Environment

Authorities have inspected a beachfront hotel in Danang and uncovered nine violations related to environmental and food safety regulations, fining the owning company nearly USD 23,500.

A resident in Ky Van Commune in the central province of Ha Tinh unexpectedly caught three rare wild animals while harvesting acacia timber.

Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense and the US Embassy held a ceremony on September 15 to hand over more than 6 hectares of dioxin-free land at Bien Hoa Airport, Dong Nai Province.

Staff members from the Cham Islands Marine Protected Area removed nearly 130kg of marine waste and 18 crown-of-thorns starfish during a cleanup on September 14.

Residents of Tra Van, a mountainous commune in Danang City, have built eight temporary storm shelters to prepare for heavy floods and landslides.

A weak cold front is expected to reach northern Vietnam by late September, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

An endangered, rare otter has been rescued by the police in the northern province of Ninh Binh and transferred to Cuc Phuong National Park for care and rehabilitation.

Dead fish floating on Truc Bach Lake have caused foul odours, polluting the environment.

A powerful earthquake struck the central province of Quang Ngai early this morning, September 11, startling residents more than 150 kilometres from the epicentre.

Hundreds of metres of coastline in Hoi An Tay Ward, in the central city of Danang, have suffered severe erosion, threatening many restaurants as the storm season approaches.

This year’s flood peak in the Mekong Delta region is predicted to arrive between late September and mid-October, reaching 3.5-3.7 metres, higher than last year’s level.

Several areas in northern Lao Cai Province were submerged while neighbouring Tuyen Quang suffered a flash flood after torrential rain on the morning of September 9.

Continuous riverbank erosion along the Thao River in the northern province of Phu Tho has severely affected residents in Tam Nong Commune.

Mud has once again resurfaced near the underground construction site of Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line, marking the second such spill in the area.

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province have temporarily suspended permits for passenger and tourist boats to depart local ports as Typhoon Tapah is bringing strong winds and rough seas.

Con Dao Special Zone of Ho Chi Minh City handed over five rare Nicobar pigeons to the Management Board of Con Dao National Park on September 6.

HCM City is stepping up efforts to improve its environmental quality with a series of comprehensive and sector-specific solutions, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Environment.

Around 400 households, comprising 1,600 residents, will be relocated to make way for the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

Authorities in Hue City seized 57 birds in two cases involving the illegal trade of red-whiskered bulbul.