Environment

Phu Tho Province is reviewing a proposal to include about 3,701 hectares of land in a UNESCO World Heritage nomination centred on the habitat of the critically endangered Delacour's langur.

Ho Chi Minh City has designated eight sites capable of receiving over 26 million cubic metres of dredged material from urban infrastructure projects, including one offshore site near Vung Tau.

Storm Saudel was moving off southeastern Fujian Province, China, on September 3 with force 8 winds and force 10 gusts. Waves in the northern East Sea reached five metres.

Northern Vietnam and parts of central Vietnam will stay hot on September 3, with some areas above 37 degrees Celsius, as Storm Saudel shifts course in the East Sea.

The meteorological agency forecast that until September 4, Storm Saudel will move north-eastwards out to sea and not affect Vietnam's mainland.

A wild elephant crossed a fence and entered a school boarding area in the northern mountainous province of Son La early on August 31, prompting local authorities to issue a safety warning.

A rare yellow-headed temple turtle weighing about 2 kg was found in a resident's garden in the central province of Ha Tinh before being handed over to authorities for protection.

Water supplies have largely returned to normal in Chan May-Lang Co Commune in Hue City after prolonged hot weather caused shortages affecting thousands of households.

A 70-kilogramme Burmese python was among 84 wild animals returned to their natural habitat at the Dong Nai Nature and Culture Reserve.

A resident in Nghe An captured a large rat snake that entered his home and handed it over to authorities for release into the wild.

Severe coastal erosion has damaged a two-kilometre seawall at an ecotourism site in Ninh Binh Province, prompting a proposed VND 500 billion (USD 19 million) restoration.

Authorities in Lam Dong have declared a natural disaster emergency after landslides threatened homes and the safety of dozens of residents in a resettlement area.

A rare Javan pangolin has been found by a resident in Thieu Trung Commune, Thanh Hoa Province, in a cemetery and handed to authorities.

Heavy rain on the afternoon of August 27 left many streets and residential areas in Hanoi severely flooded.

Three endangered, rare monkeys have been voluntarily handed over by residents in Dong Nai City to local authorities for rescue and conservation.

Nearly 300,000 fish and 6,000 softshell turtles were released into the Huong River in Hue City on August 26 to replenish aquatic resources and support ecosystem and biodiversity recovery.

A primate believed to be a rare white-cheeked langur has been spotted in a nature reserve in northern Vietnam, prompting rangers to step up monitoring and protection.

Northern Vietnam is forecast to see thunderstorms, with localised rainfall above 80mm, while the south-central coast faces severe heat, with some areas topping 38 degrees Celsius.

While Storm Narra moves across the Gulf of Tonkin, meteorologists are also monitoring Saudel and Atsani in the northwestern Pacific.