Environment

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.

Authorities have warned of flash floods and landslides in northern mountainous provinces, particularly Lai Chau and Dien Bien, due to heavy rainfall.

A dugong, also known as a sea cow, died after becoming stranded on a beach in Con Dao Island in HCM City despite rescue efforts by residents.

Residents in Nghe An have voluntarily handed over a 200-kilogramme deer, three macaques and a turtle to Pu Mat National Park for care and release back into the wild.

Hanoi authorities are racing to revive the To Lich River within two weeks, in time for Vietnam’s National Day celebrations on September 2.

Authorities in Lam Dong have rescued a stump-tailed macaque and a pygmy slow loris, both endangered species, and released them back into the wild.

Hundreds of rescued white pheasants are being cared for and bred at Cuc Phuong National Park, with healthy, well-adapted birds set to be released back into the wild.

Residents of Nhon Chau Island Commune in Gia Lai Province have, after many years, witnessed the rare sight of baby sea turtles emerging from the sand and making their way to the sea at night.

Camera traps have recorded numerous species listed in the Red Data Book within Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Tri, according to the park’s management board.

Hon Cau Marine Protected Area in Lam Dong Province received and released a 12-kilo sea turtle back into the wild this morning, August 12.

Some 500-700 tonnes of rubbish have swamped Xuan Hoi Fishing Port in the central province of Ha Tinh following recent floods.

A man in Danang City has been fined for taking tourists to pick wild grapes in Son Tra Peninsula.

HCM City’s Forest Protection Department has cooperated with residents and captured a pig-tailed macaque that had been troubling many households.

ADB and Thu Dau Mot Water JSC signed a USD 6 million loan to expand the Bau Bang Water Plant, boosting capacity to meet growing demand in Binh Duong and Thu Dau Mot.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have planted more than 5,000 trees along a border route with Cambodia, aiming to transform the area into a floral corridor and boost eco-tourism in the region.