Environment

The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new federal protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants.

Doctors at many Chinese-owned clinics in HCM City have given deceitful prescriptions to patients, and in some cases, caused complications.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung met Prof. Cees Veerman, advisor to the Vietnamese PM on climate change, flood control and water resource management on Sept. 29.

Vietnam ranked 85th among 163 countries in the Environmental Performance Index with 59 points, said the World Bank in Vietnam.

The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Nesat climbed to 18 as thousands of people battled widespread flooding and another storm bore down on the country.

HCM City plans to give urgent priority to prevent riverbank erosion, according to deputy chairman of the city People's Committee Le Minh Tri.

Plastic bags will be taxed next year to reduce its use and raise environmental awareness but experts are afraid this target cannot be achieved.

Every evening in the Hanoi Ca Tru Club, the sounds of instruments and voices performing Ca Tru can be heard, from young pupils and students

A Cultural Festival commemorating the 143rd death anniversary of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc opened in Rach Gia City in the Mekong Delta Province of Kien Giang.

A project to develop straw-woven products for tourists was recently set in place by the Scientific Union for Sustainable Tourism Development.

Floodwater levels in upstream Mekong River are rising rapidly and may exceed the third danger mark sooner than expected.

To Ngoc Thanh, the son of late great painter To Ngoc Van, has introduced his 34 oil paintings which depict the beauty of Sapa to audiences.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province ordered environment officials to inspect environment damage caused by the controversial Tan Rai bauxite plant, an official said.

In autumn, the fields of Mu Cang Chai turn varying shades of brilliant yellow and are filled with life.

A street festival themed “ Hanoi – no plastic bag Sunday ” will take place in the capital on October 2.

Vietnamese tourism companies are attending the 33rd Top Resa Tourism Fair in Paris, France from September 20-23.

A shortage of workers, rising costs and harsher competition from foreign rivals are handicapping Vietnam's handicrafts industry, one official said.

The decision by the Government to raise the minimum wage from October 1, 2011 has brought more worries than joys to labourers.

The Ministry of Education and Training was urged to call upon students to vote for Ha Long Bay as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.