Environment

A rare pangolin has been found giving birth in a tree hollow near a residential area in the southern central province of Binh Dinh.

Provinces and cities in central Vietnam are being warned to be ready for a tropical depression which it is feared could strengthen into a typhoon by Thursday morning.

Australian and Vietnamese experts gathered in Hanoi on Wednesday for the inaugural Vietnam State of Energy Transition Conference.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) joined leaders of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology to launch two new projects to counter wildlife trafficking and reduce illegal wildlife consumption on Monday.

A tropical depression is nearing the East Sea and may develop into a typhoon in some days to come, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

The southern region of Vietnam, including HCM City, is struggling with widespread downpours.

Vietnam, joining hands with the international community, has made tireless efforts over the past years to protect the ozone layer, and control and eliminate ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Erosion has ravaged a beach in Phu Vang District in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, endangering thousands of local households.

Around 2,700 households in the northern province of Ninh Binh are battling flooding due to the rising water level on Hoang Long River.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh will initiate a three-day clean-up campaign for the storm-battered Ha Long Bay, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Cao Tuong Huy told local tourism agencies and business.

Bat Trang Pottery Village in Hanoi’s Gia Lam District is struggling with severe flooding caused by Typhoon Yagi.

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation will send six experts from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit and provide 1 million Swiss francs to support those affected by Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam.

HCM City Green Park Ltd. Co. staff have been sent to Hanoi to help clear fallen trees following Typhoon Yagi.

Vietnam has sent a diplomatic note asking China to strictly regulate the flow of water from the upper reaches of the Red River downstream, as the country addresses the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, heavy rain will return to Hanoi this evening, September 9.

Local residents of northern and north-central localities of Vietnam have been advised to stay home, starting September 7 morning, when super typhoon Yagi is expected to make landfall.

Japan has wiped out all mongooses on a subtropical island, officials said, after the animals ignored the venomous snakes they were brought in to hunt and preyed on endangered local rabbits instead.

Oil clumps have been found on a beach in Nha Trang City in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa.

Tropical storm Yagi is forecast to enter the East Sea on September 3 and is likely to gain further strength into a powerful typhoon, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.