Fourteen pupils from Soc Trang province present their experience with environmental challenges during the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) natural resources and rural development sector network meeting in Ho Chi Minh

Last month, Viet Nam News asked its readers whether they think Viet Nam’s target to have at least 80 per cent of the city’s public places to be smoke-free by

A seminar entitled “A Handbook of Cities Adapting to Climate Change” was jointly held by the World Bank in Vietnam and the People’s Committee of the City of Hanoi.

The central port city of Da Nang has signed an agreement with the multi-national Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET) and the UK-based Challenge to Change (CtC), regarding a

Solar stoves and hot plates to boil water have made the environment of a village near Da Nang City cleaner.

Poor understanding of climate change among a majority of citizens is hindering national efforts to cope with the issue, said Tran Thuc Vien, head of the National Institute of Hydrometeorology.

Northern Hai Phong port city is intensifying efforts to expand plantation of submerged forests along its coastline in a bid to boost defences against storms and the rising sea level.

Denmark is considering giving financial support to projects in Vietnam that make use of the clean development mechanism (CDM) to introduce a sustainable environmental protection programme, according to Danish Ambassador

Short traditional tuong (classical drama) pieces and performances featuring cultural aspects of central Vietnam, as well as renewed stage and services, are some of the changes taking place at Nguyen

So far 377 cities out of 74 countries worldwide have signed up to the WWF’s Earth Hour – double the total last year. To mark the first year Viet Nam