Environment

Vietnam received more than 1.15 million foreign visitors in the first quarter of the year, representing a year-on-year increase of 12%.

Ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands possess a unique culture, which is highlighted by their springtime festivals and cuisine.

Only 70 percent of Vietnamese urban population can have access to clean water at 100 litre/person/day, an official has warned.

The discovery of over 100 dead dolphins on Gulf of Mexico shores likely reflects only a small fraction of the total killed by the BP oil spill, a study suggested.

India, home to most of the world's wild tigers, reported a rise in the animal's numbers for the first time in years.

Experts have sounded a red alert about the quality of groundwater in HCM City, saying it was critically degraded and salinised.

It is a striking contrast from the cool, misty town of Dalat to the glittering seaside resort of Nha Trang, which is barely a three hour drive away.

Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand have agreed to convene a special session on the prior consultation process for Laos’ controversial proposed Xayaburi hydropower dam.

Six Senses Ninh Van Bay resort in Vietnam tops a list of ten romantic beach retreats released by boutique hotel collection Mr & Mrs Smith.

A leading US entomologist won the prestigious Tyler Prize for her groundbreaking work on the collapse of bee population.

The owner of a private zoo in Vietnam has been jailed for three years for selling the endangered tigers that he was supposed to protect.

Vietnamese children aged from 11 to 15 across the country have been invited to take part in a drawing contest with the theme of endangered wildlife species.

Numerous low-income tenants in major cities are being forced to pay over the top for their electricity by unscrupulous landlords.

Water scarcity and declining quality would be a challenge to countries in the region, a study group on water resources security was told.

The World Society for the Protection of Animals welcomed Vietnam's efforts to crack down on bear-bile tourism.

Underground water is degrading in quality, which is a big problem for nearly all water utilization projects.

This year's HCM City Tourism Day 2011 will highlight special aspects of five popular destinations – HCM City, Da Lat, Binh Thuan, Phu Quoc and Hai Phong.

Hundreds of campers stranded by floods and landslides in Australia were waiting to be rescued after roads were washed out by freakish weather.

A study by the World Bank said Vietnam would need to spend around USD850 million annually adapting to climate change for the next 40 years.