Environment

Several areas in northern Lao Cai Province were submerged while neighbouring Tuyen Quang suffered a flash flood after torrential rain on the morning of September 9.

Continuous riverbank erosion along the Thao River in the northern province of Phu Tho has severely affected residents in Tam Nong Commune.

Mud has once again resurfaced near the underground construction site of Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line, marking the second such spill in the area.

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province have temporarily suspended permits for passenger and tourist boats to depart local ports as Typhoon Tapah is bringing strong winds and rough seas.

Con Dao Special Zone of Ho Chi Minh City handed over five rare Nicobar pigeons to the Management Board of Con Dao National Park on September 6.

HCM City is stepping up efforts to improve its environmental quality with a series of comprehensive and sector-specific solutions, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Environment.

Around 400 households, comprising 1,600 residents, will be relocated to make way for the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

Authorities in Hue City seized 57 birds in two cases involving the illegal trade of red-whiskered bulbul.

Over the past two years, numerous models have been launched, utilising technology and eco-friendly methods to reduce emissions while enhancing productivity and farmers’ incomes.

After decades of heavy pollution, Hanoi’s To Lich River is showing signs of revival as it gets clean water from West Lake.

The municipal People’s Committee on August 29 opened the floor to public feedback on the draft, which enforces stricter emissions standards in line with Article 28 of the Capital Law.

More than 200 people in Xuan Mai Ward, Hanoi worked overnight on August 26 to reinforce the Bui 2 dike while dozens of households were evacuated to safety.

Typhoon Kajiki battered Nghe An Province on the evening of August 25, tearing through streets and leaving widespread destruction after just two hours on land.

Haiphong City's Cat Hai Special Zone authorities have called on lodging service providers to offer room prices to travellers stranded by Typhoon Kajiki.

Heavy rains have started ravaging many areas in the central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Tri ahead of Typhoon Kajiki.

Domestic airlines have announced the cancellation of nearly 20 flights on August 24 and 25 to ensure aviation safety amid the impact of Typhoon Kajiki that is forecast to make landfall on August 25.

Central coastal localities have ordered a ban on vessels going out to sea starting August 24 as Storm Kajiki, the fifth storm to form in the East Sea this year, moves closer to Vietnam’s mainland.

A tropical depression entered the East Sea on the night of August 22 and quickly strengthened into typhoon Kajiki which is moving rapidly with wide circulation and complex developments.

Pu Mat National Park in the central province of Nghe An has received a rare stump-tailed macaque voluntarily surrendered by a resident.