Vietnam Bear Day: Celebrities and the public join forces to call for an end to bear farming in Vietnam

Today (Thursday September 13, 2012), more than 50 national celebrities from throughout the country joined forces with Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) to call for an immediate end to bear farming in Vietnam.

VN responds to Clean up the World campaign

A recycling and green consumption festival was held in the central coastal city of Da Nang on Sept. 15 in response to the campaign Clean up the World. st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }

UNESCO praises Hanoi’s preservation efforts

The Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, Kishore Rao, has highlighted the efforts made by Hanoi to preserve the ancient royal citadel of Thang Long. st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }

Largest Vietnam festival underway in Japan

The fifth Vietnam Festival, the largest of its kind, opened in Tokyo on Sept. 15, as part of the Vietnam - Japan Meeting programme to mark the 39 th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties. st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }

HCM City hosts first Mekong tourism city mayor meeting

Leaders from Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam, Phnom Penh of Cambodia and Vientiane of Laos gathered in HCM City on Sept. 13 for the first meeting of Mekong sub-regional tourism cities’ mayors.

ASEAN Energy Ministers meet in Cambodia

The 30th ASEAN Ministers Meeting on Energy got underway in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on September 12. Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Le Duong Quang led a delegation to the event.

Da Nang to host Clean up the World campaign

A national ceremony will be held from September 14-16 in Da Nang to respond to the international campaign “Clean up the World.”

Conference discusses world heritage preservation

A conference on the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention and sustainable development in par with human and ecosystem programme took place in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 11.

Debate on restoring floating market in Mekong Delta

Floating markets on rivers in the Mekong Delta have existed for hundreds of years and are not merely a place for buying and selling of farm produce but have over time become quintessentially a cultural and economic traditional heritage of people in South Vietnam.

Scientists want more green space

Faced with the global problem of climate change, HCM City should adopt comprehensive measures to develop its green space to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, an academic has said.