Environment

The Ha Tinh Maritime Administration has issued a directive requesting Thinh Thanh Transport JSC, the owner of the sunken vessel Cong Thanh 07, to promptly submit a salvage plan.

Northern Vietnam is expected to experience widespread heavy rainfall on May 28 and 29, accompanied by cooler temperatures, before a return of intense heat starting June 1.

Local authorities in Binh Phu Town in the southern province of Tien Giang issued a warning on Tuesday afternoon to residents after a crocodile was spotted near the banks of Rach Tram River.

A white-cheeked black gibbon was recently spotted on a street in the central city of Danang’s Thanh Khe District.

A green sea turtle tagged in the Philippines has come ashore on a beach on Con Dao Island in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to lay eggs.

A resident in Ha Tinh Province has handed over a rare pygmy loris to local authorities after discovering it in her garden on May 22.

A helicopter successfully herded 16 critically endangered banteng onto a truck in Cambodia for the first time, conservationists said.

A cold air mass from the north is forecast to impact northern Vietnam starting May 24, bringing cooler weather to lowland areas and temperatures below 20 degrees Celsius in the mountainous regions.

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck Dien Bien Province in northern Vietnam on Friday morning. The Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources is currently monitoring the seismic event.

Heavy rains have flooded major roads in the northern mountainous provinces of Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, and Yen Bai, raising the risk of landslides and flash floods.

Seven Indochinese tigers at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park have been vaccinated following health checks to prevent disease and build staff veterinary capacity.

Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has proposed installing rooftop solar power at airports with significant electricity demand.

​The Da​nang Forest Protection Department confirmed ​on Thursday that it had received a white-bellied hornbill, a rare and endangered wildlife species, voluntarily handed over by a local resident.

For years, residents living along National Highway 15D in the central province of Quang Tri have endured severe environmental pollution caused by the transportation of coal from Laos into Vietnam.

Swathes of northern and central China are sweltering this week under record May heat, state media reported Tuesday, as the country braces for another summer of extreme temperatures.

A pod of dozens of dolphins was seen swimming near Hon Dung, about 10 kilometres off the coast of Nha Trang, drawing attention from both locals and tourists.

From June 1, Ho Chi Minh City will begin charging households and businesses for domestic waste collection and transportation based on weight or volume, replacing the previous flat monthly rates.

Northern Vietnam will witness consecutive heavy rain and thunderstorms, mainly in late afternoons and at night.

Heavy rain triggered a landslide that collapsed a house in Sapa Town in the northern province of Lao Cai, killing a woman.