Environment

Hanoi again topped the list of the world’s most air-polluted cities on February 20, with air quality reaching the purple level.

A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police said.

Authorities in the Central Highlands tourist city of Da Lat are stepping up efforts to curb illegal street vending around Xuan Huong Lake following environmental damage.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has approved the implementation plan for the Global Coal-to-Clean Energy Transition Statement.

Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha chaired a meeting on February 17 to discuss a draft decree aimed at enhancing the management and protection of endangered wildlife species.

A road in Hanoi's Thanh Tri District has become a dumping ground, causing severe pollution despite numerous ban signs.

The northern region of Vietnam is forecasted to experience three consecutive cold spells from February 15-22, which bring light rain and cold temperatures of between 16-18 degrees Celsius.

An Indonesian court has handed lengthy prison terms to poachers who killed dozens of rare Javan rhinos.

Authorities in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang's Xin Man District are planning to evacuate residents from Coc Pai Town, which is threatened by landslides.

Many areas in HCM City saw more than 100mm of rainfall this morning, February 13, the highest unseasonal downpour in the past 20 years.

The central province of Quảng Bình has temporarily halted all mine clearance operations due to the suspension of financial aid from the US government, an official has confirmed.

More than two million shrimp, crabs, and fish have been released into Dong Ho Lagoon in the southern province of Kien Giang to help restore fishery resources.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) on February 12 reported that a low-pressure area in the central East Sea had intensified into a tropical depression.

According to data released by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir this morning, February 11, Hanoi was ranked the second most air-polluted city in the world.

An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said.

Over 500 people took part in a tree-planting programme along a coastal road in Danang.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to experience the high-humidity weather until April.

Authorities in Hanoi's La Phu Commune have asked the local police department to investigate the dumping of a large amount of abandoned confectionery products at local dumping sites.

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong are investigating forest destruction at a protective forest in Tuy Duc District after nearly 600 trees had been felled there.