Environment

A devastating flood of freezing water smashed through a village Friday in Nepal's Everest region, local government and army officials said, with experts suspecting a glacial lake outburst.

A man in the central province of Quang Binh has handed over a rare turtle to the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park's Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Creature Development.

Caterpillars have attacked many pine forests in the central province of Nghe An.

Camera traps in a forest in the southern central province of Binh Thuan have captured images of various wild animals.

Around 13,000 fish were released into the Red River in Hanoi this morning, August 15.

Japan will lift its week-old "megaquake" warning later Thursday if there is no further major seismic activity, the disaster management minister said.

A beach in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa has been seriously eroded due to saline intrusion.

People on an alluvial islet in the middle of the Red River known as Bai Giua in Hanoi face severe inundation.

Chau Me Dong River in the central province of Quang Ngai is struggling with severe pollution caused by rubbish dumping.

Sky-watchers in Vietnam have a chance to see the Perseid meteor shower on the night of August 12 and early morning of August 13, according to Vietnam Astronomy and Cosmology Association.

Scuba divers have gathered large amounts of rubbish trapped on coral reefs off Con Dao Island in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

The Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh has organised various experience nature programmes associated with wildlife protection for students.

A nest of 78 rare turtle eggs has been found on an island in the southern central province of Binh Thuan.

In August stargazers in Vietnam will get the opportunity to admire several unique astronomical sights, including a new moon, a Perseid meteor shower, and a blue moon.

Two Impressed Tortoises have been handed over to Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh.

The Ministry of Science and Technology on July 29 organised a conference to evaluate the programme to use genetic resources sustainably in the 2015-2024 period and orient its implementation in the 2025-2030 period.

A flock of around 100 rare and endangered Oriental Darters has appeared at a tourist site in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Vietnam's northern region will struggle with heavy rain starting Sunday, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday raced to offload 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker and prevent an "environmental catastrophe" in Manila Bay.