Toothless smoking ban needs enforcement

The air is filled of smoke. A group of men puff on their cigarettes like chimneys as they sit facing a sign which proclaims "No Smoking!" in the lounge of Ha Noi’s Buu Dien Hospital.

New Year tree-planting festival launched

Hanoi’s tree-planting festival was launched at its new urban area of Viet Hung in Long Bien precinct on January 30, 2009 the fifth day of the first month of the lunar Year of the Buffalo.

UNWTO calls on tourism leaders to join the green economy

Despite the evolving global recession, there is a real opportunity if world leaders succeed in aligning short-term response to the economic meltdown; medium-term response to the development agenda; and long-term response to the climate imperative.

Poverty and impoverished environment linked

Public awareness regarding the relationship between poverty and the environment has been on the rise recently, thanks to the tireless campaigning efforts of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment over the past three years.

Green resort opens on Silkworm Island

A new resort relying on solar and wind power, natural gas and collected rainwater, will open during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays on Hon Tam (Silkworm) Island in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province.

A devoted cook preserves Hanoi’s traditional gastronomy

Anh Tuyet is a famous cook in Hanoi. She is trying to preserve Hanoi’s unique traditional gastronomy.

The attraction of a land

In 1983, pharmacist Nguyen Van Be, a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University and Vice Director of Phytopharco Company, decided to work in Dong Thap Muoi in southern Vietnam.

Dangerous exotic tree attacks HCM City

Mai duong (mimosa pigra), listed among the 100 most invasive species in the world by the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), is growing in 44 ha of land in 11 districts of HCM City. On Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 the city conducted a campaign to destroy mai duong in District 9.

Agency urges mangrove forest conservation

The Vietnam Sea and Islands General Department has called for measures to preserve and develop mangrove forests in order to prevent environmental pollution.

Picturesque Pu Mat

With a rich ecosystem of diverse flora and fauna, beautiful scenery and intriguing historical sites, Pu Mat National Park is an ideal tourist destination year-round.