Saint Giong Festival passes UNESCO’s first round
The documents for nomination of the Saint Giong Festival as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind meets the technical standards necessary to enter the next round of UNESCO evaluation.
Environment
Tourism market heats up during Tet
Tourism in Da Nang is increasing heavily as the arrival of Tet approaches.
Five more luxury hotels operational in Hanoi
Hanoi plans to put into operation five more luxury hotels, offering an additional 2,000 rooms during 2010, the National Tourism Year.
Vietnam seeks int'l cooperation to preserve scarce water
Vietnam is in danger of lacking freshwater due to the impacts of industrialisation, population growth and climate change.
Two baby elephants receive care they need at Pu Mat
Pu Mat National Park, Nghe An Province is now home to two elephants, both about 1 year old.
Traditional village, contemporary wedding
It can be argued that the traditional wedding protocol of Lo Lo village does not exist anymore.
Vietnam Innovation Day 2010 to focus on climate change
The Vietnam Innovation Day 2010 is an opportunity for innovative ideas that address local development challenge
Munich Re: '09 catastrophe costs dropped 75 pct
The total costs associated with natural catastrophes in 2009 will be about $50 billion, according to estimates from Munich Re.
Vietnam produces first solid waste treatment incinerator
The first made-in-Vietnam incinerator for treating toxic solid waste has been put in use at hospitals across the country.
Environmental TV channel to be launched in Vietnam
VTC14 is a special Vietnamese TV channel on the environment and natural disaster prevention, response and mitigation.
Emergency Information Service launched for survivors of natural disasters
The new service will deploy expert Action-Units of journalists to scenes of major catastrophe.
Carbon emissions from transport sector remain high
The transport sector’s share of national CO2 emissions in Vietnam has almost doubled in the 1980 - 2005 period.
Copenhagen climate summit in disarray after 'Danish text' leak
Developing countries react furiously to leaked draft agreement that would hand more power to rich nations and abandon the Kyoto protocol.
Alarming images from Vietnam presented at COP15
Photos show the world how Vietnam is being severely affected by climate change.
Hope for deal at conference
“A deal is within our reach,” the Danish Prime Minister said on Monday – the first day of the UN climate change conference.
Copenhagen climate change summit poised to open
Delegates from 192 countries are gathering in the Danish capital Copenhagen for the opening of the long-awaited UN summit on climate change.
2 tons of snakes, tortoises seized in Cambodia
Cambodian police confiscated arrested two men trying to smuggle two tons of live snakes and tortoises from Cambodia to Vietnam.
Environmental project to be implemented in VN with FK support
A national conference on air pollution control in Vietnam will be organised next year by FK Vietnam Network and VFEJ
PM Nguyen Tan Dung to attend COP 15
Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung is among the earliest leaders agreeing to attend COP 15.
Climate change heat is on
Extreme weather is posing great challenges to many ordinary people in Vietnam.
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