Environment

An exhibition collecting public opinions on the selection of Vietnam’s national flower closed in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12.

Nha Trang Sea Festival 2011 took off at the April 2 Square on June 11 with a colourful opening ceremony  

It is estimated that around 25,000 children are currently working in Vietnam, with some in bad and hazardous environments.

The latest reports show that the underground water level and water reserves in HCM City have been decreasing rapidly.

A flying kite will be launched during Nha Trang Sea Festival 2011 by the Hon Tam Bien Company to promote adventure tourism.

The chapi is a Raglai musical instrument that is in danger of disappearing, but not if Chammalé Au of Ninh Thuan can help it

The world’s first 3-dimension scientific reportage is about Vietnam’s Son Doong cave and it will be broadcast in 60 countries on June 25.

The World Wildlife Fund Vietnam launched a project to avoid deforestation and forest degradation in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

The sight of electricity pylons might not be everyone's idea of a perfect view, but when you've never had power, it's a different matter.

Lang Co Festival 2011 will be held on July 9-10 to promote tourism and encourage investment in the Lang Co-Chan May economic zone.

One of the measures to preserve Nha Trang Bay is to increase the community’s role in management and exploration of coral resources, experts said.

Scientists have warned that the water of the Red River may be red no more, since the river is gradually losing silt.

Greenpeace accused Mattel, the US maker of Barbie dolls, of contributing to the wanton destruction of carbon-rich Indonesian forests.

The number of foreign arrivals to Hanoi has risen sharply since the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

A large number of titanium mining firms in Binh Thuan Province are destroying the local environment, water supply and agricultural crops.

The UN's climate chief urged negotiators gathering for new talks over news that global warming could bust a threshold widely considered safe.

The people’s committee has sold prime land to certain companies without auctions, sometimes at a fifth of the market price.

The space under bridges in HCM City have become mobile markets, the home to homeless people, warehouses and public toilets.

A wild elephant has been found dead in the Vinh Cuu Natural Conservation Zone in Dong Nai Province, possibly due to eating pesticide-laden fruits.