On July the 20th, Vietinbank and Tay Ho District People's Committee launched a plan to improve the surroundings of Lotus Lake in Tay Ho district.
Hanoi has been endowed with a myriad of lakes of different sizes lying scattered across the city, which, with their own distinctive beauty and history, have added a special cultural trait typical of Hanoi. With more than 100 lakes of all sizes, Hanoi has more lakes than any other capital city in the world.
The preservation of nature and biodiversity as well as threats to biodiversity will be the focus of an exhibition to take place in Hanoi from August 4-6.
This year’s theme for the Ornamental Creature Festival will be the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. The organising board said the festival is due to take place in Gia Dinh Park, HCM City from August 31 to September 6.
Ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have agreed to work together to fight against climate change. More than 5,500 people, who were primarily from the Co Ho ethnic group, along with 24 interlocutors from the United Nation Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD Programme) are currently working together on a sustainable development plan, after 78 village meetings.
Some experts are worrying for the only giant turtle in Hanoi’s Dong Mo Lake as water in Dong Mo lake is being discharged. Scientists discovered the giant turtle in Dong Mo Lake in 2008. The discovery immediately caught the public’s attention and that of experts who researched its relationship to the ancient turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake.
Participants at an ASEAN energy forum in Da Lat city, Central Highlands Lam Dong province on July 20, stressed the need to boost research and cooperation to develop green energies in the region.
The latest environmental survey of the Bac Ninh Department of Natural Resources and Environment showed that water and air in the province's craft villages was seriously polluted, said Ha Minh Hoa, director of the department's Environment Protection Division.
A weekend trip to a popular beach destination at the height of summer turned out to be far from relaxing for Thanh Thuy.
It takes some getting to, but both the destination and the path offer unforgettable vistas and a unique opportunity to connect with various moments in the nation’s history.