Mount Fansipan is only half as tall as Mount Everest. Yet this mountain, perched at the eastern edge of the Himalayan range in Vietnam’s uppermost Lao Cai province, is hardly an easy climb.
Many localities across the country turned off their lights on the evening of March 23 to celebrate Earth Hour 2013 and join efforts to combat climate change.
Vietnam saved 401 MW of power, equivalent to 576 million VND (28,800 USD), by switching off lights during the 2013 Earth Hour, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on March 23, according to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).
A dossier on folk singing in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh has been prepared as part of a nomination for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014.
A workshop on environmental responsibility intended to tourist accommodations was jointly organized by Quang Ninh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam Tourism Administration, Hotel Department, Vietnam Hotel Association and Meet-Bis project, EU project in Vietnam on Mar. 21, in Ha Long city.
What speaks several languages and always has the scoop on what’s happening in Central Vietnam? The answer is Hoi An’s new Tourist Information Centre. The site operated for several years purely selling tickets to Hoi An’s many heritage attractions and will re-open in April 2013 as an information center with an innovative facelift which includes creative installations by local craft artisans, Wi-Fi access and a chill out area.
The 2013 Earth Hour campaign You and I, Together We Act kicks off on March 23 at the August Revolution Square in front of the Hanoi Opera House in Ha Noi.
At the 16th CITES conference held in the city of Bangkok, Thailand from March 3-14, 200 participants agreed to raise the protection for the Hoan Kiem turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) from Appendix III to Appendix II.
To support the worldwide Earth Hour 2013 campaign, The Responsible Travel Club of Viet Nam will host a joyful event on Saturday for everybody to power the Earth.
As a gesture of their commitment to the threat of global warming, hotels in town will be turning off their lights to mark Earth Hour 2013 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.