Seeing sea urchins in Vietnam's Nha Trang? Don’t fret, they’re harmless (mostly!)
Vietnam News 09:48 05/10/2026A marine expert confirmed hundreds of sea urchins recently washing ashore along Nha Trang beach in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam is a normal phenomenon that poses no major health threat, but advised beachgoers to avoid stepping on the creatures to prevent swelling or discomfort.
Urchin rice bowls for $120? How warming seas worsen Japan's price shock
World 11:16 26/08/2025As Japan faces its hottest summer in history, a sharp decline in the catch of sea urchin in the country's north has made the spiny delicacy further out of reach for many consumers already strained by high food costs.