Environment

Many coastal areas in the southern region are facing flooding due to rising tide from the second to the fifth day of the 2025 Tet Lunar New Year Festival or between January 30 and February 2.

Economic damage from opportunity loss caused by air pollution has been estimated at about 3 billion THB (89.4 million USD).

Two earthquakes occurred in the central province of Quang Nam and Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on Monday morning.

The northern region of Vietnam has continued to face a new intense cold spell while some northern mountainous areas have seen snow as temperatures falling to minus 2-4 degrees Celsius.

Many low-lying areas and those along rivers, canals, and streams in HCM City are expected to struggle with flooding during the Tet Lunar New Year holiday due to high tides.

A fire ravaged the Trang An World Heritage Site in the northern province of Ninh Binh, scorching around thousands of square metres of forest.

Over 100 schools in Thailand's Bangkok city have suspended in-person classes and shifted to online learning due to severe air pollution affecting the capital and over 60 provinces nationwide.

The northern region of Vietnam is expected to face a strong cold spell from January 25.

Northern localities, including Hanoi, are forecasted to experience favourable weather during the upcoming Tet Lunar New Year holiday.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta are implementing various programmes to grow mangrove forests to protect coastal areas and improve the incomes of local people.

Several residents in Hanoi have been given fines for throwing domestic waste into the West Lake.

Police based in the southcentral coastal province of Binh Thuan have busted two criminal gangs involved in the illegal transporting and trading of endangered, precious, and rare animals in the area.

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are taking proactive measures to prevent saltwater intrusion up rivers during the upcoming dry season that will last until April.

A research group is sounding the alarm on Vietnam's plastic waste crisis and advocating for a transformative shift towards sustainable alternatives.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has approved the national programme for the conservation of endangered, precious and rare wildlife species prioritised for protection to 2030, with a vision to 2050.

A strong cold spell will hit the northern region from January 27-31 or betweenDecember 28, 2024 to the third day of the 2025 Lunar New Year.

Frost has affected approximately 96.3 hectares of coffee trees in the northern mountainous province of Son La, resulting in an estimated loss of VND4 billion (USD157,790).

Many bridges spanning the Red and Da rivers have shown their foundations as the water levels have sharply fallen over the past months.

Hundreds of islanders have been evacuated, with thousands more awaiting their turn following increased volcanic eruptions in eastern Indonesia, officials said on Thursday.