Environment

For years, residents living along National Highway 15D in the central province of Quang Tri have endured severe environmental pollution caused by the transportation of coal from Laos into Vietnam.

Swathes of northern and central China are sweltering this week under record May heat, state media reported Tuesday, as the country braces for another summer of extreme temperatures.

A pod of dozens of dolphins was seen swimming near Hon Dung, about 10 kilometres off the coast of Nha Trang, drawing attention from both locals and tourists.

From June 1, Ho Chi Minh City will begin charging households and businesses for domestic waste collection and transportation based on weight or volume, replacing the previous flat monthly rates.

Northern Vietnam will witness consecutive heavy rain and thunderstorms, mainly in late afternoons and at night.

Heavy rain triggered a landslide that collapsed a house in Sapa Town in the northern province of Lao Cai, killing a woman.

Severe rainfall accompanied by strong winds toppled multiple power poles in ​the Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai's Chu Pah District, causing prolonged power outages and major traffic disruption.

Authorities in Kon Tum Province have launched an investigation after several hectares of natural forest were illegally cleared for unauthorised construction in Ia H’Drai District.

Thousands of tonnes of rubbish have been left uncollected across Thanh Hoa City for three consecutive days, causing widespread pollution and sparking public anger.

Forest rangers in Quang Ngai Province have received two rare turtles voluntarily handed over by a local student for rescue and release back into the wild.

A 500kg whale has been found dead on a beach in Quang Ngai Province, the second such incident in less than a week.

A troop of nearly 100 wild monkeys has devastated crops in the central province of Quang Ngai’s Binh Son District, seriously disrupting local livelihoods.

Scientists have recorded 527 species of flora and fauna in the Hai Van-Son Cha coastal area of Hue City, a region once severely impacted by the Formosa environmental disaster.

HCM City officially broke ground on a major dredging and environmental rehabilitation project for the Xuyen Tam Canal, stretching from the Nhieu Loc–Thi Nghe Canal to the Vam Thuat River on May 10.

A torrential downpour early on May 10 left many streets in HCM City deeply submerged, causing widespread vehicle breakdowns and making travel extremely difficult for residents.

All 12 swans that had been raised at Hanoi’s Thien Quang Lake have died, according to the lake’s management board.

Hundreds of kilogrammes of dead fish have been gathered from Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal in HCM City.

A one-tonne whale was found dead after washing ashore on a beach in Binh Chau Commune, Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province, on the morning of May 8.

Three Chinese men were arrested in Japan after their rustling suitcases alerted hotel staff to the thousands of protected hermit crabs inside, police said Thursday.