Environment

A tropical depression over the northwestern waters of the Spratly Islands intensified into a storm on December 23 afternoon, and is heading towards the south-central and southern regions of Vietnam.

A tropical depression on the East Sea has been forecasted to intensify into a storm today, December 23.

A rescue team of more than 200 members are trying to control a forest fire which is still spreading in the northern province of Quang Ninh's Ha Long City on Friday.

The National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting has predicted a strong cold wave for the northern region on December 21 and 22.

Authorities in the southern central province of Binh Thuan have released four rare sea turtles back into the wild.

Sapa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is being blanketed by fog and chilly temperatures.

The reason behind the mysterious deaths of dozens of wild boars in Pu Mat National Park in the central province of Nghe An has been uncovered.

Forest rangers on Son Tra Peninsula in the central city of Danang are seeking to rescue a pig-tailed monkey trapped in a snare.

Vietnam will probably experience more intense heat in 2025 due to global temperature rise as a result of climate change, requiring strong preparation and response from authorities and communities.

Hanoi is facing serious air pollution, forecasted to last until the weekend.

A cold spell is forecast to hit HCM City next week, causing the temperature to fall to below 20 degrees Celsius on some days.

Hundreds of tonnes of rubbish have drifted onto a beach in the southern city of Nha Trang following heavy rain.

Hanoi has set a goal to eliminate straw burning and reduce joss paper usage by 2030 to ease air pollution.

Two more dolphins have been found dead drifting at Cu Lao Xanh Island in the southern central province of Binh Dinh.

The Mekong Delta is expected to experience unusually high saltwater intrusion during the upcoming dry season, albeit less severe than in 2015-16, 2019-20 and 2023-24.

Authorities in the southernmost coastal province of Ca Mau met on December 12 to discuss the construction of sea dikes and coastal erosion prevention embankments, estimated to cost EUR32 million.

Camera traps have detected many rare animals at a nature reserve in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh.

The Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee held a meeting on Thursday to announce a project to preserve and develop red-crowned cranes in Tram Chim National Park from 2022 to 2032.

Camera traps have detected many species of rare animals in Chu Mom Ray National Park in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.