Environment

Hanoi is facing sweltering heat with temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius.

Flash floods and landslides after torrential monsoon rain over the last two days killed at least 30 people in India's northeast, officials said Sunday.

The Department of Tourism of Ninh Binh province launched the "Forestival 2025 - Forests of Vietnam" forestation programme on May 30.

In just six days, from May 25 to 30, a total of 27 earthquakes were recorded in Quang Nam and Kon Tum provinces, with the strongest reaching a magnitude of 4.2 and causing surface tremors.

Authorities in Bien Hoa City are investigating a mass fish die-off in the Dong Nai River, where around six tonnes of farmed fish died following a torrential downpour on May 28.

China and Japan said Friday they were moving closer to ending a years-long dispute over Tokyo's handling of nuclear wastewater that prompted Beijing to ban imports of Japanese seafood.

The Ha Tinh Maritime Administration has issued a directive requesting Thinh Thanh Transport JSC, the owner of the sunken vessel Cong Thanh 07, to promptly submit a salvage plan.

Northern Vietnam is expected to experience widespread heavy rainfall on May 28 and 29, accompanied by cooler temperatures, before a return of intense heat starting June 1.

Local authorities in Binh Phu Town in the southern province of Tien Giang issued a warning on Tuesday afternoon to residents after a crocodile was spotted near the banks of Rach Tram River.

A white-cheeked black gibbon was recently spotted on a street in the central city of Danang’s Thanh Khe District.

A green sea turtle tagged in the Philippines has come ashore on a beach on Con Dao Island in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to lay eggs.

A resident in Ha Tinh Province has handed over a rare pygmy loris to local authorities after discovering it in her garden on May 22.

A helicopter successfully herded 16 critically endangered banteng onto a truck in Cambodia for the first time, conservationists said.

A cold air mass from the north is forecast to impact northern Vietnam starting May 24, bringing cooler weather to lowland areas and temperatures below 20 degrees Celsius in the mountainous regions.

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck Dien Bien Province in northern Vietnam on Friday morning. The Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources is currently monitoring the seismic event.

Heavy rains have flooded major roads in the northern mountainous provinces of Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, and Yen Bai, raising the risk of landslides and flash floods.

Seven Indochinese tigers at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park have been vaccinated following health checks to prevent disease and build staff veterinary capacity.

Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has proposed installing rooftop solar power at airports with significant electricity demand.

​The Da​nang Forest Protection Department confirmed ​on Thursday that it had received a white-bellied hornbill, a rare and endangered wildlife species, voluntarily handed over by a local resident.