(TITC) – Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in coordination with Quang Ngai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and People's Committee of Ly Son Island District launched a campaign on tourism environment protection in Ly Son Island on March 17, 2014.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised nine historical and archeological vestiges and landscapes as national relics.
A painting and photo exhibition on landscapes kicked off the Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival on March 17 in Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang city.
Developing acacias for afforestation and the timber processing industry has a key role to play in realising national targets such as poverty alleviation and ecological protection, heard a conference opened in the imperial Thua Thien-Hue city on March 18.
(TITC) - In addition to constantly improving the quality of products, services, Ba Ria – Vung Tau also focuses on environmental protection in order to lure more visitors and contribute to the sustainable development of local tourism.
The staff of U Minh Thuong National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will enhance coordination with environment agencies to protect its forests.
A national-level meeting will be held in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on March 21 as part of a programme recognising 2014 World Water Day.
On March 13, the 2014 Earth Hour organising committee worked with the Hanoi City Electricity Corporation (EVN Hanoi) to launch an action month on electricity saving at Trung Vuong secondary school in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, as part of the Earth Hour campaign.
The protection forest along the coast of Tien Giang Province's Go Cong Dong District has become seriously eroded, endangering the lives of local residents and damaging farmland.
Three scientists from the Vietnam Museum of Nature and Animals Institute of Saint Petersburg (Russia) have recently announced their discovery of a new species of poisonous snakes in Vietnam. This new snake species was named after Russian zoologist Vladimir Kharin: Azemiops kharini, in honor of his great contributions in the study of reptiles and fishes in Asia.