Environment

A severe heatwave has hit Vietnam on March 30 as temperatures are predicted to rise to 35-38 degrees.

The overexploitation of groundwater in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has contributed to severe land subsidence, which could lead to devastating consequences if the practice continues, experts have said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently granted approval to a master plan aimed at developing Vietnamese cities towards the year 2030 in response to climate change challenges.

A hot low-pressure area originating from the west is heading for the nation’s northern region and is set to cause the first hot spell of this year.

A Russian woman and some of her friends collected litter on a beach in Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Part of a runway in Phu Quoc International Airport in the southern province of Kien Giang has been encroached upon by construction activities, affecting the airport’s drainage system.

The Ministry of Construction has submitted to the Government for approval plans to triple the length of HCM City’s drainage network.

Danko Group, a real estate group, has donated 1 billion VND to the Asian Turtle Programme under the Indo-Myanmar Conservation to promote the conservation of Hoan Kiem turtles in the world, including those in Vietnam.

Authorities in Son Tra District, Danang has set up a mobile karaoke and neighbourhood noise prevention team after HCM City cracked down on noise pollution.

The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has been hit by the first hailstorm of the year after a cold snap struck the locality on March 21.

Dan Kia Lake that supplies freshwater for Da Lat City and Lac Duong District in Lam Dong Province has dried out due to serious drought.

Authorities in Sapa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have found four wild plum trees in an illegal logging case.

The nation’s target of forecasting changes in air quality is mentioned in the plan put forward by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment regarding the implementation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s Directive on intensifying the control of

A Japanese company in Thanh Hoa Province has been fined VND335m (USD14,500) for violating environmental protection regulations.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An shared Vietnam’s roadmap to form electricity and energy markets towards efficient and sustainable power development at the seventh Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue.

The northern and central region are expecting a more pleasant summer and fewer storms this year.

The risks of an oil spill and fly ash spreading from a sunken cargo ship are small, according to the Vietnam Environment Administration.

Border guards in the southern province of Ben Tre recently released a rare turtle weighing 45 kilos back into the sea.

Beijing was cloaked in thick yellow smog on Monday with pollution levels surging off the charts as the worst sandstorm in a decade descended on China's capital.