Côn Đảo National Park in HCM City has officially been awarded the prestigious IUCN Green List certification, becoming Việt Nam’s third and the world’s 101st protected area to receive the global recognition for effective and equitable conservation management.

Environmental monitoring data showed that Hà Nội is in a peak pollution period, with low wind and temperature inversion trapping pollutants in the air. 

In the next days, the typhoon will continue to move slowly westward, then possibly turn west-southwest at about 5km/h, continuing to weaken.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will forward images of violations to local authorities, requesting provincial and municipal People’s Committees to take immediate action upon receiving the reports.

The 20th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CoP20) addressed more than 120 key agenda items as nations discuss policies, finance, law enforcement and proposed amendments to the CITES Appendices, covering 51 species proposals and related annotations.

Vietnam is on alert as Storm Verbena strengthens over the East Sea, days after catastrophic flooding killed more than 100 people and inundated entire communities. Forecasters warn the system could intensify before sweeping toward the country’s central coast later this week.

Việt Nam has endured a brutal year of storms, floods and landslides, with over 400 people dead or missing and huge economic losses. Authorities warn the final months of 2025 could bring yet more severe weather.

Forecasts indicate that between the night of November 25 and the morning of November 26, the tropical depression will enter the East Sea.

Policies will also be introduced to encourage and support the transition of technology-based delivery and ride-hailing vehicles (shippers) to clean and green energy.

Central Vietnam reels from severe flooding and landslides after days of relentless rain, leaving seven dead, dozens injured and thousands of households cut off.

Two rare macaques – a stump-tailed and an Assam macaque – were safely transferred to Pù Mát National Park on Thursday after being found in residential areas.

A joint task force uncovered more than 4,000 illegally kept animals in Phú Thọ Province and dismantled extensive bird-trapping sites in neighbouring Thanh Hóa.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said the move aims to tighten control over vehicular emissions, one of the main causes of urban air pollution, thereby protecting public health and improving environmental quality.

All 191 iguanas, identified as administrative violation evidence, were temporarily transferred to the Hòn Me Wildlife Rescue Station in An Giang for proper care and monitoring while the case is under investigation.

HCM City authorities on Sunday proposed a VNĐ9.2 trillion (US$370 million) project to dredge and upgrade the Bà Lớn Canal, one of the city’s seven key drainage arteries, as flooding and pollution intensify across southern areas.

Việt Nam’s north and central regions experienced light tremors on Friday, with scientists attributing them to normal movement along active fault zones.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is finalising a roadmap to implement emission standards for circulating motorcycles and mopeds.

Experts have urged the Government to introduce special policies and dedicated financial mechanisms to help the Mekong Delta adapt to the growing impact of climate change, which is increasingly threatening livelihoods and the long-term economic stability of the region.

For generations, the Nguyễn family has quietly tended to and preserved this forest as a treasured ancestral legacy.

According to the Department, in 2007, Nguyễn Mậu Chiến’s family in Xuân Tín Commune bought ten tiger cubs, each weighing around 7kg, from an unidentified person who had transported them from Laos to Việt Nam.