Northern and central Việt Nam remained under severe heat on 24 May. The heatwave is forecast to last for several more days, and people are advised to be cautious of health risks. Severe heat is also affecting other regions in the world, causing significant health and environmental damage.
Northern and central Việt Nam remained under severe heat on 24 May. The heatwave is forecast to last for several more days, and people are advised to be cautious of health risks. Severe heat is also affecting other regions in the world, causing significant health and environmental damage.
Fifty years after Sài Gòn - Gia Định was officially renamed Hồ Chí Minh City, urban development beyond the central area has remained spread out, without clearly defined growth hubs. But as the city accelerates investment in ring roads, metro lines and transport infrastructure, the Transit-Oriented Development model (or TOD) is now seen as a key solution to reshape urban space and create new, modern and sustainable growth centres.
A century-old tea forest has been rediscovered in Đắk Lắk province. The forest has more than 8,000 ancient tea trees, some believed to be over 100 years old. Local authorities are now surveying the area for conservation, with the potential for the forest to become a rare genetic resource and new nature-based tourist attraction.
Authorities in Đồng Nai province have successfully rescued a three-year-old elephant calf that became trapped in a deep pit. Shortly after being freed, the calf ran back into the forest in stable condition.
The once flood-hit Diên Điền Commune (Khánh Hoà province) is now a location for a kite festival, which is turning the open rice fields here into a space of connection, carrying messages of peace, hope, and resilience for local residents.
Temperatures in the capital city of Việt Nam have risen sharply from early morning, causing discomfort, and impacting people's ability to work, study and move around the city. With hotter months ahead, residents are adjusting their daily routines to cope with the early summer heat.