Environment

With the death of a large number of tame elephants recently concerns have risen regarding the threat of extinction of the animals.

A second South Pacific community has declared a state of emergency in a drought crisis that has seen water rationing imposed in parts of the region.

An ozone hole five times the size of California opened over the Arctic this spring, scientists said.

Nearly 10 schools in Tra Vinh Province have built a small-scale waste burning system on campus to replace the previous dumping system.

Typhoon Nalgae was poised to hit the Philippines on Saturday, threatening more than a million people living in areas still flooded from a previous storm, officials said.

Actress Ly Nha Ky has been nominated as the first ever ambassador for Vietnam Tourism.

The alarm bell over the pollution of craft villages in Hanoi has been rung over the last many years, but, no proper solutions have been found.

A delegation from Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Vietnam is on a working visit to South Africa from Sept. 26 to Oct.1.

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.