that strayed into house in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have been released back into the wild.

An overloaded waste treatment site in Ha Tinh Province is polluting surrounding communities after continuing to receive rubbish despite its operating licence expiring.

Biologists have recorded a rare and endangered serow in a limestone forest in Ninh Binh Province, confirming the species is breeding in the wild.

Saltwater intrusion has advanced up to 40 km inland in parts of the Mekong Delta, raising concerns over water security and farming as the dry season gets under way.

Frost has appeared in parts of northern Vietnam as a strong cold spell pushes temperatures sharply lower, with icy conditions reported on high mountain peaks.

A foreign fishing vessel bearing Chinese characters has run aground off Quang Ngai Province, still carrying large amounts of diesel fuel and posing a potential risk of marine pollution.