Environment

The Centre for Preservation of Co Loa Relics has asked for permission to conduct research and compile a dossier for the Co Loa citadel to seek world cultural heritage status.

Authorities in the capital city need to do more to ensure Hanoi's continued development is eco-friendly and "climate-proof", said a UN climate change expert.

Scientists have said the flock of birds numbering in the thousands that have recently come to Ninh Thuan province are red necked phalaropes.

A nature reserve in Vietnam is being established to protect one of the world's rarest mammals, a conservation group said Thursday.

Dressing up in hospital clothes and slathering themselves with red water colors, some lazy individuals pretend to be disabled to play on people's sympathy.

Over the last few days the more I thought about the article “What’s wrong with tourism in Vietnam?”, the more it annoyed me.

The council for treatment of Hoan Kiem turtle has decided to move the legendary turtle from the treatment tank to the “sanatorium”.

Scientists have for the first time shown a link between intensifying climate events and tectonic plate movement.

A leading climate scientist warned that Europe should take action over increasing drought and floods.

Asia has overtaken Europe as the new hotspot for Australian travellers seeking a bang for their buck, a study has revealed.

Young penguins in the Antarctic may be dying because they are having a tougher time finding food, US researchers suggested.

A middle-aged man and his son in Ngoc Son, Hiep Hoa, Bac Giang claim immunity to electric shock. This is, however, not a supernatural phenomenon

Nitrogen pollution costs Europe between 70 and 320 billion euros per year in its impact on health and the environment.

Vietnam is carrying out a wide range of acitivities in order to maintain Ha Long Bay on New Open World’s 7 Natural Wonders list.

The Ministry of Science and Technology rejected the news saying that radioactive cloud from Japan arrived in Vietnam with a high level of radiation.

Many people are admitted to hospital with serious complications after prescribing their own medication for “minor” ailments.

Households moved out to make way for hydropower plants in several localities across Vietnam are not happy in new areas.

The number of tourists bookings for both outbound and inbound tours during the holidays of April 30 and May Day shot up despite economic difficulties.

Being exposed to highway pollution can cause brain damage in mice akin to memory loss and Alzheimer's disease, US researchers said.