Environment

A low-pressure area over the Gulf of Tonkin strengthened into a tropical depression on the morning of August 7, with force 6 winds and force 8 gusts.

Dak Lak Province has ordered local authorities to strengthen forest protection and crack down on illegal logging and forest land encroachment amid persistent forestry violations.

Rain is forecast tonight and tomorrow morning across northern Vietnam, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An, easing from August 7 afternoon as heat returns.

Authorities in Haiphong have captured a wild pig-tailed macaque after residents reported repeated attacks on people, pets and property in a residential area.

Storm Kujira is forecast to turn east-north-east on August 6 and weaken quickly. Northern Vietnam faces heavy rain, flooding and landslides.

Hue City has begun a VND 260 billion (USD 9.9 million) project to build offshore breakwaters and seawalls to protect Thuan An Beach, which was severely eroded by storms in 2024 and 2025.

Ten Edwards's pheasants have arrived in central Vietnam as part of a conservation programme aimed at restoring one of the country's most endangered endemic birds to the wild.

Typhoon Kujira has formed over the East Sea but is expected to move eastwards, sparing Vietnam after an unusual change in track caused by another tropical system.

A rare encounter in Pu Mat National Park saw a red-faced macaque calmly approach forest rangers during an eight-day patrol in central Vietnam.

HCM City has ordered agencies to speed up construction of 23 municipal solid waste transfer stations, with eight due to break ground this year and another five to seven in the first quarter of 2027.

A resident in Ha Tinh Province has voluntarily handed over a rare lizard listed in Vietnam's Red Data Book after discovering it.

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake shook Cao Bang Province on August 3, marking the third tremor to hit the northern Province within five days.

Torrential rain triggered widespread flooding in Lao Cai on August 3, leaving several roads submerged by more than one metre of water.

Authorities in Son La Province have issued an urgent warning after a wild elephant broke through a wall and entered a boarding school campus during the night.

Dolphin has weakened from a super typhoon but still drove waves up to 16.5 metres. Another storm may form east of the Philippines on August 3.

Figures from the Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention show nearly 1,000 dyke incidents in 2024-2025.

Quang Ninh Province is drawing up a plan to tackle flooding at 131 hotspots, with priority given to areas in the former Halong City, where heavy rain frequently inundates residential neighbourhoods.

Danang City has launched a new eco-tourism route linking the Elephant Species and Habitat Reserve with nearby heritage sites to promote conservation-based tourism.

Heavy rain during the evening rush hour flooded several streets in Hanoi on July 31, causing severe traffic congestion across parts of the capital.