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Vietnam's coastline turns two colors as freshwater meets the sea

Vietnam's coastline turns two colors as freshwater meets the sea

A striking natural spectacle has appeared along Vietnam’s western coast: a razor-clear line where blue seawater meets a reddish-brown band stretching for tens of kilometers.
Storm Koto weakens to tropical depression, but dangerous seas persist off Vietnam

Storm Koto weakens to tropical depression, but dangerous seas persist off Vietnam

Typhoon Kalmaegi exposes centuries-old shipwreck long hidden beneath Hoi An sands

Typhoon Kalmaegi exposes centuries-old shipwreck long hidden beneath Hoi An sands

In photos: Huge waves rip apart Da Nang riverfront before Storm Fengshen arrives

In photos: Huge waves rip apart Da Nang riverfront before Storm Fengshen arrives

Powerful waves driven by strong winds and high tides have torn apart sections of Da Nang’s Han River promenade, shattering sidewalks and fences just days before Storm Fengshen’s expected arrival.
October 21, 2025 | 11:15 pm PT
Massive waves rip apart Da Nang sidewalks as Storm Fengshen approaches Vietnam

Massive waves rip apart Da Nang sidewalks as Storm Fengshen approaches Vietnam

Waves up to six meters high have battered the Han River embankment in Da Nang, flooding Nhu Nguyet Street and tearing up sidewalks as Storm Fengshen nears Vietnam's coast.
October 21, 2025 | 04:12 am PT
Mekong Delta province coastline devastated by erosion

Mekong Delta province coastline devastated by erosion

Erosion has destroyed hundreds of hectares of farmland and protective forest along the coast of Ben Tre Province, putting thousands of families in jeopardy.
August 28, 2023 | 03:23 pm PT
Quang Nam plans $6 mln revetment for Cua Dai beach

Quang Nam plans $6 mln revetment for Cua Dai beach

The central province of Quang Nam has approved a $6.2 million revetment project to protect Hoi An Town’s Cua Dai beach from erosion.
April 22, 2021 | 05:16 pm PT
Double whammy: Coastal erosion, land sinkage plague Mekong Delta

Double whammy: Coastal erosion, land sinkage plague Mekong Delta

Co Thanh Binh's family has lost two houses and 200 square meters of land in Tien Giang Province to subsidence in the last decade.
November 13, 2019 | 09:45 pm PT
$30 million sought to protect Vietnam’s Cua Dai beach from erosion

$30 million sought to protect Vietnam’s Cua Dai beach from erosion

Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam has proposed a $30.2 million project to safeguard Cua Dai from coastal erosion.
January 18, 2019 | 12:30 am PT
 
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