The southern province of Dong Nai has approved a 74 billion VND (3.52 million USD) for emergency conservation of wild elephant project in the period of 2014-2020.
Con Dao off Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is better known as a home to numerous historical sites, as the archipelago used to house prisons for independence fighters with many dying before the nation’s reunification in 1975. Historical sites and documents about the “Hell on Earth” have remained intact and constituted part of the attraction of Con Dao nowadays.
Huffington Post - an American electronic newspaper has released its vote of the world's 10 most dramatic coastlines, including Vietnam's Ha Long Bay.
On 31 Oct, in Hanoi, Vietnam Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held a scientific conference on designing community-based ecological village model to adapt to climate change Mekong Delta. The conference was chaired by Mr. Nguyen The Dong, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Environment Administration and relevant ministries and agencies.
Recently, global risks advisory firm Maplecroft (UK) has announced the inference on the vulnerability of countries to the impacts of climate change. Accordingly, Vietnam ranks 26.
Twenty communes across the central provinces of Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue will undertake forest restoration activities under a programme launched by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) recently.
Vietnamese scientists have discovered 46 medicinal plant species and remedies that may be able to replace endangered wildlife products used to cure diseases.
Located in Bai Tu Long Bay in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, Ba Mun Island is one of the largest and most beautiful clusters of isles with the greatest abundance of flora in Bai Tu Long National Park.
The Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of ethnic groups in the northwest region will take place in HoaBinh province on November 16 -18.
Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of KienGiang is famous not only for its wild and beautiful beaches but also for its prestigious pearl farming.