Environment

Fifteen wild animals including many belonging to rare and endangered species have been released back into the wild at the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

Authorities of the southern province of Vinh Long have fined a company VND9.6 billion (USD391,836) for illegal sand mining on a local river.

After the devastation of Typhoon No. 3, Ha Long Bay faces a severe environmental threat as massive quantities of debris from damaged aquaculture rafts accumulate in the water.

A gigantic amount of waste has covered Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh following Typhoon Yagi.

Thien Cam, the nicest beach in the central province of Ha Tinh, has been left in ruins after Storm Soulik.

HCM City’s waste collection on rivers, canals, and ditches mainly depends on manual labour, and needs to be replaced with technology to improve collection efficiency.

A light cold spell bringing heavy rain is forecasted to hit Vietnam's northern region from Saturday evening.

A woman in the central province of Quang Ngai has been fined over VND160 million (USD6,531) for destroying a protective forest.

The central province of Ha Tinh is vulnerable to widespread flooding due to heavy rain and water discharges by hydropower reservoirs.

Beaches in the central city of Danang have been covered by rubbish following Storm Soulik.

A rare pangolin has been found giving birth in a tree hollow near a residential area in the southern central province of Binh Dinh.

Provinces and cities in central Vietnam are being warned to be ready for a tropical depression which it is feared could strengthen into a typhoon by Thursday morning.

Australian and Vietnamese experts gathered in Hanoi on Wednesday for the inaugural Vietnam State of Energy Transition Conference.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) joined leaders of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology to launch two new projects to counter wildlife trafficking and reduce illegal wildlife consumption on Monday.

A tropical depression is nearing the East Sea and may develop into a typhoon in some days to come, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

The southern region of Vietnam, including HCM City, is struggling with widespread downpours.

Vietnam, joining hands with the international community, has made tireless efforts over the past years to protect the ozone layer, and control and eliminate ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Erosion has ravaged a beach in Phu Vang District in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, endangering thousands of local households.

Around 2,700 households in the northern province of Ninh Binh are battling flooding due to the rising water level on Hoang Long River.