Asian countries dominate a league table of economies most at risk from earthquakes, floods, storms and other natural hazards, according to research published on Wednesday.
Vietnam has got a red card for a lot of shortcomings in the wildlife protection. Despite a sufficient legal framework on the issue, wild animals still have been hunted and killed to get extinct.
The preservation of animals seized from illegal wildlife trading cases has remained substandard, leading to significant waste, experts have said.
Rare, long-tailed langurs can be seen on the islets of Sup and Rang off Son Tra Peninsula in central Da Nang. Cong Thanh reports.
Sea water is eroding land and causing landslides on Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang.
Several trees hundreds of years old in downtown HCM City are dying, possibly from poisons, but authorities are yet to take any action.
Vietnam's depleting forests, put to the sword by illegal logging, encroachment, mining and hydropower projects as well as bad management, have been struggling of late with yet another threat – the agriculture sector, experts said at a recent conference.
River bank landslides have increased in the Mekong Delta, causing huge loss to property and agricultural production, besides greatly hampering the daily lives of people.
Twenty red-breasted parakeets were released into Ham Rong forest, the northern central province of Thanh Hoa on Sunday, according to a website by local forest rangers. Rangers also freed 258 doves.
Hanoi is one of most attractive destinations for foreign tourists thanks to its colorful nightlife, enriched by night markets, delicious food, cozy atmosphere and busy streets.