Environment

The Ministry of Transport is seeking a licence to dump 3.70 million cubic metres of waste mud into the sea in the southern province of Quy Nhon.

Bankrupt Sri Lanka's government on Monday said it was scrapping plans to export around 100,000 endangered monkeys to China following an outcry and a court case by animal lovers.

HCM City has increased the area devoted to public parks by 21.74 hectares since 2021, surpassing the set target.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision approving a 2023-2025 national action programme on the settlement of consequences of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) left by the war.

A temporary road has been built across the drought-stricken Ban Ve Hydropower Reservoir in the northern central province of Nghe An.

Trà Vinh Province has been making efforts to tackle plastic pollution, and has ambitious goals.

Tonnes of rubbish have surrounded the Thi Nai Lagoon, seriously affecting the environment at the famous tourist attraction in the southern central province of Binh Dinh.

An ailing Thai elephant is being prepared for an arduous journey home from Sri Lanka after a diplomatic dispute between the two Asian nations over the creature's alleged mistreatment.

At least 19 people are dead after floods triggered by South Asia's annual monsoon, with a week of relentless rains forcing thousands of people to seek shelter in India.

The management board of Bai Tu Long National Park in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Van Don district on June 22 released ten rescued monkeys of different species into the wild at the park’s Ba Mun forest.

The US and Vietnam celebrated their joint achievements over the past seven years addressing environmental pollution challenges across Vietnam.

The southern province of Dong Nai has proposed to allocate 11,000 hectares of local forest for the expansion of the Cat Tien National Park by 2030.

In 2022, Vietnam had 14,790,075 ha of forest area, of which 10,134,082 ha were natural forests and 4,655,933 ha were planted ones, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced.

Many rivers in the Mekong Delta region have been struck by erosion, sweeping dozens of houses away.

Ho Chi Minh City has removed 988 unlicensed dumping grounds and turned 243 others into parks and vegetable gardens.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Many lakes in Hanoi have dried up following prolonged hot days and little rainfall.

A wild elephant has been seen foraging for food at a house in the central province of Nghe An's Quy Hop District.

Traffic lights on Hoan Kiem pedestrian street in Hanoi were turned off at the weekend to save electricity amid the severe shortage.