Environment

The north region is forecast to experience heavy rain, flash floods and landslides due to a low-pressure system in the East Sea that may grow into a tropical depression.

The People’s Court of northern Hung Yen province sentenced a man to five years and three months in jail for storing 780 kg of pangolin scales in accordance with Clause 3, Article 191 of the 2015 Penal Code.

A giant panda loaned to Malaysia from China has given birth to a rare third cub during its stay in the Southeast Asian country, wildlife officials said Wednesday.

The air quality in Hanoi has continued to worsen because of straw burning and hot temperatures.

Eighteen non-governmental organisations have just proposed to the Vietnamese prime minister to take urgent measures to protect wild birds.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attended the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit via videoconference on the evening of May 31, at the invitation of President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Central Committee and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the “Youth for Climate Innovation Contest” in Hanoi on May 28.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang is developing mangrove forests in coastal areas and improving the livelihoods of households that protect forests.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held a signing ceremony in Hanoi on May 28 for a project to enhance Vietnam’s climate change resilience, with non-refundable aid worth US$30.2 million

More crops in a commune in the southern province of Dong Nai have been destroyed by wild elephants.

General Director of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration Tran Hong Thai has been re-elected as Vice President of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)’s Region II (Asia) for another term of 2021 – 2024.

The second powerful cyclone to hit India in two weeks bore down on the east coast Wednesday, sending hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for emergency shelters ahead of the devastating winds and rain.

Vietnam has launched long-term and consistent efforts to strengthen law enforcement to protect wildlife and biodiversity and improve the livelihoods of people affected by declining biodiversity.

More than 30 earthquakes have occurred in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum over the past month with the strongest measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale.

Authorities of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have agreed on building a reservoir for domestic use.

Hundreds of hectares of forest land have been illegally used to plant rubber in the central highlands province of Gia Lai for years and the culprit has not been caught.

Both northern and central regions of Vietnam are likely to experience the current heatwave with temperatures rising up to 40 degree Celsius until next week, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

A contest to produce a video in response to climate change and other ecological disasters was launched on TikTok on May 11, with all people nationwide eligible to enter by simply using the hashtag #Phongchongthientai.

At least 86 per cent of advertisements for illegal wildlife products in hotels, restaurants, bars, pet shops and herbal medicine shops in Thừa Thiên-Huế, Đà Nẵng and Quảng Nam were removed by local authorities in 2019 and 2020.