Environment

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.

To Ngoc Thanh, the son of late great painter To Ngoc Van, has introduced his 34 oil paintings which depict the beauty of Sapa to audiences.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province ordered environment officials to inspect environment damage caused by the controversial Tan Rai bauxite plant, an official said.

In autumn, the fields of Mu Cang Chai turn varying shades of brilliant yellow and are filled with life.

A street festival themed “ Hanoi – no plastic bag Sunday ” will take place in the capital on October 2.

Vietnamese tourism companies are attending the 33rd Top Resa Tourism Fair in Paris, France from September 20-23.

A shortage of workers, rising costs and harsher competition from foreign rivals are handicapping Vietnam's handicrafts industry, one official said.

The decision by the Government to raise the minimum wage from October 1, 2011 has brought more worries than joys to labourers.

The Ministry of Education and Training was urged to call upon students to vote for Ha Long Bay as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Scientists and policymakers from Asia and Africa discussed ways to cope with climate change at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on September 21.

Two exhibitions to raise public awareness on illegal wildlife trafficking will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in September.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment began inspecting operations to mine sand, stones, and other building materials in Binh Duong.

A powerful typhoon looming down on disaster-ravaged Japan has killed at least four people, authorities said Wednesday, less than a month after a vicious storm left 100 dead.

Authorities in HCM City are considering a proposal to levy an entry fee on all private vehicles going to the downtown area.

According to the latest report brought out by the Ministry of Health, the outbreak and recurrence of new epidemics is the result of climate change and abnormal weather conditions.

More than 1,500 Vietnamese volunteers in 16 provinces will participate in the Moving Planet Day this September 24.