Environment

A new bridge is set to open this month, ending years of seasonal isolation for hundreds of families living in a village on an island in the Thu Bon River in Danang City.

Ninh Binh Province will spend VND 230 billion (USD 8.75 million) to reinforce and upgrade the Hai Thinh III coastal dyke to protect communities from storms, flooding and coastal erosion.

Son La Province has declared a natural disaster emergency in two communes after heavy rain triggered landslides and ground cracks, threatening hundreds of residents.

Amid the hustle and bustle of the capital, rows of trees lining Hanoi's streets provide more than shade. They help regulate the air and reduce dust, serving as invaluable "green lungs" for the city.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province are investigating the illegal clearing of nearly one hectare of production forest, with timber losses estimated at more than 14.6 cubic metres.

A low-pressure area over the Gulf of Tonkin strengthened into a tropical depression on the morning of August 7, with force 6 winds and force 8 gusts.

Dak Lak Province has ordered local authorities to strengthen forest protection and crack down on illegal logging and forest land encroachment amid persistent forestry violations.

Rain is forecast tonight and tomorrow morning across northern Vietnam, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An, easing from August 7 afternoon as heat returns.

Authorities in Haiphong have captured a wild pig-tailed macaque after residents reported repeated attacks on people, pets and property in a residential area.

Storm Kujira is forecast to turn east-north-east on August 6 and weaken quickly. Northern Vietnam faces heavy rain, flooding and landslides.

Hue City has begun a VND 260 billion (USD 9.9 million) project to build offshore breakwaters and seawalls to protect Thuan An Beach, which was severely eroded by storms in 2024 and 2025.

Ten Edwards's pheasants have arrived in central Vietnam as part of a conservation programme aimed at restoring one of the country's most endangered endemic birds to the wild.

Typhoon Kujira has formed over the East Sea but is expected to move eastwards, sparing Vietnam after an unusual change in track caused by another tropical system.

A rare encounter in Pu Mat National Park saw a red-faced macaque calmly approach forest rangers during an eight-day patrol in central Vietnam.

HCM City has ordered agencies to speed up construction of 23 municipal solid waste transfer stations, with eight due to break ground this year and another five to seven in the first quarter of 2027.

A resident in Ha Tinh Province has voluntarily handed over a rare lizard listed in Vietnam's Red Data Book after discovering it.

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake shook Cao Bang Province on August 3, marking the third tremor to hit the northern Province within five days.

Torrential rain triggered widespread flooding in Lao Cai on August 3, leaving several roads submerged by more than one metre of water.

Authorities in Son La Province have issued an urgent warning after a wild elephant broke through a wall and entered a boarding school campus during the night.