Environment

More than 300 personnel have extinguished five separate forest fires in Hue after nearly a full day of firefighting operations.

Police have arrested a man accused of illegally hunting a protected pangolin inside a nature reserve in Dong Nai City.

Heavy rain in the northern mountains will last until late July 20, with flash flood and landslide risks in Lai Chau, Lao Cai and Tuyen Quang.

A critically protected green sea turtle weighing about 120kg has been rescued and returned to the sea after becoming entangled in a fishing net off Ca Mau Province.

More than 100 people battled for five hours to extinguish a forest fire in Danang City after strong winds caused the flames to spread rapidly.

A resident has handed over a critically endangered Sunda pangolin found on a national highway in Hue City, allowing the animal to be safely returned to the wild.

Heavy rain is forecast to continue across northern Vietnam until the night of July 20, with authorities warning of a high risk of flash floods and landslides.

Natural disasters killed 30 people, injured 56 and caused an estimated VND 570.7 billion (USD 21.8 million) in damage across Vietnam in the first half of 2026.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province are reinforcing landslide-prone areas and key transport routes ahead of the peak rainy season as forecasts warn of heavy rain, flash floods and landslides.

Prolonged heavy rain triggered landslides onto roads and into homes in Minh Luong Commune, Lao Cai Province.

Ninh Binh Province is preparing a UNESCO World Heritage nomination for the Van Long-Kim Bang-Tam Chuc landscape, which is home to the world's last remaining population of Delacour's langurs.

Hue City has ordered tougher measures to curb the open burning of rice straw after harvest, citing concerns over air pollution, public health and fire safety.

A wildlife rescue centre in central Vietnam has received six rare wild animals from Quang Tri Province for treatment before their release into the wild.

Hanoi has accelerated drainage and flood-control projects, saying newly completed works improved water runoff during early-season downpours as the city seeks to reduce chronic urban flooding.

Authorities in Lai Chau Province have approved the conversion of nearly 3.68 hectares of natural production forest to support a road project linking northern mountainous localities.

Police in Yen Dinh Commune, Thanh Hoa Province, received the monkey on Monday after it was found in the garden of a local resident's home.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has ordered provinces to activate emergency plans for dams and reservoirs amid warnings of extreme rainfall despite El Niño.

Authorities in the central province of Gia Lai have urged residents not to hunt or trap a large flock of Asian openbills that has recently returned to local rice fields.

Hanoi has proposed a VND 75.1 trillion (USD 2.9 billion) PPP project to clean up the Nhue River and upgrade flood-control infrastructure.