Environment

Scientists have warned that the prospective site of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant is vulnerable to the possible threats of a tsunami.

Scientists and students will gather in HCM City's Sai Gon Hi-tech Park next month to showcase self-made solar powered vehicles.

A work by the Research Centre of Criminology and Crime Prevention, shows that of the minority of the killers were born in normal families.

Artisans in Bao Dap village in the northern province of Nam Dinh still preserve their trade of making star-shaped lanterns.

HCM City plans to deploy seven projects worth a total $240 million by 2015 to upgrade and expand its water supply network.

New motor vehicle emission standards have been set by the Government in an effort to mitigate air pollution caused by motor vehicle emissions.

Residents and authorities reported sightings of nearly 30 wild elephants on Saturday in Dak Lak Province's Yok Don National Park.

A herd of more than 30 wild elephants are roaming in the Yok Don National Park in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak

Germany has provided €7 million for a project to protect the forest in Vietnam’s Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces and Lao National garden.

US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Francisco Sanchez confirmed the growing importance of his country’s ties with Vietnam.

From now until 2015, HCM City plans to deploy seven projects worth a total US$240 million to upgrade and expand its water supply network, cut water loss, and treat sludge at water factories.

Tarpan horses, a breed that disappeared from the wild in Europe two centuries ago, will soon be reintroduced in Bulgaria, organisers said.

The exhibition of paintings by Dao Hai Phong and photos by Ngoc Thai will be held in Hanoi this September.

High tide water levels in Ho Chi Minh City are forecast to reach level 1 and cross 1.35 meters early September.

Experts believe that the “community forest” is really the good mechanism for sustainable forest management after the success of a pilot project.

Many companies in Binh Duong Province and Ho Chi Minh City recylce plastic from untreated medical waste.

Hong Kong has seized nearly two tonnes of elephant ivory worth about $1.7 million hidden in a shipment from Malaysia, customs authorities said.

Coming to An Giang Province’s Cho Moi District, tourists should not ignore the traditional glass painting craft village on Ong Chuong Islet.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment issued a press release yesterday on “Clean Up the World Campaign” to be organised in HCM City.