Environment

Tropical storm Prapisoon lost its strength into a tropical depression before making landfall over the northern coast of Vietnam on July 23 morning, bringing heavy rain to northern localities, even north-central localities.

A tropical depression that formed in the East Sea on July 19 is gathering steam and is likely to strengthen into a storm, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting in a forecast on July 20.

Authorities in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have just fined the Tam Viet Company VND120 million after their pig farm polluted a local stream.

A low pressure area strengthened into a tropical depression in the East Sea on July 19, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

An eight-year-old elephant in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak which had both tusks broken due to an accident has been successfully rescued.

The rampant hunting for wild birds is threatening the biodiversity in Vietnam, according to Education for Nature Vietnam.

Illegal logging has threatened an iron-wood forest in the central province of Quang Nam.

The management board of the Pu Luong Nature Reserve in Ba Thuoc district, the north-central province Thanh Hoa, has launched a project to preserve three precious and rare plant species – Trai ly (Garcinia fagraeoides A. Chev.).

An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Kon Plong district of the Central Highland province of Kon Tum on July 14 afternoon, according to the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics of Vietnam.

A carbon market will create motivation for green transition, said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on July 12.

A fair is being held in Danang's Thanh Khe District in which visitors can bring recycled waste in exchange for goods.

The central province of Quang Ngai has 15 industrial clusters, but most still need proper wastewater treatment systems.

The southern Con Dao Island has just launched a campaign to encourage using environmentally friendly products for commemorations at local war cemeteries.

A hot low pressure area in the west is increasing its intensity and is expected to grip the entire northern and north-central regions next week that will cause temperatures to rise up to 38 – 39 degrees Celsius.

Authorities in the central city of Danang have just caught a rare python that a local resident found on a tree.

Many irrigation reservoirs in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have witnessed low water levels following prolonged hot fronts.

Authorities in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have fined a South Korean firm for illegally discharging wastewater into the environment.

Together with other countries in the world, Vietnam has been taking actions to reduce plastic waste and the use of single-use plastic bags, towards a plastic bag free community.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh has just received four rare wild animals that local people handed over.