Environment

Dense haze blanketed Ho Chi Minh City on September 16, obscuring high-rises and reducing visibility, while air quality was warned unsafe.

Heavy rain is forecast to continue in Hanoi until September 17, with some areas of northern Vietnam expected to receive more than 200mm of rainfall.

Dozens of tonnes of debris and driftwood washed onto Nhat Le Beach in Quang Tri after heavy rains and flooding, prompting an urgent clean-up operation.

Heavy rain from the night of September 14 to this morning flooded many roads in Hanoi, causing waterlogging and rush-hour congestion.

Hanoi and much of northern Vietnam are forecast to see heavy to very heavy rain on September 15, raising flood and landslide risks.

A yellow mountain tortoise with an injured leg crawled into a home in Quy Nhon Ward, Gia Lai Province. Residents handed it to authorities.

High tides and rough seas have eroded a 300-metre stretch of coastline in Quang Ngai Province, leaving a 1.5-metre-high sand wall and raising concerns among nearby residents.

High tides and rapidly rising water levels on the Hau River flooded residential areas and major roads across Can Tho on September 14, disrupting traffic and daily activities in several areas.

Hundreds of soldiers, police and volunteers have been deployed to help residents clean up after severe flooding inundated hundreds of homes in Quang Tri Province.

A herd of nine wild elephants, including two healthy calves, has been captured by camera traps in an elephant conservation area in Que Phuoc Commune, Danang.

A man in Dalat has been fined after cutting down a pine tree in his garden without permission and using the timber to make furniture.

Authorities in Nghe An safely returned a protected slow loris to the wild after the animal unexpectedly entered a resident's home.

Northern and central Vietnam are expected to face a prolonged spell of heavy rain from September 14 to 16, with some areas forecast to receive more than 600mm of rainfall.

Authorities have recovered 11 additional sets of soldiers' remains at a park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total number discovered since July to 627.

The investor of the Dalat solid waste treatment plant has asked authorities to suspend operations temporarily, citing a lack of resources.

Authorities in Hue have brought more than 1,100 fishing vessels ashore and intensified flood prevention measures as a tropical depression threatens central Vietnam.

Peak high tides in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces and cities are expected from September 12-14, with some areas above alert level 3.

A tropical depression is forecast to bring heavy to very heavy rain nationwide in Vietnam, with central provinces expected to bear the brunt.

Thousands of white-and-grey birds have appeared on harvested rice fields in Ha Tinh Province, with forestry officials suggesting they may be a species of small gull.