Uva Village – the place contains unique natural and cultural values

(TITC) - Uva Village is located in Noong Luong Commune, Dien Bien District, Dien Bien Province, about 15km to the southwest of Dien Bien Phu City. The village not only has charming scenery but also contains a lot of unique cultural, historical, archeological values.

Japan helps Hoi An deal with garbage

Authorities in the central province of Quang Nam, city of Hoi An and the Japanese city of Naha, on Aug. 25 signed an agreement on applying the latter’s model of reducing and managing waste for the future.

Hanoi vows to stop vendors’ overcharging

Hanoi has once again shown its determination to clear the vendors who solicit a welcome to foreign travelers and ask them to buy souvenirs, thus smearing the image of Hanoi’s tourism in the eyes of travelers.

More flower species branded “Da Lat flower”

Five more types of flowers grown in the central highlands city of Da Lat and surrounding areas will bear the brand “Da Lat flower”, the name that has earned a firm niche in local and foreign markets for flower growers in the locality. They are daisy, rose, carnation, auspicious and gladiolus.

Australia helps Vietnam adapt to climate change

Australia will provide up to 15 million AUD to Vietnam to help it tackle the impacts of climate change. This was revealed at a ceremony announcing Australian-funded projects to implement the Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change Programme in Vietnam by the Australian Embassy in Hanoi on August 23.

Lam Dong: Wild animals rescued from 23 restaurants

The authorities of Lam Dong province joined environment police and the Wildlife Conservation Society to inspect 23 restaurants in the province on August 21. Inspectors checked restaurants in Da Lat and Bao Loc cities, Duc Trong, Lac Duong, Bao Lam and Da Houoai districts.

Sapa would become burial ground for hydropower plants?

A lot of hydropower plant projects have been implemented in Sa Pa town, a well-known tourism site, threatening to put the wonderful landscape into oblivion. Five hydropower plant projects would be considered a small number if noting that there are 123 hydropower plants in the whole northern province of Lao Cai.

Thong Nhat Park to host multi-storey parking lot

In a move to deal with the lack of parking lots, Hanoi will take thousands of metres of land in Thong Nhat Park to build parking facilities. Hanoi Department for Planning and Architecture has proposed a plan to build a car park with a steel frame structure in Thong Nhat Park.

Adventurous summer vacation in Thung Nai

As soon as the school year ended, we decided to reward ourselves with a relaxing trip but it turned out more of a war with the weather but it was worth it for a great holiday. After probing our list of destinations we finally chose Thung Nai, a new tourist area in Cao Phong District, about 25 kilometers from Hoa Binh City and 110 kilometers from Hanoi.

Climate-change leader praises VN's attitude

Viet Nam hopes to receive support from the international community in the fight against climate change, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said. He was speaking at a reception for the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Rajendra K. Pachauri, in Ha Noi on Friday.