Environment

Son La Province has surveyed more than 80 areas at high risk of flash floods, landslides and flooding across 37 communes and wards since August.

Vu Quang National Park in central Vietnam has released 22 wild animals back into their natural habitat to support biodiversity conservation.

Dong Thap Province has recorded 137 erosion sites spanning 17.1 kilometres so far this year, with an estimated VND 330 billion (USD 12.5 million) needed for repairs and emergency protection works.

HCM City plans to tackle 15 of its 28 potential traffic congestion hotspots by 2027, with more than VND 293 trillion (USD 11.1 billion) needed for transport projects through 2030.

Super typhoon Champi is weakening and will not enter the East Sea, but its circulation could bring strong winds and high waves to Vietnamese waters over the next two days.

HCM City has readied around 400 motorcycle emission testing sites ahead of the July 2027 rollout, with over one million vehicles facing mandatory inspections initially.

A rare python classified as a protected wildlife species has been handed over by a resident of Cam Linh Ward in Khanh Hoa Province for authorities to handle in accordance with the law.

Nearly two kilometres of beachfront railings along Pham Van Dong Street in Nha Trang are being replaced under a VND 13.7 billion (USD 520,000) project, with about 400 metres largely completed.

Super typhoon Champi has overtaken Sinlaku to become the strongest storm in the north-west Pacific so far in 2026, with sustained winds of about 202km/h and gusts exceeding force 17.

Danang City is studying plans for more than 2,000 hectares of land reclamation as part of a newly approved master plan that envisages 30 urban areas and a population exceeding 6.5 million by 2050.

Mimi, an 18-year-old white lion, died on October 21 after intensive treatment for age-related health problems, marking the end of the animal’s presence at Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

A resident of Tam Binh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, has handed over a rare 7kg turtle to police, who transferred the animal to forest rangers for care and eventual release into the wild.

Authorities in Gia Lai Province have proposed relocating 228 households and levelling Mount Mot in Quy Nhon to reduce landslide risks and free up land for urban development.

Khanh Hoa Province plans to invest VND 5.53 trillion (USD 210 million) in improving water supply, flood control and wastewater treatment in its southern region, with World Bank support.

Super typhoon Champi has reached category 5-equivalent strength, with winds of 210km/h, and could bring strong winds and high waves to the northeastern East Sea despite not entering the basin.

A family in central Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province has handed over a 13kg Burmese python measuring more than 2 metres to authorities for care and eventual release into the wild.

A cold spell will bring scattered showers and a slight drop in temperatures in northern and central Vietnam this week.

Severe erosion along the Tra Khuc River in Quang Ngai Province has left a four-metre-high exposed riverbank, washing away farmland and threatening nearby homes and roads.

Ho Chi Minh City and southern Vietnam are forecast to see scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some areas facing heavy rain and localised flooding, particularly in the afternoon and evening.