After 4,000 years of history, the dynasties of the past have bequeathed Vietnam with a wealth of cultural artifacts. Minh Thu discovers how the very act of preserving these vestiges may be hastening their destruction.
Gia Lai Province in Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) is set to host the 2009 Gong International Festival in Pleiku city in the third quarter of this year.
Vietnamese and American scientists have uncovered a new species of lizard in a cave on Hon Tre Island, the buffer zone of the Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve. In the past year, Vietnam found 26 new vertebrates.
Two young pupils, one from Ha Noi and the other central Nghe An province, were awarded with special prizes on Jan 3, 2009 for winning a drawing competition for kids, which calls for an environment without cigarette smoke.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland (December 1-12, 2008) ended successfully with a clear commitment from governments to shift into full negotiating mode next year in order to shape an ambitious and effective international response to climate change, to be agreed in Copenhagen, Denmark at the end of 2009.
The Danish Government will provide a non-refundable aid worth USD 40 million for Vietnam to carry out a programme on adaptation to and mitigation of impacts of climate change in the 2009-2013 period.
The synergies between tourism and handcrafts must be fully recognized and developed to become economic opportunities for local artisans, tourism competitiveness and promotion of host destinations.
Twenty years after the first lesser one-horned rhino was discovered in Cat Tien District, Lam Dong Province, no one is able to say how many there are. The task of protecting this critically endangered species will be a big challenge for conservationists in the future.
As Americans plan their vacations and animal attraction visits for this coming year, Zoo and Aquarium Visitor released their Top 10 Animal Attraction States list.
Tourists visiting Sapa Township in northern Lao Cai province in the springtime could hardly forget the vast number of blossoming peach trees.