Environment

At least 19 people are dead after floods triggered by South Asia's annual monsoon, with a week of relentless rains forcing thousands of people to seek shelter in India.

The management board of Bai Tu Long National Park in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Van Don district on June 22 released ten rescued monkeys of different species into the wild at the park’s Ba Mun forest.

The US and Vietnam celebrated their joint achievements over the past seven years addressing environmental pollution challenges across Vietnam.

The southern province of Dong Nai has proposed to allocate 11,000 hectares of local forest for the expansion of the Cat Tien National Park by 2030.

In 2022, Vietnam had 14,790,075 ha of forest area, of which 10,134,082 ha were natural forests and 4,655,933 ha were planted ones, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced.

Many rivers in the Mekong Delta region have been struck by erosion, sweeping dozens of houses away.

Ho Chi Minh City has removed 988 unlicensed dumping grounds and turned 243 others into parks and vegetable gardens.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Many lakes in Hanoi have dried up following prolonged hot days and little rainfall.

A wild elephant has been seen foraging for food at a house in the central province of Nghe An's Quy Hop District.

Traffic lights on Hoan Kiem pedestrian street in Hanoi were turned off at the weekend to save electricity amid the severe shortage.

A group of young people have received high praise after they spent more than three hours picking up 19 tonnes of litter scattered along the coast of Tien Giang in the Mekong Delta.

Several hydropower plants in the northern region have suspended generating electricity due to the shortage of water amid massive power outages.

Six tigers kept in captivity for nearly 20 years in a house in the northern province of Thai Nguyen have been handed over by their owners to the Hanoi Wild Animal Rescue Centre.

Around 200 tonnes of rubbish have been discharged into a temporary landfill on Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang, causing severe pollution.

Tourists visiting Co To island of northeastern Quang Ninh province have been urged not to bring plastic bags as it aims to build a sustainable, green tourism environment.

The Management Board of Ben En National Park in the north central province of Thanh Hoa has been working on plans on preserving and developing a number of rare animals with high-economic values in the park in the 2022

Rainy weather will hit many areas nationwide this week.

The Vietnamese government has focused on dealing with plastic waste pollution and ocean plastic waste in recent years by renewing legal documents and policies on environmental protection.