Environment

Many beautiful beaches in the central province of Ha Tinh have been covered by all kinds of rubbish following days of heavy rains.

Storm Koinu has been forecasted to enter the East Sea today, October 5, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Humans are increasingly settling in areas highly exposed to dangerous flooding, a study warned Wednesday, with China helping drive the rise in risky urban expansion into exposed areas.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan had a working session with the European Union delegation to Vietnam and the British Embassy in Hanoi to discuss the implementation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership.

Experts said salt water intrusion in the Mekong Delta could intensify in the coming months as the dry season leaves coastal regions exposed.

Firefighters warned people on Tuesday to flee or take shelter if it is too late to leave as warm, gusty winds fanned "very challenging" bushfires in Victoria, eastern Australia.

Hanoi authorities are investigating an oil spill that has been found on the Linh Dam Lake over the past few days.

Vietnamese astronomy lovers will be given the opportunity to witness the final Supermoon of 2023, also known as Harvest Moon, due to take place in Vietnam on September 29.

Vietnam has received 41.2 million USD, equivalent to 80% of the total funding, from the World Bank for 10.3 million tonnes of CO2 as a result of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions in deforestation and forest degradation until 2025.

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.