Environment

In recent days, residents of Quang Binh have repeatedly discovered whale carcasses washed ashore.

Bangladeshi Junayed Akter is 12 years old but the toxic lead coursing through his veins has left him with the diminutive stature of someone several years younger.

Thua Thien-Hue Province has received an aid package of VND3.1 billion from the WWF to support a project aimed at protecting the saola and preserving ecosystems for both nature and people.

In March alone, Vietnam recorded 26 earthquakes, with 23 occurring in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province, and 3 in Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province.

The Bai Tu Long National Park Management Board in the northern province of Quang Ninh has received a rhesus macaque found wandering into a local home.

Authorities have identified 40 gold mines in the Northwest region of Vietnam, with estimated reserves of nearly 30 tonnes of gold.

Residents in high-rise buildings in Hanoi and HCM City felt strong tremors early Friday afternoon as a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar.

A man from Quang Tri has spent over 45 years protecting the forest, and to honour his dedication, scientists have named a newly discovered plant species after him.

HCM City will inspect the water quality at up to 960 local apartment buildings and 624 centralised water storage tanks.

Hailstorms hit the northern mountainous provinces of Son La and Dien Bien on Tuesday, damaging several houses.

Worship items and waste have been discovered at the bottom of a lake inside Nghia Do Park in Hanoi.

South Korean authorities said Monday they would deploy dozens of helicopters and thousands of firefighters and soldiers as they struggle to control multiple wildfires in the southeast.

Vietnam saved 448,000 kWh of electricity, equivalent to approximately VND942.2 million (US$36,800), during Earth Hour 2025.

More than 800 people have been deployed to fight a forest fire in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang with one local killed while joining the firefighting efforts.

Five pairs of rare white pheasants were released into Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh in response to the International Day of Forests (March 21/3).

Hanoi ranked as the most polluted city globally at 7.41 am on March 21, 2025, leading a list of 126 cities worldwide.

A man in the central province of Quang Tri has handed over a rare pangolin to local authorities after finding it in a room in his house.

This summer, the hot weather will arrive later and be less intense than in previous years in Vietnam.

Quang Nam authorities started a 42-million-euro (USD45.81 million) project today, March 20, to prevent coastal erosion in Hoi An City.