Environment

New proposal on waste classification

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has proposed 2 options for classifying domestic waste.

Warning of increased risk of extreme rain, identifying causes

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The cause of extreme rain is due to the dispute between the cold air mass and the hot, humid air mass before, creating a strong convection current.

Widespread thunderstorm forecast in the South

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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, in the coming days, the area will have widespread thunderstorms in the late afternoon.

Forecast of the risk of receiving many unusual heavy rains in 2026

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It is forecast that the total number of widespread heavy rains in 2026 may be approximately or lower than the average, but extreme heavy rain phenomena tend to increase.

Hue requests clarification of responsibilities of many units for slow replacement forest planting

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Hue has only planted 223/508.6ha of replacement forest, many units are behind schedule, and are required to review and clarify responsibilities.

Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow, December 5

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Latest weather forecast 5.12: Cold air strengthens, causing cold rain in the North and Central regions, some places have very heavy rain.

Rare pangolin runs into garden, woman in Lam Dong forces to hand over to police

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Lam Dong - Discovering a rare pangolin weighing more than 3kg running into her garden, a woman in Cat Tien 3 commune immediately forced her to hand it over to the police to release it back into the wild.

Timely handle the situation of littering and incineration causing pollution after Lao Dong's reflection

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Hanoi - After Lao Dong Newspaper's reflection on the situation of people spontaneously burning garbage causing environmental pollution, the Ha Dong ward government has made a plan to handle it.

Storm No. 16 is forecast to have complex activities in the East Sea, causing heavy rain

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According to initial assessments, a tropical depression is likely to cross the central region of the Philippines and enter the East Sea, becoming storm No. 16.

Forecast of heavy rain, strong northeast winds in the South

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HCMC - According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, HCMC and the South will have high tides, thunderstorms, and cold.

Khanh Hoa people are struggling to cope with the 4th flood

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Khanh Hoa - Many residential areas in the province have been flooded for the fourth time in half a month. Hammered by the historic flood, many people decided to leave their homes early.

Forecast of heavy rain due to cold air gradually decreasing

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According to the meteorological agency, heavy rain due to cold air in the Central region is forecast to gradually decrease from December 5.

Weather forecast for Lunar New Year 2026 is colder than in previous years

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The Department of Hydrometeorology has provided initial information about the weather forecast for the Lunar New Year 2026.

Air pollution rating: Does Hanoi really hold a record

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Air monitoring data in recent days shows that Hanoi is always in the top 10 most polluted cities in the world.

A series of overloaded landfills in Thanh Hoa, localities issue "ultimatum"

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Thanh Hoa - Many landfills are overloaded, as high as mountains, causing serious pollution, the government has to issue an "ultimatum" to close the landfill.

Forecast of 4 provinces to have the heaviest rain today, warning of dangerous weather

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The forecast for the 4 provinces and cities that are focused on heavy rain today, December 4, is the south of Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang and the east of Quang Ngai; locally some places have very heavy rain over 120mm.

Hanoi invests thousands of billions of VND to build a wastewater treatment plant west of Nhue River

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Hanoi has just approved the Investment Project to build a wastewater collection system and treatment plant in the West of the Nhue River with a capacity of 70,000m3/day and night.

Hanoi's air is still hazy, continuing to be in the top 10 most polluted cities in the world

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Hanoi - At 8:00 a.m. this morning, IQAir ranked Hanoi as the 9th most polluted city in the world with an AQI of 168.

Weather today 4.12: Forecast of thunderstorms in the South, some places have heavy rain

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Weather today 4.12, the North and North Central regions are cold. The South Central region will have moderate to heavy rain over a wide area. The South has scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain.