Vietnam's largest troop of langurs (pygathrix cinerea) are flourishing in the National Kon Ka Kinh Park in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. "We have counted 250 langurs living in the park. This is the largest troop in Vietnam" Tran Huu Vy, an expert from the Vietnam Primates Conservation Programme, told the English language daily, Vietnam News.
Four projects proposed by Binh Dinh were selected to join the Youth Initiative on Climate Change Adaptation (YICCA) program, the province’s Climate Change Correspondence Office (CCCO) has announced. Young people join a seminar on climate change adaptation held at Quy Nhon City.
The Tay Nguyen Steering Committee has urged the Government to ban natural forest exploitation in the region by early next year to protect and preserve the picturesque Central Highlands. The request will not apply to forest businesses in possession of an international sustainable forest development certificate, the committee said.
Fourteen species of rare fish have been discovered in caves in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, in the central province of Quang Binh. The fish were detected during a recent project that recorded the diversity of the fish stock in the area, which was conducted by Vietnamese Ichthyologist Nguyen Thai Tu and his team.
The Vietnam National Mekong Committee (VMC) held a seminar in Hanoi on October 10 on building a national action plan to implement the Mekong River basin development strategy.
Ha Noi Police Department has started to crack down on taxis that illegally park outside crowded places, such as schools, hospitals, restaurants and hotels, causing traffic jams.
Local authorities, though believing that craft villages could be the gold mines for exploitation to develop tourism, have not done anything to take full advantage of the great potentials.
Hai Duong Province Culture, Sports and Tourism Department has just coordinated with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism to organize a seminar with the theme "Hai Duong Tourist Destination".
Saigontourist Travel Service Company has collaborated with Dong Thap Travel Company to offer ‘Experiencing Dong Thap in flooding season’ tours.
Established in 1989, Xuan Thuy National Park was the first Ramsar site in Southeast Asia (and the fiftieth worldwide). It contains some of the last remnants of the coastal ecosystems of the Red River Delta and is internationally significant as a migratory bird habitat, notably for the globally threatened Black-faced Spoonbill.
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