Environment

HCM City has approved a major urban redevelopment plan to clear nearly 15,000 homes built along polluted canals in District 8, with an estimated investment of VND 105.18 trillion.

Lang Son Global Geopark spans over 4,842 square kilometres, roughly 58 per cent of the province, and is home to around 627,500 people.

Twelve rescued Javan pangolins have been returned to their natural habitat as part of an ongoing conservation effort in northern Vietnam.

Severe erosion along the Am River in Ngoc Lac District, Thanh Hoa Province, has swept away hectares of crops, leaving residents anxious about their livelihoods.

A strong tornado ripped through Que Son District in the central province of Quang Nam on the afternoon of June 27, damaging the roofs of nearly 30 houses.

Hanoi authorities plan to build a waste-to-energy plant with a total investment of VND 7,531 billion (approximately USD 296 million) and a processing capacity of 2,400 tonnes of waste per day.

A mass fish die-off along Co Co River in Hoi An City has left dozens of local households, restaurants, and hotels grappling with a pervasive stench.

A tropical depression that formed in the East Sea on June 24 is unlikely to intensify into a storm, but it is expected to bring heavy rain to regions of Vietnam, especially in the south.

A rare golden turtle, listed in Vietnam’s Red Data Book, was recently discovered after it wandered into a local household in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Prolonged heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding and isolated several communities in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son, prompting emergency evacuations by local authorities.

Hanoi has begun operating a fleet of modern environmental sanitation vehicles and equipment across four inner-city districts.

A prolonged downpour from Friday night to Saturday morning has caused widespread flooding across Thai Nguyen Province in northern Vietnam.

The northern region of Vietnam is expected to see a rainy spell for some days, with the highest rainfall of up to 450mm in mountainous areas.

Authorities in HCM City are expediting work on the long-delayed renovation of the A41 canal in a bid to tackle chronic flooding in the southern area of Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

A deposit return system could help Vietnam divert 77,000 tonnes of packaging waste and cut 265,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, a new study finds.

Quang Binh Province Department of Agriculture and Environment has started deploying drones to spray insecticides in Viet Trung Farm Town where a locust outbreak has ravaged bamboo shoots.

A rare reticulated python has been found wandering a house in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

To improve awareness and navigation within the MPA, over 1,130 maps outlining the area’s zoning and subzones were printed and distributed.

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has lauded Vietnam’s extraordinary efforts in addressing post-war consequences and contributing to UN peacekeeping.