Environment

The city must carry out a wide variety of measures to achieve a low-carbon society, experts said at a conference on August 12 in HCM City.

Tourism and government officials have called for increased efforts aimed at diversifying Hanoi's tourism industry.

Twenty State enterprises and private companies have been engaging in a project to renovate lakes located in the capital city, but not all residents are satisfied.

The global campaign on climate change 350.org was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on August 11.

Many enterprises in HCM City discharge untreated sewage into Saigon River and contaminate the water supply of many households in the city.

Farmers in a commune in Kien Giang Province have improved agricultural production after learning about climate change, scientists said.

All the travel firms in HCM City have reported a bumper crop in summer 2011 with revenue, especially from luxurious clients.

As many as 38 percent of young people polled for a survey about uprightness said that they are ready to act without integrity.

Local authorities and industrial enterprises are moving ahead with the projects on generating electricity from organic rubbish.

A quarry that provided the material to build the Ho Dynasty Citadel has been discovered in Thanh Hoa Province.

The Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang attracted 30,000 tourists, including over 10,000 foreigners in July.

Different tour packages will be presented during a festival at the Moc Chau Plateau in Son La Province from August 27 to September 2.

Four traditional handicrafts associated with Hanoians' daily life in the past are reappearing at four addresses in the Old Quarter from August 5.

Environmentalists reported that pollution has recently worsened in Hanoi, caused by solid and water waste as well as exhaust fumes.

The central Thua Thien Hue Province's People Committee hopes to get 43 projects completed to host National Tourism Year 2012.

Four waste disposal sites worth an estimated VND54 billion (USD2.62 million) will be built in Hanoi to deal with the increasing waste problem.

Vietnamese living in HCM City without permanent residency status should be covered under poverty-reduction and social welfare programmes, experts said.

Finland will provide EUR160,285 to help enhance climate change adaptation capacity in the Mekong Delta, said the Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam.

Two new caves have been discovered at the UNESCO world heritage site, the Phong Nha- Ke Bang National Park, said well-known cave explore Ho Khanh.