A new record was set in the history of vintage buildings, when two ancient houses and a lake were recently recognised by the Vietnam Book of Records (VietKings).
Huong Canh pottery village in northern Vinh Phuc Province, which was locally famous for their products in the previous century, is nearly at the point of disappearing.
The PM has agreed the establishment of Bach Long Vi marine preservation zone with a total area of over 27,000 hectares.
A community-based programme has been carried out to successfully protect the fish and animal life in 10 zones totalling 307 hectares of Tam Giang – Cau Hai lagoon in central Thua Thien-Hue Province.
A list of urban areas forecast to suffer the harshest effects of climate change is scheduled to be completed by 2020 under a project recently approved by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.
A baby South African giraffe was born in captivity on January 2 at the Dai Nam zoological park in the southern province of Binh Duong.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the southern province of Dong Nai will jointly host a Vietnam Forest Festival, the first of its kind in the country, in November 2014.
Ta Dung natural reserve located in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has everything that an adventurer needs for a journey – a majestic primitive landscape, the perfect atmosphere and diversified floral and fauna species.
Con Dao is not only a famous national- level historic heritage but also a national park, which enjoys high biodiversity with many rare and endemic species.
Nestled near-by National Road No.20, around 152 kilometers from HCMC and 148 kilometers from Dalat City, Madagui Forest Tourist City in Lam Dong Province is renowned for its natural beauty, intricate forests, caves, springs and streams at heights of 150 meters to 500 meters.