Nearly 100 businesses are showcasing their products at the fourth Environment and Energy Tech Hanoi 2012 (ENTECH Hanoi) that opened in Hanoi on May 23.
The Da Nang International Paramotor Race, DIPR 2012 began in the central province on May 23, with the participation of 25 competitors from Japan, France, the US and Poland.
Scientists from the WWF say that the animal, also known as the Vu Quang ox or the Asian unicorn, is often caught in wire snares that hunters set to catch other animals like sambar deer and civets which are targeted by the demand of traditional medicine in China and food markets in Vietnam and Laos.
Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta authorities must protect wetland areas against the impact of economic development through advanced conservation measures, experts have recommended.
This year, the national meeting responding to World Environment Day - 5 June will take place in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province, with the participation of the leaders of Party, State, ministries and representatives from United Nations agencies, international development organizations in Vietnam.
One year into a five-year programme to reduce environmental pollution in HCM City, very little improvement has been made, the city leader has admitted.
The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on May 22 held a ceremony to receive a certificate recognising Tram Chim National Park as a Ramsar site of wetlands of international importance.
Students at 40 secondary schools in HCM City have been learning about wildlife preservation through extracurricular classes offered in temporary tents set up on their campuses.
The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) jointly held a press briefing in response to World No Tobacco Day 2012, themed “tobacco industry interference,” in Hanoi on May 22.
The fourth forum on natural resources and cultural preservation, towards the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta, took place in the southern province of Dong Thap on May 21.