Environment

A deposit return system could help Vietnam divert 77,000 tonnes of packaging waste and cut 265,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, a new study finds.

Quang Binh Province Department of Agriculture and Environment has started deploying drones to spray insecticides in Viet Trung Farm Town where a locust outbreak has ravaged bamboo shoots.

A rare reticulated python has been found wandering a house in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

To improve awareness and navigation within the MPA, over 1,130 maps outlining the area’s zoning and subzones were printed and distributed.

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has lauded Vietnam’s extraordinary efforts in addressing post-war consequences and contributing to UN peacekeeping.

Four people have been reported missing in Quang Binh after severe flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains from Storm Wutip swept through the central province.

Authorities in Ha Tinh Province were working urgently to help residents recover from a tornado that struck the previous afternoon, damaging nearly 30 houses and destroying various household items.

Heavy rain and water discharges from a hydropower plant caused severe flooding in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, on Thursday.

Typhoon Wutip is forecast to strengthen and alter its path, bringing heavy rain to parts of the central and Central Highlands regions, according to meteorological authorities.

A Delacour’s langur family has flourished from just three individuals to eight in the core zone of Trang An World Heritage site in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

On a small farm in India's Maharashtra state, Mirabai Khindkar said the only thing her land grew was debt, after crops failed in drought and her husband killed himself.

Authorities of the central city of Danang have fined a local resort VND 224.5 million (USD 8,600) for its wastewater discharge and food safety violations.

The northern mountainous and midland regions are expected to experience moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms on June 9-10.

A 200-kilogramme dolphin rescued off the coast of Danang on June 5 has died just one day later due to serious injuries, according to marine rescue officials.

HCM City is set to see a heavy and widespread rainy spell, starting from this weekend, with total rainfall of 250–300mm.

Prolonged heavy rainfall has triggered severe flash floods and landslides in Nhon Mai Commune, Tuong Duong District, in the central province of Nghe An.

A volunteer group in Quang Ngai Province has purchased 35 egg-bearing king crabs to release into the waters off Ly Son Island District.

A 200kg dolphin showing signs of exhaustion was successfully returned to the sea on the morning of June 5 after being found stranded near Pier 5 of Tien Sa Port in Danang.

A seven-kilometre fence made of soapberry trees has helped reduce elephant intrusion into nearby residential areas in the central province of Quang Nam.