Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a dispatch to the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, relevant agencies, ministries and five Central Highlands localities, asking for efforts to respond to floods, subsidence, landslides and ensure the safety of dams in the region.

Most of the localities nationwide will face ultraviolet (UV) levels of “high” and “very high” from August 2-4, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has announced.

A workshop has been held in Hanoi, aiming to share results and experiences in reducing the use of plastic bags at supermarkets and retailers.

Con Dao National Park is the first place in Vietnam to conduct research on and successfully roll out an effective sea turtle protection model, and thus has become an important sea turtle conservation area of Vietnam, region and the world, heard a conference on sea turtle and marine animals taking place on July 26-27.

Fire fighters in Lien Chieu district in the central city of Da Nang said they have successfully contained a wildfire in the Nam Hai Van forest in Hoa Hiep Bac ward.

The People’s Court of Thang Binh district in the central province of Quang Nam on July 25 sentenced two wildlife traffickers to a total of 13 years in prison for illegal keeping and trading endangered, precious and rare turtles in large quantities.

Doksuri is forecast to gain more strength in the next 24-48 hours with velocity up to 201km per hour, becoming a superstorm, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a decision approving the master plan on exploration, exploitation, processing, and use of mineral resources for the 2021 – 2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

In light of Vietnam's projected generation of approximately 10.8 million voluntary carbon credits annually, there is a growing demand for efficient exchange and purchase mechanisms, prompting active discussions about the establishment of a domestic carbon credit exchange.

Although informal recycling facilities play an important part in plastic waste management, their substandard practices are often doing more damage than good to the environment.

A wildcat (Felis silvestris) and a crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) were released to nature at Bu Gia Map National Park in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

Kon Plong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum was struck by a magnitude 3.6 earthquake at noon on July 19, marking the 10th quake hitting the area since July 15.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) estimates that it needs about 9.035 trillion VND (382.02 million USD) to carry out the planning on protection and exploitation of aquatic resources for 2021 – 2030, with a vision to 2050.

Talim, the first storm to hit Vietnam this year, made landfall along Vietnam's border with China and weakened into a tropical depression at about 4pm on July 18, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

A workshop on sustainable urban planning and development in the Mekong Delta was held on July 18 in the southern province of Hau Giang.

The authorities of Can Tho city had a working session with a research group sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on July 17 in a bid to jointly implement a wastewater treatment project for the Mekong Delta city.

In the context of the increasing impacts of climate change, green growth is described as a way to both pursue economic growth goals and prevent environmental degradation and biodiversity loss towards sustainable use of natural resources and increase of adaptability to climate change, Hoang Hong Hiep, acting director of the Institute of Social Sciences of the Central Region (ISSCR), has said.

Northern coastal localities from Quang Ninh to Ninh Binh have planned to evacuate about 30,000 people due to Talim, the first storm to hit Vietnam this year, which is to make a landfall on July 18.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 16 asked ministries and localities to concentrate on measures in response to storm Talim, the first storm expected to hit Vietnam this year.

A tropical depression active in the East Sea has strengthened into Storm Talim, the first storm expected to hit Vietnam this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.