Environment

More cases of protests by residents in northern provinces against environment polluters have occurred with a cement plant blocked and numerous trucks carrying iron ore intercepted.

Ninh Binh will focus on developing two main kinds of tourism – ecological and cultural-spiritual, a provincial tourism official has said.

A workshop on international cooperation in the survey and research on marine resources and environment opened in Hanoi on September 15.

A strong 6.6-magnitude undersea quake and a series of aftershocks hit off the coast of Japan's Honshu island, geologists said.

Urban development programmers seem not to pay much attention to the designing of cemeteries, to ensure they can be safe to the environment.

Experts say Vietnam needs to do more to attract more cruise tourists to Vietnam as the country many wonderful bays and beaches.

Vietnamese authorities hosted a seminar in Hanoi to seek ways to preserve Vietnamese culture and language among the overseas community.

HCM City authorities have asked for strict punishment over polluting factories in Le Minh Xuan Industrial Park in Binh Chanh District.

Hanoi and Hoi An’s Old Town are rated among the top ten best destinations in Asia for 2011, according to an online poll.

Researchers in Australia said they had discovered that dolphin colonies living around Melbourne are a species unlike any other in the world.

The Australian Embassy in Hanoi has provided VND205 million (AUD10,000) for a waste management project in Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan Province.

Danang City is among cities selected for a green model city project by APEC energy and transport ministers.

Food&Hotel Vietnam expects 360 exhibitors to be present at the show held in HCM City from September 28-30, the organisers announced.

Vietnam has one of the highest rates of willingness to endure short-term pain that may arise due to focus on renewable energies, a study said.

A workshop to develop disaster management capacity for the four Lower Mekong countries opened in HCM City on September 12.

Vietnam welcomed 3.96 million foreign visitors in the first eight months of this year, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

The State budget has allocated VND150 billion for the northernmost mountain province of Ha Giang to implement the national programme for clean water during 2011-2015 period.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency will help Vietnam develop green technology, focusing on biodiesel fuels.

The H're ethnic minority has planted sua in Ca Ray Village, Quang Ngai Province's Ba To District to preserve the rare and valuable timber.