Environment

A strong cold spell is forecasted to hit the northern region from next Monday, bringing heavy rains and low temperatures.

Phuoc Binh National Park is trying to save a group of 11 cross-bred gaurs which have been left staving in Ninh Thuan Province.

Volunteers helped collect a large amount of rubbish left on Hang Ma Street, Hanoi, during the Full Moon Festival on the night of September 30.

Some Vietnamese experts have advocated a plan to turn Hanoi’s To Lich River into a recreational area with investment from Japan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the northern province of Ha Nam to take emergency actions to protect white-rumped langurs – a critically endangered primate species endemic to northern Vietnam.

A large area of newly-planted mangrove forest in Ha Tinh Province is dying because of pests and bad weather and there appears to be no solution to deal with the problem.

Several southern cities and provinces have accelerated research into air pollution to develop clean air plans by 2025, according to Assoc. Prof. Dr Hồ Quốc Bằng from the Institute for Environment and Resources at the Việt Nam National University

Hundreds of households living at the foot of a mountain in Nha Trang are fearing for their lives after a previous landslide killed 10 people.

Saline intrusion and drought are to continue affecting the Mekong Delta region in the 2020-2021 dry season.

The northern province of Ninh Binh’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued a document to ask for stricter control over wild animal protection, particularly bird species.

The Indian government has funded a total USD350,000 for four provinces in the Mekong Delta region to respond to saline instruction.

Authorities in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province, have decided to close the Cam Ly dumping site due to the serious pollution.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked ministries, sectors and 28 coastal localities to focus on implementing directions and guidelines relating to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing prevention, thus effectively realising European Council’s recommendations in the field.

A cold spell is moving southward and will affect the northern region tonight, September 22, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Around 70 whales are stranded in a bay on the Australian island of Tasmania, officials said Monday, with marine experts now mobilising to see if a rescue is possible.

District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City is trying to tackle the scourge of plastic waste by offering rice to residents in return for their trash.

Approximately 1,100 containers of waste at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City will be re-exported after failing to meet Vietnam’s import requirements, the Customs Department of Ho Chi Minh City said.

The authorities in Hoi An have reinforced heritage sites and called for the locals to reinforce their houses before Storm Noul.

The central region has planned to evacuate over 1 million people as Storm Noul is forecasted to speed towards Vietnam on September 18.