Environment

China and Russia have agreed to set up the first cross-border protection zone for Siberian tigers, state media reported.

Forest protection forces of Lam Dong Province and experts of the Wildlife Conservation Society made a sudden raid on many restaurants in Da Lat city.

The World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam, has coffered the WWF Green Office certificate on TANNER Vietnam Ltd.

Southeast Asia is considered as the world’s storm center and Vietnam is among the top ten countries most affected by natural calamities and climate change.

Traditional foods, culture and customs will be highlighted at the Ha Thanh Food Festival due to be held from October 6 to 11 in Hanoi.

The Phu An Bamboo Village, a work by Dr. Diep Thi My Hanh, will be among 15 organizations that will receive the UNDP’s Equator Prize.

A 4-day international tourism festival will be held from October 2 - 5 at Bao Son Paradise Theme Park in Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has proposed the Finance Ministry exempt import taxes for Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses.

The General Department of Aquaculture will work with the General Department of Customs to enforce a ban on the import of the red-eared slider.

Director of Phong Nha-Ke Bang project said that Quang Binh had transferred Eur200,000 to the German Reconstruction Bank at the bank’s request.

People in Phuc Am, Duyen Truong and Van Hoi villages are very busy at the moment preparing for the Vu Lan holiday.

“Tomorrow begins from today” will be the theme of the Forum of Youth and Sustainable Development in Vietnam in 2010.

Australian scientists have discovered a cluster of brilliant shallow-water corals that could help in the search for anti-cancer drugs and to understand global warming.

Officials and business people are the ones who use wildlife products most, said a senior official from the Central Committee for Training and Propaganda.

Environment protection has become urgent and critical and in Vietnam, the matter has drawn much attention from all walks of life, especially young people.

The beautiful photos will be displayed at the Vietnam Art Design, 345 Greenwich Street, New York until August 18.

The Ho Chi Minh City authorities have called for a crackdown on businesses that exceed noise levels and disturb residents.

More than 140 young people in HCMC and Ha Noi have applied to take part in an international conference on tiger conservation.

A workshop organized in Hanoi recently to set the standards to choose Vietnam’s national flower.