Youth Union to promote environmental protection

The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on December 8, 2008 signed a resolution on coordinated action to protect the environment during the 2008 - 2012 period.

Cycling over the Hai Van mountain pass

Khai Don saddles a two-wheeled horse and braves the steep winding roads of a paved mountain pass, discovering peace, quiet and history along the way.

Vietnam, RoK cooperate on sea pollution control

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will work together to control sea pollution, focusing on oil spill prevention.

VND 1.1 trillion to preserve Hoi An ancient town

The ancient town of Hoi An will need an estimated VND 1.1 trillion to preserve and develop its cultural heritage value in the 2009-2020 period, according to a project submitted to central Quang Nam province.

Metro promotes environmental protection

Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam is displaying a reusable bag measuring 10.6 meters high, 13.6 meters long and 5.45 meters wide at its wholesale center in Dist. 2, HCM City, to call for its customers and suppliers to use reusable bags rather plastic bags in order to help protect the environment.

New reptiles found at Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve

Four new reptiles have recently been found in the Biosphere Reserve of Kien Giang, a province in the Mekong Delta of Southern Vietnam.

Pheasant farmer strives to remove bird from red book

Neighbors tend to mistake Nguyen Dinh Tien’s 30-square-meter house in Hanoi for a small farm as the area reeks of poultry and pheasant cages are strewn all over the floor.

Lake dinner ships keep on polluting despite cruise ban

Dinner cruises - the main polluters of the two most scenic lakes in Hanoi - have not yet been removed, despite a Transport Department mandate that took effect two months ago.

Enjoy com dep to know more culture of Khmer people

Khmer, one of the ethnic peoples living in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long, is rich in traditional cultures and crafts. Com dep (flat green rice) is one of the crafts that the Khmer people have made a great effort to preserve and develop, according to Vietnam News Agency.

HCM City: abundance of golf courses, scarcity of public toilets

HCM City “forgot” to design construction plans for car parks and public toilets, though it remembered golf courses. Some might say its memory was too good on that head, for concerns about land waste and environmental pollution are being voiced.