Environment

Large quantities of water hyacinths and marine debris washed ashore at Bai Truoc Beach in Vung Tau Ward, HCM City, on Thursday, affecting the area's landscape and environment.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has urged Hanoi to build 400-500 motorbike emissions testing centres ahead of mandatory inspections due in 2027.

Fourteen coastal provinces and cities have been urged prepare for a tropical depression in the East Sea, citing potential risks to vessels operating in affected waters.

Forestry authorities in HCM City have confiscated 35 red-whiskered bulbuls after the owner of an ornamental animal business failed to provide documents proving their origin.

A rare sea turtle caught in a fishing net off Ho Tram in HCMC was rescued and released back into the sea on Thursday.

Heavy to very heavy rain may hit parts of northern Vietnam late on June 4, with some areas expected to record more than 130mm.

The first tropical depression of 2026 has formed over the East Sea and is unlikely to make landfall in Vietnam, according to meteorologists.

A rare yellow-headed tortoise was released into a protected forest in Dong Nai City after being found by a local resident and handed over to authorities.

Seven emergency flood-control projects in Hanoi are expected to be completed by June 30, strengthening the capital's drainage system ahead of the 2026 rainy season.

Bom Bo Commune police in Dong Nai City handed over on June 2 a white-cheeked gibbon for care, conservation and release into the wild.

Authorities in Khanh Hoa Province are investigating the origin of an pipeline discovered stretching from a coastal residential area into the sea near Hon Chong Beach in Nha Trang.

Northern and central Vietnam are expected to endure intense heat through the week before thunderstorms and heavy rainfall arrive in some areas early next week, forecasters said.

Authorities in Nghe An Province have issued a dangerous-level forest fire warning for most localities as prolonged heat and below-average rainfall heighten wildfire risks.

Hundreds of tonnes of farmed fish have died in Tri An Lake following the season's first heavy rains, dealing a severe blow to fish farmers and raising concerns over environmental conditions.

Police in An Giang Province have detained five men for allegedly hunting and butchering endangered Indochinese silvered langurs on Phu Quoc Island, seizing the remains of nine animals.

More than 100 tonnes of farmed fish have died in Tri An Lake in Dong Nai City with authorities investigating whether heavy early-season rains triggered the mass die-off.

Workers removed more than 10 tonnes of dead fish from a lake in Hanoi's Cau Giay Ward on May 30 after a mass fish die-off left parts of the lake heavily polluted.

Northern Vietnam is expected to experience a widespread heatwave from June 3 to June 5, with temperatures forecast to rise sharply across the region.

A rare monitor lizard listed among Vietnam's protected wildlife species has been rescued after being found trapped in a net bag by a roadside in Quang Tri Province.