Environment

Typhoon Yinxing is losing its strength and is expected to head for the central coast of Vietnam on November 12, while another typhoon, Toraji, is anticipated to move into the East Sea on the same day.

A rare python has been found by a resident while working in his garden in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Typhoon Toraji is active in the Philippines’ Luzon Island and is forecast to enter the East Sea on November 12, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Vietnam will start to pilot the implementation of emissions trading system from June 2025, working towards official operation in 2028 and connection with international markets from 2030.

Some areas in Hoan Kiem District in Hanoi, including the Hanoi Old Quarter, have been recommended as pilot sites for the city’s first low-emission zone.

Many rare wild animals have been detected at Pu Hoat Nature Reserve in the central province of Nghe An through camera traps.

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted more than half a dozen times on Thursday, catapulting a colossal ash tower five miles into the sky against a backdrop of lightning.

A coastline section of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has severely eroded following Storm Trami, posing a danger to around 900 households.

Erosion along the Ve River in the central province of Quang Ngai has posed dangers to 145 local households of 750 people.

Hanoi was shrouded in thick fog on November 4, affecting visibility as the Air Quality Index (AQI) soared to unhealthy levels.

A tropical cyclone east of the Philippines developed into Typhoon Yinxing early on November 4 and is likely to enter the East Sea this weekend, according to meteorologists.

The Ministry of Transport has set a target that 30 per cent of cars and 22 per cent of motorbikes will be powered by electricity by 2030.

The Phan Rang-Thap Cham city sub-project – part of the Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project funded by the World Bank Group was inauguarted in Ninh Thuan on November 2.

As many as 63 earthquakes were reported nationwide in October, the Institute of Geophysics under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology reported on November 1.

Typhoon Kong-rey slammed into Taiwan on Thursday as one of the biggest storms to hit the island in decades, whipping up 10-metre waves, triggering floods and claiming at least one life.

The Can Gio Biosphere Reserve in Ho Chi Minh City's suburbs has been nominated as a Ramsar site for its rich biodiversity.

A man in the central province of Ha Tinh has found a rare python while working in a local field.

The beach along Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in the central city of Danang faces huge waste following Storm Trami.

Authorities in Phu Loc District in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have seized up to 10,000 traps placed in many local areas for wild-bird hunting.