Environment

Issues relating to environmental and ecological changes were the subject of the Vietnam Press Cartoon contest, launched nationwide on November 3.

The domestic fisheries sector has set itself the target of reducing gas emissions by 20% over the next 10 years.

Floodwaters are beginning to recede in the upper reaches of Long Xuyen Quadrangular and Dong Thap Muoi in the Mekong Delta..

A press conference on a project to support countries fighting crimes against wild animals, including the tiger was held in Hanoi by Interpol.

Photos and objects on Vietnam and the country’s cuisine are being showcased at the Charleroi Expo 2011 in Charleroi city of Belgium.

A television programme was broadcast live to campaign for votes for Ha Long Bay as one of the new seven wonders of the world.

A total of 4.8 million foreign tourists visited Vietnam during the first ten months of the year, said a Vietnamese tourism agency.

Over the last 5 years, forest area has shrunk by 158,000ha in southeast and central highland regions.

An annual event has successfully raised public awareness on environment protection, encouraging people to use environmentally-friendly bags.

Air pollution in Beijing reached "hazardous" levels on Monday, the US embassy said, as thick smog blanketed the city for the third day running.

Vietnam’s famous travel hotspot Sapa has been hit with cold weather, heavy raining and rising floods as of early Sunday morning when temperature fell down to 11.3 degree Celsius.

Farms on which cash crops like coffee share soil with food-crops like bananas could be vital to the future of central Africa's volatile Great Lakes region, scientists said.

Australian chef Tracey Lister has co-authored a book offering insights and recipes for Vietnamese street food.

Scientists have warned of the extinction of rare animal species if Vietnam does not adopt preventive measures and strict policies to protect them.

The loss of biodiversity has been the big worry of many countries, while the development of harmful exotic species is considered the biggest threat.

The government of Thua Thien-Hue Province approved a project worth VND1.3 trillion to preserve the Hue royal citadel, a world cultural heritage.

Danang City has won the “ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City” Award, a municiapl official said on October 25.

The EADS Innovation Works of Singapore has pledged to help Vietnam seek methods of biomass measurement and landslide forecast.

Thanh Hoa Province will invest VND22 billion in upgrading the Ho Dynasty Citadel to promote the cultural values of the historical site.