Environment

A rare pygmy slow loris listed in Vietnam’s Red Data Book has been rescued after wandering into a resident’s garden in the central province of Quang Tri.

Tree-lined streets across HCM City are providing relief from soaring temperatures as prolonged heatwaves grip Vietnam’s largest city.

Rare wild animals including macaques, pangolins and turtles have been rescued or voluntarily handed over by residents across several Vietnamese provinces in recent weeks.

Hanoi authorities and the agriculture ministry have agreed to gradually relocate and reorganise all residential areas outside the Red River dyke system under a sweeping urban redevelopment plan.

A resident in Lam Dong Province handed over a rare pangolin to authorities after discovering the animal inside his home.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province are investigating the felling of 248 three-needle pine trees in a forest area where iron stakes were found apparently marking land plots.

Dozens of rare storks believed to be Asian openbill storks, a species listed in Vietnam’s Red Data Book, have recently been spotted at the Con Chim eco-tourism area in Gia Lai Province.

More than 8.6 tonnes of caged fish died within hours on the Lam River in Nghe An Province with authorities saying sudden changes in water conditions were the likely cause rather than disease.

Typhoon Hagupit is unlikely to enter the East Sea after forming over the northwestern Pacific, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Police in the central province of Quang Ngai have found some cases of illegal wildlife breeding, including rare birds and South American iguanas kept without documentation.

A rare pangolin was released back into the wild in the central province of Nghe An after local residents voluntarily handed the animal over to authorities.

Thousands of tonnes of flood debris and driftwood have blanketed the reservoir of the Ban Ve Hydropower Plant in the central province of Nghe An.

A South American iguana has been handed over to a licensed wildlife facility in Lam Dong Province after being found wandering along a road.

Northern Vietnam is forecast to see scattered showers and thunderstorms from late May 7, with localised heavy rain continuing into May 8 and risks of hail and strong winds.

A low pressure system east of the Philippines could intensify into a tropical depression within 24 hours, the country’s weather agency has said.

Vietnam planted around 78,500 hectares of new forest in the first four months of 2026, while timber output rose 2.4 per cent year-on-year to 6.02 million cubic metres.

The northern city of Haiphong has completed maintenance and test runs on 42 drainage pumping stations, preparing the system to respond to heavy rain and flooding during this year’s rainy season.

Severe storms and hail across northern Vietnam have injured 12 people and damaged nearly 2,100 homes, authorities said.

Hanoi authorities are considering a proposal to rehabilitate the long-running Xuan Son landfill and convert the site into parkland following environmental restoration.