'Media is lying' about Amazon devastation, says Brazil's Bolsonaro

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday it was a lie that the Amazon was being devastated by fire and accused countries critical of him of having a "colonialist spirit."

Quảng Trị farmers on the edge of crop failure

The central province of Quảng Trị is experiencing one of harshest summers in history. With a persistent dry wind and barely any rain, cracks have started appearing on local paddy fields.

Prime Minister requests urgent actions to cope with drought Prolonged and widespread heat has been recorded in the central and Central Highlands regions since the beginning of the summer-autumn crop.

Central provinces grapple with extreme heat, drought

A scorching summer day in Hoài Nhơn District, Bình Định Province could not stop farmer Trần An Diêm from working hard to dig a well in search of a precious source of water.

End in sight for US heat wave that set temperature records The United States sweltered in dangerously hot weather on Sunday, with major cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington broiling in temperatures that rose into triple digits.

Việt Nam suffers extreme heat The extremely hot weather is set to continue in the northern and central regions of the country, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecast.

Mercury climbs as Europe braces for summer scorcher Temperatures were climbing on Sunday as Europe braced for a blistering heatwave with the mercury set to hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) as summer kicks in on the back of a wave of hot air from North Africa.

Sunscreen pill users getting burned by false advertising

Amidst warnings about heat waves and increasing ultraviolet (UV) index levels, people pay more attention to taking care of their skin and protecting themselves from the sun.

Heat returns to northern and central regions A heat wave is forecast for northern and central localities from Thursday until Sunday, according to National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.

Hà Nội faces summer water shortages As summer approaches, people in the capital city of Hà Nội again face the most dreadful nightmare of urban life – a shortage of clean water.