Environment

Negotiators must move "significantly" faster to agree on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks warned Wednesday.

The Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve in Quang Tri Province has announced that a 150-kg Asiatic black bear, listed as an endangered species, was discovered through a camera trap system.

As many as 11 earthquakes were recorded in the Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum on Tuesday, according to the Institute of Geophysics under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Monkeys on Con Dao Island in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau are troubling local people and tourists.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has called for proactive and effective measures to address severe weather conditions and mitigate the impact of prolonged heavy rains and flooding in the central region.

Some central provinces including Quang Ngai and Thua Thien-Hue are experiencing serious flooding, which has forced many local households to evacuate.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Nam's Bac Tra My District have evacuated more than 140 households as widespread landslides have occurred following heavy downpours.

Fishermen in the southern central province of Phu Yen are actively collecting and bringing waste ashore, contributing to environmental protection efforts.

Nguyen Tat Thanh Beach in the central city of Da Nang attracts many visitors, but most of the public toilets there are unusable.

Heated negotiations on a global climate deal were set to spill into Saturday after developing nations rejected an initial $250 billion offer from rich countries to help them tackle global warming.

Vietnam has endured nine storms, 232 flash floods, and landslides, leaving a total of 513 people either dead or missing, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Cameral traps have helped to define the number of elephants in the southern province of Dong Nai.

All provinces and cities across the country had issued plans and directives to implement specific activities of the project in line with local conditions.

The central region of Vietnam has been forecasted to face torrential rains which may trigger flash floods and landslides in some days.

A fresh draft of a climate pact unveiled Thursday at COP29 failed to break an impasse between nations, with negotiators racing against the clock to broker a trillion-dollar finance agreement.

A cold spell is predicted to impact the northern region from November 27, potentially bringing temperatures in high mountainous northern areas to under 10 degrees Celsius.

Authorities in the northern coastal city of Ha Long are planning to upgrade dozens of streets and pavements to deal with rising tides.

The Save Vietnam's Wildlife (SVW) Centre has worked with Cuc Phuong National Park to successfully rescue 11 rare Javan pangolins.

Negotiators toiled Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders acknowledged the need for trillions of dollars for poorer nations but left key sticking points unresolved.