Environment

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered a halt on investment in technologies that release high levels of emissions.

According to the Asian Green City Index 2011 released on February 14, Hanoi is listed in the group of “under average” cities for the green.

According to the Asian Green City Index 2011 released on February 14, Hanoi is listed in the group of “under average” cities for the green.

The Asian Development Bank has pledged a loan of USD1 billion for Vietnam's water development programme over the 2011-2020 period.

If Vietnam can invite Chinese manufacturers to set up production bases, its imports would decrease, said former Vietnamese Ambassador to China.

A court in Ecuador ordered US oil giant Chevron to pay an estimated USD8 billion in a lawsuit alleging the firm caused environmental damage.

A slowdown in the increase of Kenya's elephant numbers is raising fears among conservationists.

Vietnam’s tourism industry is witnessing its golden age. However, a new way is needed for it to coax more foreign tourists.

Despite its highly endangered terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, Vietnam makes a significant contribution to this biological diversity.

A powerful earthquake struck Friday off the coast of Chile, throwing a scare into residents nearly a year after a temblor and tsunami in the same region.

Central Highland Dak Lak Province's famed tame elephants may become extinct in the next 20-25 years unless conservation project receive goverment funding, experts said.

Vietnam celebrates more than 9,000 local and national festivals and January is often heated by these events.

Eight provinces have been warned that conditions in their localities were ripe for forest fires.

Young Hanoians have begun to explore ways to ease the stress in modern life, including attending Buddhism classes.

There are people from foreign lands in the central highland province of Lam Dong who are seriously involved in farming as a profession.

Gibbons in Asia have regional accents scientists say can identify the exact species of gibbon singing and where they are from.

The Asian Development Bank and the Nordic Development Fund are to help Vietnam draw up and implement detailed climate change action plans.

Spring is a season of hope. It is a time for everyone to review old things and look forward to new ones. In an historian’s eyes, receiving new things is heritability.

Miet Hau Giang is the old name of the land from the left bank of the Mekong River tothe southern tip of Ca Mau province.