Environment

Typhoon Koto entered the East Sea early on November 26 with maximum sustained winds of 74 km/h.

HCM City’s Construction Department has proposed installing EV charging poles at 19 bus stations, including some with battery-swap cabinets for electric motorbikes.

Northern Vietnam will face a stronger cold spell from November 25, while a developing storm is forecast to enter the East Sea on November 26 and may head toward the south central and southern regions.

Floodwaters have swept huge volumes of waste from upstream into the waters off Nha Trang, leaving the shoreline buried under debris after days of historic rainfall.

Vietnam has set a target for 100 per cent of public transport vehicles in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to use clean, green and environmentally friendly energy by 2030.

A 35.7-kg shipment of rhino horn smuggled from South Africa to Laos via Singapore has been seized at Changi Airport, marking the country’s largest-ever rhino horn smuggling case.

Ho Chi Minh City may face large scale trash congestion from December 1 as the Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Complex switches to receiving waste only from 6 pm to 6 am.

A strong cold spell has swept across most northern provinces, causing a sharp drop in temperatures, while persistent heavy rains continue to batter the central region.

Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh has received a Sunda pangolin and a Burmese python voluntarily handed over by local residents.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have fined the investor of the four star Asteria Resort after its wastewater leaked onto the Mui Ne beach.

Prolonged heavy rain has left large parts of Nha Trang underwater, with aerial images showing deeply flooded streets, paralysed traffic and residents struggling to move through fast-rising water.

Authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province evacuated hundreds of households on November 17 after prolonged heavy rain left many areas deeply submerged, with water levels reaching up to 5 metres.

Air quality monitors reported unhealthy pollution levels across Hanoi on November 17, with multiple sites recording AQI readings between 151 and 200.

Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides across parts of central and Central Highlands of Vietnam.

Central Vietnam is expected to face another spell of heavy rain in the coming days, while northern provinces brace for an intense cold surge accompanied by widespread showers.

A whirlwind unexpectedly tore through Chien Dan Commune in the central city of Danang on Sunday night, ripping roofs off homes, knocking down trees and cutting power.

Ho Chi Minh City has approved two canal dredging projects in the southern area worth more than VND 17 trillion (approximately USD 645 million).

Central provinces from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa are forecast to see very heavy rain from the night of November 15 to 18, with some areas expected to exceed 700 mm.

Two women in Nghe An Province have handed over two rare wild monkeys to authorities after the animals unexpectedly wandered into their homes.