Environment

A new, strong cold spell has been forecasted to hit the northern and central regions from Friday morning.

Many sections of the coastline in the central province of Quang Ngai have been severely eroded, posing a threat to residents and several facilities, including the Dung Quat Oil Refinery Plant.

Storm Pabuk is expected to weaken into a tropical depression on December 25, but it will still bring heavy rain to the central and south-central regions of Vietnam.

The transformation of agricultural production towards ecological, organic, and low-emission agriculture is a top priority as Vietnam seeks to meet its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

A tropical depression over the northwestern waters of the Spratly Islands intensified into a storm on December 23 afternoon, and is heading towards the south-central and southern regions of Vietnam.

A tropical depression on the East Sea has been forecasted to intensify into a storm today, December 23.

A rescue team of more than 200 members are trying to control a forest fire which is still spreading in the northern province of Quang Ninh's Ha Long City on Friday.

The National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting has predicted a strong cold wave for the northern region on December 21 and 22.

Authorities in the southern central province of Binh Thuan have released four rare sea turtles back into the wild.

Sapa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is being blanketed by fog and chilly temperatures.

The reason behind the mysterious deaths of dozens of wild boars in Pu Mat National Park in the central province of Nghe An has been uncovered.

Forest rangers on Son Tra Peninsula in the central city of Danang are seeking to rescue a pig-tailed monkey trapped in a snare.

Vietnam will probably experience more intense heat in 2025 due to global temperature rise as a result of climate change, requiring strong preparation and response from authorities and communities.

Hanoi is facing serious air pollution, forecasted to last until the weekend.

A cold spell is forecast to hit HCM City next week, causing the temperature to fall to below 20 degrees Celsius on some days.

Hundreds of tonnes of rubbish have drifted onto a beach in the southern city of Nha Trang following heavy rain.

Hanoi has set a goal to eliminate straw burning and reduce joss paper usage by 2030 to ease air pollution.

Two more dolphins have been found dead drifting at Cu Lao Xanh Island in the southern central province of Binh Dinh.

The Mekong Delta is expected to experience unusually high saltwater intrusion during the upcoming dry season, albeit less severe than in 2015-16, 2019-20 and 2023-24.