Environment

A reported tropical depression in the eastern part of Luzon Island (the Philippines) has strengthened into a storm and is approaching towards the waters near Vietnam’s East Sea, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia Tuesday, with millions of people affected and at least 180 dead, officials said.

The flooding in almost one-third of Bangladesh districts has left at least 20 people dead, affected half a million people and displaced thousands of families, a disaster official said on Monday (July 15).

Hoi An is facing a water crisis which has badly affected the daily lives of local people as well as tourism activities.

The water quality in Hanoi's West Lake has improved after being treated using Japanese nano-bioreactor technology.

Indian Railways have come up with a novel way of getting elephants to buzz off from train tracks: speakers that play the sound of bees to scare the jumbos away.

Major storm Barry slammed into Louisiana on Saturday, pelting the region with heavy rain and ferocious winds as millions of Americans braced for the serious flooding expected to follow.

Sharks -- the sea's top predators for millions of years -- are at risk of disappearing from the Mediterranean as overfishing and plastic pollution choke populations of the endangered hunters, conservationists warned Friday.

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.