Aeroplanes currently have to queue for up to an hour to take off and fly around for dozens of minutes to wait to land.

HCM City authorities have ordered the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment to work with agencies and district authorities to strictly monitor the discarding of litter and untreated sewage in canals in the city.

As many as 160 forest fires were reported across Việt Nam in the last six months, destroying about 756ha of forest, according to the Việt Nam Fire and Rescue Police Department under the Public Security Ministry.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of central Đà Nẵng City confirmed that it has not granted land use rights to any foreign individuals.