“Traveling and learning to cook” tours now attract travelersIt is wonderful if someone can travel to enjoy beautiful landscapes and learn to prepare the traditional dishes of the destination countries.
US swelters under deadly heatwaveA heatwave and stifling humidity battered the central and eastern United States, leaving over 20 dead.
Project to save Southernmost Ca Mau ProvinceLocal authorities in Ca Mau Province plans to invest USD9 million to build an embankment to protect the Ca Mau cape area from further landslides.
Travellers flock to beaches to avoid summer heatAfter a quiet June, islands, tourism sites and beautiful beaches these days receive more travellers who want to relax on brine.
Elephant Sanctuary in Dak Lak ProvinceThe People’s Committee of Dak Lak Province plans to set up an elephant sanctuary by 2014 at a total cost of roughly VND58 billion (USD3 million).
Hanoi’s iconic bridge could become art museumThe Vietnam Urban Planning Association has proposed conversion of the century-old Long Bien Bridge into a contemporary art museum.
Experts warn hydropower plants will kill Cat Tien national parkCat Tien National Park’s director has warned that the park would “die” because of the two hydropower plants to be built on Dong Nai River.
International geoparks conference in HanoiThe 2nd Asia-Pacific Geoparks Symposium opened in Hanoi on July 18 with the participation of 170 scientists from 17 countries.
Green light for USD4 billion South Hoi An projectVinaCapital and Genting Group have permission to reclaim a large area in Quang Nam Province to build a multi-billion dollar recreation resort.
Military warns tigers on the loose in Dong NaiWhile military officials maintain they are actually tigers, forest officials say they could be dogs.
New World Biosphere Reserve recognisedThe Cat Tien National Garden has been recognised by UNESCO as Vietnam’s seventh World Biosphere Reserve.
Community of rare gibbons found in VietnamThe lively morning calls of a rare species of gibbon has led to the discovery in remote Vietnamese forests, conservationists said.
Child sexual abuse on the rise in VietnamVietnam has seen an alarming increase in cases of child sexual abuse in recent years, with some victims as young as six years old.
San Diu paintings revive spiritual historySan Diu ethnic paintings, meant for worship and found in the mountainous northern province of Tuyen Quang, owe much of their survival to local collectors.
Sanitation: an opportunity for collaborationThe second phase of the HCM City Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Environmental Sanitation Project could benefit from a public private partnership arrangement.
Vietnam is wasting rubbishWhile developed countries invest millions of USD in waste recycling, Vietnam is among the top nations which are wasting this “new” resource.
Loss of big predators disrupts Earth ecosystem: studyLarge predators are on the decline worldwide, a trend that is disrupting the Earth's ecosystem in all kinds of unusual ways, researchers said.
Illegal aloes wood exploitation hinders gene preservationAloes wood, including tram huong and ky nam, are national forbidden goods, but they have been exploited uncontrollably.
First wastewater monitoring device in VietnamVietnam's first automatic monitoring device for wastewater has been launched in the southern province of Binh Duong.
No proper solution to rescue Saigon River foundBoth competent agencies and scientists are still fumbling for an effective solution to control the polluted river of Saigon.
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