Environment

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.

Sharp increases in temperature driven by global warming are melting China's Himalayan glaciers, threatening habitats, tourism and economic development, a study says.

A new cave with a complex series of grottos has been discovered in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan.

It is a double-whammy for Vietnamese poor patients-not only are fees high in public hospitals but they also prescribe unnecessary drugs and tests.

Vietnam customs officials seized more than a tonne of ivory, believed to be from elephant tusks, being smuggled on the country's border with China.

Vietnam has not paid appropriate attention in dealing with the environment pollution caused by the agricultural production.

Pham Ngu Lao backpacker quarter in HCM City attracts 1,900 foreign travellers daily, obtaining revenue of VND8.32 trillion a year, a survey shows.

Extreme high tide of over level 3 and simultaneous release of floodwaters from reservoirs into the Dong Nai River at the end of October will be catastrophic.

An Bang Beach in Hoi An has been ranked the world’s 43rd best beach by CNNgo.com, a travel publication of CNN.

Over the years, the pride of Hanoi, its numerous lakes, have been seriously polluted.

HCM City environment authorities have revealed the test results of the huge pesticide contaminated mud pile dumped at the Dong Thanh waste landfill site.

Public interest in climate change issues has been considerably improved over the past few years thanks to increased communications.

Vietnamese people will have the chance to vote for Ha Long Bay as a new World Wonder through a TV programme to be broadcast live on October 29.

Installation of a pipeline system under the Sai Gon River will dramatically curb pollution in HCM City's canals, city authorities said.

Hanoi is expected to issue preservation regulations for colonial-era villas by year-end, a top planning official has said.