Environment

Urban heat islands in HCM City and other large cities in Vietnam are causing heat waves with some of the highest recorded temperatures ever in the country, affecting public health.

Thousands of people in Cu Lao Cham or Cham Islands in the central province of Quang Nam are facing the severe fresh water shortage amid the hot weather.

Residents in Sam Son City in Thanh Hoa Province are calling for help as their lives have been greatly affected by a huge dump site.

Nine deer have died after swallowing plastic bags in Japan's Nara Park, a wildlife group said on Wednesday, warning that a surge in tourism may be to blame.

Popularised by Disney's 'Finding Nemo', the common clownfish may not see its eggs hatch if they are exposed to artificial light at night, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Authorities of the southern province of Kien Giang have decided to launch an investigation into the land management and use at Phu Quoc maritime reserve.

Hanoi Sewage and Drainage Ltd. Company today, July 9, discharged more than one million cubic metres of water from West Lake into To Lich River.

Citizens in many districts in Hanoi may have to face summer water shortages as the water level in Da River has fallen.

The northern province of Ninh Binh has moved to reduce the use of plastic bags as part of its efforts to protect the environment.

Residents in the central city of Danang have strongly continued fighting against the operation of a local dumping site which has caused severe pollution for years.

People in the northern province of Yen Bai flocked to a local mountain to search for gemstones which can be sold at billions of VND each.

Bai Tu Long bay in Cam Pha City, Quang Ninh Province, is under serious threats by the coal mines and ports which discharge waste directly into the environment.

Mount Fansipan in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai, the highest mountain in Indochina, is actually four metres higher than previously thought, standing at 3,147.3 metres above sea level.

A western low-pressure area and the southwest wind will bring a new heat wave to the northern and central region, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Four to five storms are forecast to hit Vietnam’s mainland in 2019, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Metrological Forecasting.

Rubbish has piled up in many districts in Hanoi after people living near Nam Son Dumping site protested against the site’s activities.

A tropical depression has turned into storm Mun on July 2, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Authorities in Dak Lak Province have released two elephants which were used in the tourism industry.

Six Vietnamese nationals, who were detained in South Africa in 2018 for violating the country’s biodiversity act on protection of threatened species, left the country for home on June 30 after performing their obligations to the court’s rulings.