Environment

A working group on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade has made its debut in Hanoi to help Vietnam in forest management.

Resulting from several bilateral and multilateral meetings, Vietnam ensured a number of encouraging commitments from various donors.

Recently authorities held a meeting to analyse the causes of fierce blazes that ripped through Hoang Lien National Park.

An international conference being held in Hanoi is addressing how the economy and the environment are interrelated.

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.