Environment

The highest flood crest of northern main rivers is forecast to occur in late Jul and Aug, said the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.

Vietnam has 15 world natural, cultural and documentary heritages, including the recently-recognised Ho Dynasty Citadel.

After making several mistakes, many teenagers build tombs for themselves in the online cemetery to wish for parents’ forgiveness.

A new television programme will be launched on VTV3 on every Sunday to introduce the country’s landscapes and regional socio-cultural features.

About 30 hectares of pine forests were destroyed on July 6 after a fire broke out at 1:00 pm in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

The Vietnam Records Book Centre announced the 2nd publication in its S100 Records series-“100 Vietnamese natural and food specialities”.

More species of animals and plants in Vietnam are facing extinction risk, according to the 2010 National Environment Report.

The world needs $1.9 trillion in green technology investments a year, with over half of that sum necessary for developing countries," the UN said.

A festival featuring cuisines from the North, the South and the Central of Vietnam is open today, July 6, in the central province of Phu Yen.

A project to survey coal for excavation in the Red River Delta is drawing experts's concerns about its geological and environment impacts.

A nationwide crackdown has begun on sand and gravel extraction which is affecting the flow of rivers, their dyke systems and agricultural land.

Vietravel Marketing and Tourist Company said it will receive nearly 700 visitors from Japan, marking the return of a tourism market with potential for development.

When the night comes, hundreds of girls put on sexy clothes to show off their bodies at red-light cafes on many roads in Hanoi's suburb.

HCM City with its proximity to a diverse river and canal system is focusing now more on river tourism for both domestic and foreign visitors.

Nearly 200 rhinos were killed in South Africa in the first half of 2011, environmental group WWF said.

Bui Mong Diep, one of the concubines of Bao Dai, the last king of Vietnam, passed away at Saint Antoine Hospital in France on June 26.

The Centre for Environment and Community Research made debut a website on Hanoi lakes at www.cecr.vn on June 30.

Nearly 600 child labourers are hired by family businesses in HCM city, many of them endure work in hazardous conditions with long hours and low pay.

Over 700 artists and athletes from 12 localities attended the Ethnic Minority Cultural Festival for central and central highland regions on July 1.