Environment

Thousands of tonnes of rubbish have been left uncollected across Thanh Hoa City for three consecutive days, causing widespread pollution and sparking public anger.

A 500kg whale has been found dead on a beach in Quang Ngai Province, the second such incident in less than a week.

A troop of nearly 100 wild monkeys has devastated crops in the central province of Quang Ngai’s Binh Son District, seriously disrupting local livelihoods.

Scientists have recorded 527 species of flora and fauna in the Hai Van-Son Cha coastal area of Hue City, a region once severely impacted by the Formosa environmental disaster.

HCM City officially broke ground on a major dredging and environmental rehabilitation project for the Xuyen Tam Canal, stretching from the Nhieu Loc–Thi Nghe Canal to the Vam Thuat River on May 10.

A torrential downpour early on May 10 left many streets in HCM City deeply submerged, causing widespread vehicle breakdowns and making travel extremely difficult for residents.

All 12 swans that had been raised at Hanoi’s Thien Quang Lake have died, according to the lake’s management board.

Hundreds of kilogrammes of dead fish have been gathered from Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal in HCM City.

A one-tonne whale was found dead after washing ashore on a beach in Binh Chau Commune, Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province, on the morning of May 8.

Three Chinese men were arrested in Japan after their rustling suitcases alerted hotel staff to the thousands of protected hermit crabs inside, police said Thursday.

An oil spill incident on Long Tau River in HCM City's Can Gio District has affected many fish farmers.

Many parks in Hanoi have been abandoned for years, while the city faces a serious shortage of public spaces.

A baby elephant died after falling into a well in the southern province of Dong Nai.

After a series of cool days, Northern and Central Vietnam are enduring a widespread heatwave due to the influence of a low-pressure heat zone from the west, with maximum temperatures exceeding 37°C.

To protect nearly 38,000ha of forest, Yên Bái northern mountainous province are working together to offer specific ways to prevent fires.

More than 83 hectares of special-use forest land in Phu Quoc will be repurposed for developing eco-tourism resorts as part of plans to establish a high-end tourism complex.

A charred Myanmar hillside is wreathed by flames, spewing ochre smoke that smothers out sunlight in an apocalyptic scene.

A whirlwind accompanied by hailstorms damaged 95 houses in Ba To District in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Nguyen Thi Kim's small verdant community in northern Vietnam no longer exists, wiped away in a landslide triggered by Typhoon Yagi's devastating heavy rains last year.