Environment

Authorities in the central city of Danang are planning to remove some stone workshops at the Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village to Hoa Nhon Industrial Park in Hoa Vang District to curb serious pollution.

Saline intrusion in the Southwestern region during this year’s dry season has been forecasted to arrive earlier than annual.

Thousands of people were warned to stay indoors and many schools were shut Friday as a thick haze blanketed the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces.

Authorities in the southern province of Ninh Thuan are investigating the potential poisoning of 200 trees found dying in a forest in Bac Ai District.

Around 700 wild animal traps were found on the Son Tra Peninsula in the central city of Danang in the first nine months of this year, according to the Danang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Thailand must ban stubble burning by farmers to improve air quality, the head of a leading agricultural body said Monday, after a spike in dangerous pollution left millions needing medical treatment.

Two troops of 37 rare Assam macaque monkeys have been found at Thiet Son Mountain in the central province of Quang Binh.

The central city of Danang needs to take measures to prevent locals and tourists from feeding monkeys on the Son Tra Peninsula, said Tran Huu Vy, director of the Centre of Biodiversity Conservation and GreenViet.

People in the central province of Ha Tinh’s Huong Khe District have handed over rare animals to the local police.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau has 105 of its 254 kilometres of coastline facing erosion.

The northern province of Ha Nam has planned to establish a Delacour's langur conservation area in Kim Bang District.

Visitors to Co To Island in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh will be banned from bringing plastic bags and single-use plastic items from September 15 as local authorities are trying to build a sustainable, green tourism environment.

A smoky haze blanketed Australia's scenic Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, as a ring of controlled blazes burned on the city's fringes in preparation for the looming bushfire season.

A rubber and coffee processing plant in the central province of Nghe An has created severe pollution in two nearby residential areas.

The Humane Society International in Vietnam has coordinated with Đồng Nai Province to pilot an Elephant Conservation Project that sets up cameras to learn more about the animals and monitor conflict between them and people.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told world leaders Saturday the planet was facing an "unprecedented climate emergency" while addressing the G20 Summit in India.

Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on Friday, leaving the city's streets and some subway stations under water and forcing its schools to close.

The water level of Thien Tuong Lake in the central province of Ha Tinh has reached a record low because of prolonged drought.

A green sea turtle was found dead on a beach in Vung Tau City in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on Monday morning.