Vietnam protests against WWF report on wildlife

Vietnam’s national wildlife protection agency (CITES Vietnam) on Friday issued a document to oppose a recent report by the World Wildlife Fund which ranked the nation worst in wildlife crime in its list of 23 nations surveyed.

Bicycle tour promotes Vietnam-Laos ties

A Vietnam-Laos friendship bicycle tour was launched in Hanoi on July 29 to promote bilateral cooperation in investment and environment protection.

Greenhouses swell, threaten Da Lat environment

The Central Highlands city of Da Lat has seen an increase in recent years in greenhouse areas totaling more than 4,000 ha, presenting a threat to the local environment, according to experts’ announcement at a meeting on July 27.

More wildlife rescue station built

The Wildlife at Risk (WAR) and the southern province of Kien Giang on July 27 put into operation the Hon Me Rescue Station in Hon Dat district.

Wildlife needs better protection

Three deaths in a week of endangered species have shocked the social network community and general public, focusing even closer attention on Viet Nam's woeful record in the protection of endangered wildlife.

A Cat Ba rare monkey reported “missing”

The manager of a project to preserve Cat Ba langur on Cat Ba Island, in Hai Phong city, has reported the missing of a langur.

Lao Cai protects environment to develop tourism

(TITC)- Lao Cai is a province in the Northwestern mountainous region of Viet Nam where is home to 27 ethnic groups with special traditional characteristics. The province is also endowed with beautiful landscapes, impressive caves and ancient rocks of over hundreds of thousands of years… thus creating a huge tourism potential for provincial tourism development.

Da Nang hosts Green Growth in the Mekong Sub-region workshop

The Green Growth in the Mekong Sub-region workshop has been held in Da Nang. Chairpersons of Social Sciences Institutes in Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia and South Korea attended. Ways to develop a green economy in the Mekong River Basin to ensure sustainable regional development was the main agenda item.

ASEAN enhances water resources management

The 12th meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Water Resources Management opened in Ha Long City in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on July 25.

Int'l conference on “preserving and developing the values of Ha Long Bay world natural heritage - new vision”

(TITC) – On 24th July 2012, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) and the Quang Ninh People’s Committee held an int'l conference on “preserving and developing the values of Ha Long Bay world natural heritage - new vision” in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.