Environment

Local authorities in Hanoi have recently issued strict guidelines on the management of the city’s solid waste.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has approved a project on the preservation of saola and other indigenous bovines.

Of 634 primate species, 48% are on the IUCN's 'red list' of animals under threat as loggers, hunters and smugglers thrive.

The Phu My Lepironia Project, a conservation initiative in Vietnam, was introduced at a press conference of the UN Development Programme in New York

With creativity and skillfulness, Vietnamese farmers are giving regular fruits a very unique appearance for Tet.

A chance to “Welcome spring on Phan Xi Pang Mountain” has attracted many tourists from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

This year peach blossoms are in early bloom that saddening the growers.

Vietnam should pay more attention to forest plantations and protection as it will help the country in mitigating the climate change as well as reducing the number of poor households.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Vietnam with a US$45 million loan for the Central Region Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project.

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.

Tourism in Da Nang is increasing heavily as the arrival of Tet approaches.

Hanoi plans to put into operation five more luxury hotels, offering an additional 2,000 rooms during 2010, the National Tourism Year.

Vietnam is in danger of lacking freshwater due to the impacts of industrialisation, population growth and climate change.

Pu Mat National Park, Nghe An Province is now home to two elephants, both about 1 year old.

It can be argued that the traditional wedding protocol of Lo Lo village does not exist anymore.

The Vietnam Innovation Day 2010 is an opportunity for innovative ideas that address local development challenge

The total costs associated with natural catastrophes in 2009 will be about $50 billion, according to estimates from Munich Re.

The first made-in-Vietnam incinerator for treating toxic solid waste has been put in use at hospitals across the country.

VTC14 is a special Vietnamese TV channel on the environment and natural disaster prevention, response and mitigation.