Environment

Though the recent unexplained death of a tame elephant in Da Lat has caused fury, the government has not been able to eliminate the illegal ivory market.

Well educated, middle-aged people and public employees tend to consume wild animal products more frequently than people of other age groups.

Central China's worst drought in more than 50 years is drying reservoirs, stalling rice planting, and threatens crippling power shortages.

Unlike in the past landslides are now a threat even during the dry season along the Tien and Hau rivers in the Mekong Delta.

Ha Long, Vietnam’s world natural heritage, gained the highest growth in votes in the poll for the seven new world natural wonders.

Authorities in two provinces of Vietnam and Laos are discussing ways to map out an action plan to fight cross-border trafficking of wild animals.

A coastal hamlet in the central province of Binh Thuan has the dubious distinction of attracting abandoned women who do sex work for a living.

A plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Iceland could reach the airspace over mainland Europe later this week.

Ho Chi Minh City Environmental Protection Agency has found over 50% of enterprises located along the Saigon River have no wastewater facilities.

HCM City is to implement 30 projects to cope with climate change, focusing on natural resource, waste, energy and land management.

The Hanoi traffic police’s suggestion to ban cycle rickshaws, or cyclos, has created a strong opposition among the capital’s travel firms.

China's Three Gorges Dam, as a world wonder, has caused a host of ills that must be "urgently" addressed, the government has said.

Many pagodas in the capital city have been decorated with flags, flowers, and banners to celebrate Lord Buddha’s Birthday.

Chinese factories are facing curbs on electricity use as coal prices soar and a severe drought hits hydropower plants.

Vietnam's first regional flood warning system is now operating in the five most flood-prone provinces of the central region.

The Saigontourist welcomed the luxury cruise liner Bremen of Germany on its first voyage to Vietnam , with 750 tourists aboard.

Ming Ming, the world's oldest panda, has died of old age, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday. She was 34.

The US ’s fast-growing river cruise company Avalon Waterways plans to add the Mekong River to its list of destinations, a top executive has said.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Department was asked to inspect the experimental breeding of tigers to and make a survey of the animal.