Sapa ranked among top ten places to walkSapa Town in Lao Cai Province has been voted one of the world’s top ten spots for walking by popular travel guide Lonely Planet.
"Robinson Crusoe" moves to island near Phu QuocVuong Chinh Trung and his family are the only residents of Rong Ngang island in southern Kien Giang Province.
Europe bids to 'halt' biodiversity lossEurope set new targets to halt a mainly man-made loss of species costing billions each year.
Vietnam in Thai media spotlightVietnam’s land, people and famous tourism sites have been given wide coverage in the Nation, Puchatkarn and other major Thai newspapers.
All villagers deforest for planting riceAll 70 families of Mong ethnic people in Sai Khao village Thanh Hoa Province involved in chopping down forests to grow cassava and maize.
Mekong Delta Provinces susceptible to forest firesThe Mekong Delta provinces have become highly susceptible to the risk of forest fires due to severe heat wave conditions recently.
Dalat rescues wild animals from restaurantsAuthorities in Dalat City last week seized more than 100 wild animals from 27 restaurants citywide to return to the wild.
Ho Chi Minh City's image in focus164 photos of Ho Chi Minh City have been published in a photograph album called “beautiful Saigon”.
Experts: Vietnam’s elephants to be extinct in ten yearsWildlife experts have warned that the number of elephants in Vietnam is falling and elephants will be extinct in the next ten years.
Tourists flock to central regionThe number of tourists to the central region on the occasion of Southern Liberation Day and May Day has increased remarkably from last year.
Travel agencies barred from offering international toursAs many as 93 local travel agencies are now barred from offering international tours as their licenses for this activity have expired.
Global warming threat amid nuclear doubts: IEAA global warming target could be missed three times over if countries fail to promote clean energy, the International Energy Agency warned.
Deputy PM calls for better forest developmentDeputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung affirmed that raising people’s awareness of forest protection is an important task for national development.
Measures to preserve rare antelope discussedThe World Wide Fund for Nature and the Forest Ranger Sub-Department of Thua Thien Hue recently held a seminar on measures to reserve Sao La.
World to lose forest area 27 times as big as AustriaThe world stands to lose 230 million hectares of forest by 2050 with drastic consequences for the climate, biodiversity and the global economy.
Desolate children of Vietnamese-foreign marriagesBringing her two children from Taiwan to Vietnam, Thuy left her kids with her mother in Soc Trang province and went to HCM City to work.
No binding climate deal at Durban, warn US, EUThere will be no binding deal on emissions at this year's UN climate summit as the South African hosts and other economic powers are "not ready".
Foreign arrivals to Vietnam increase in AprilVietnam is expected to welcome more than 460,000 international arrivals in April, up 6.3 percent against the same period last year.
Ha Long tourism week promises attractionsQuang Ninh province has invested VND138 billion (USD6.6 million) in building an outdoor art laser light stage in Ha Long Bay on the night of May 2.
Vietnam, Cambodia cooperate in fighting wildlife tradeCompetent Vietnamese and Cambodian agencies jointly opened a workshop to discuss measures to combat illegal trade in wildlife in border areas.