A town in the central province of Ha Tinh is struggling with waste disposal following the closure of a landfill, while local residents oppose a new dumping ground.

A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said Saturday.

The Ministry of Health has proposed measures to cut down on the amount of solid waste used at local hospitals.

One of the fastest-sinking cities on earth, environmental experts warn that one third of it could be submerged by 2050 if current rates continue.

Wild monkeys have been flocking to tourist sites to seek food in Son Tra Peninsula in the central city of Da Nang which is posing dangers for both tourists and the animals themselves.

The severe heatwave which is hitting the northern region is forecasted to end on August 15 while the central region is still being ravaged by the heat.

Thousands of tonnes of litter has been left strewn across a large area of crops in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Dalat City following recent torrential rains.