Environment

The quality of surface water in many lakes and rivers in the north has improved, but 15 monitoring areas of 185 that have been monitored remain heavily polluted, mainly on the Cau and Nhue-Day rivers.

The Prime Minister has just issued Directive 33/CT-TTg on strengthening the management, reuse, recycling, treatment and reduction of plastic waste.

The water level in the Red River section in Lao Cai Province has risen significantly after a Chinese dam opened its floodgates on August 20.

Authorities in Nha Trang City are still struggling to relocate fish sauce factories which are causing pollution.

The management board of the marine protected area (MPA) in Phu Quy island district of south-central Binh Thuan province released 45 baby turtles to the sea on August 17.

Many areas in Ha Long City have been deeply submerged in water on the morning of August 17 following heavy rains.

HCM City Department of Construction has proposed to collect fees on discharged water in an effort to deal with the severe flooding problem in the area.

The newest report by global consultancy McKinsey & Co. has just highlighted the severe socio-economic impacts of intensifying climate hazards for Asian countries, including Vietnam, as a result of global warming, lethal heatwaves, droughts, floods, and typhoons.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has announced an emergency situation as landslides have occurred along rivers in the capital city.

Sri Lanka's coronavirus lockdown has helped reduce the death toll from clashes between elephants and humans, conservationists have said.

Hanoi is carrying out a project to install around 11,000 solar energy dustbins across the city, aiming to help protect the environment.

Many streets in Dien Bien Phu City in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien have transformed into rivers after torrential rain.

The largest freshwater lake in the northern province of Quang Ninh has seen the lowest water level for nearly 40 years.

A tropical depression developed into a storm, named Sinlaku, at noon of August 1, becoming the second to enter the East Sea since the beginning of this year.

Another aftershock was reported in Son La Province in the early morning of August 1 after a 5.3 magnitude quake on July 27.

Widespread heavy rains are forecasted to hit the northern and central regions from August 1 to 3.

The beginning of the rainy season has worsened land erosion along rivers and canals in the Mekong Delta.

Air quality in Hanoi has worsened over recent days after an improvement thanks to recent good weather.

Ninh Binh Bear Sanctuary has announced that they have received two Asian black bears from the illegal animal trade in Lai Chau Province.