Environment

The Colombian president of the COP16 UN conference on biodiversity expressed confidence Saturday that a key financial accord for species protection could be reached "in the first quarter of 2025".

A large farmland area in the central city of Danang is struggling with severe erosion due to the activities of a nearby clay mine.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to see a slight cold spell early next week.

Typhoon Usagi blew out of the Philippines early Friday as another storm drew closer, threatening an area where scores were killed by flash floods and landslides just weeks ago.

Hanoi was ranked as the third most air-polluted city in the world this morning, November 14, according to data released by air quality monitor AirVisual.

Thousands of animal traps have been discovered in Bach Ma National Park in the central region of Vietnam.

Dozens of houses have been damaged and many trees uprooted after a whirlwind swept through the central province of Quang Ngai's Duc Pho Town on Tuesday night.

The Philippines ordered evacuations ahead of Typhoon Usagi on Wednesday, as the UN disaster office sought $32.9 million in aid for the country after storms that killed more than 150 people.

The Asian Development Bank joined with partners to show their commitment to climate change financing at a kick-off event at COP29 for the IF-CAP.

A major VND10 trillion (over USD400 million) flood prevention project in HCM City has faced multiple delays due to funding and legal obstacles.

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.