Environment

The northern region will face a new strong cold spell from February 13 after a long period of warm weather with high humidity.

A 34-year-old elephant in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has died from illness.

Saltwater intrusion has begun to increase in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s rivers, affecting irrigation of crops.

HCM City has been forecasted to see two high tide fronts this month, according to the Southern Hydrometeorological Observatory.

A wild elephant herd has attacked a facility of the Dak Lak Centre for Elephant Conservation, Animal Rescue and Forest Protection Management.

Police in the northern coastal city of Haiphong seized hundreds of kilos of ivory illegally imported from Africa at Lach Huyen Port on Thursday evening.

A man in the northern central province of Nghe An has just handed over two red-faced monkeys to local forest rangers.

Vietnam targets having 96% of urban household wastes collected and processed up to standards this year, said Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Vietnam Environment Administration Hoang Van Thuc.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to have a hotter summer this year.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a document, calling for response to the World Wetlands Day 2023, celebrated annually on February 2.

The ongoing strong cold spell is sweeping across northern Vietnam and is expected to last for a couple of days before drizzling rain hits the region, according to national weather forecasters.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced a water resources planning scheme for the 2021 to 2030 period with a vision towards 2050, which was granted approved by the Prime Minister in December, 2022.

The northern mountainous region is forecasted to see frosty and rainy weather on January 27 when the ongoing cold spell intensifies, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Hanoi has set a plan to plant 200,000-250,000 new trees along city streets this year.

Houses made of cow dung are protected from atomic radiation such as nuclear blast fallout, an Indian court has claimed.

A strong cold front has hit the northern region since Monday evening, causing temperatures to sharply fall.

Covering an area of about 31,000 hectares, Nui Chua National Park in the central province of Ninh Thuan features forest, sea and semi-arid spaces, and it has made efforts to conserve its rich biodiversity and fully tap its tourism potential.

An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit near eastern Indonesia's Maluku islands on Wednesday, forcing panicked residents to run into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.

The Mau Son Mountain in the northern province of Lang Son has been covered in frost since Monday morning as a new strong cold spell hit the region.