The Southern Fruit Festival 2010 officially opened on June 1st and will take place during the three summer months. The organizing board for the festival said nearly 1,000 tonnes of fruits are expected to be sold around 20-40% cheaper than at an outside market.
A 65 sq.m ceramic picture of vivid colours and images displaying the typical features of Argentina was unveiled on June 2 in Hanoi as part of the "Ceramic Road along the Red River" - the project to celebrate the 1,000 birthday of the capital city.
A training course on wildlife trafficking prevention was held on June 1 for staff at Noi Bai International Airport with the funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Mekong Delta is one of the three deltas in the world that are most vulnerable to climate change, while worsened weather conditions have seriously affected this region. Climate change has caused a rise in sea levels, with droughts and floods happening more frequently in the Mekong Delta.
Five tourism developments on Cua Dai Beach in central Quang Nam Province's Hoi An City are under threat from salt water encroachment, according to the city People's Committee.
The central province of Quang Binh has been chosen as the venue for a national meeting in response to World Environment Day (June 5) entitled “Many Species - One Planet - One Future”.
The province has carried out a wide range of activities, such as a green Sunday, broadcasting news bulletins and information campaigns on its radio and television station, placing posters along in urban areas, putting in motion several key environmental projects and holding a seminar on bio-diversification preservation and coping with climate change.
Co Thach Pagoda in Binh Thanh Commune, Tuy Phong District, Binh Thuan Province is a national relic that lies in a cave 64 meters above the nearby sea and Ca Duoc Beach. This is actually a complex of pagoda, small temples and small valleys covering over four hectares. The pagoda’s sanctum, mediation areas, worship hall and bell tower are surrounded by caves and seasoned trees. Each cave is dedicated to a Buddhist deity.
The Forest Management Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on May 29 reported that in the last four years, it had dealt with 172,000 cases where people had villated forest protection and development laws.
A workshop was held in the Mekong delta province of An Giang on May 27 for the provincial authorities and Swedish diplomats and experts to discuss environment and energy cooperation.
Vietnam will put aside 460 billion VND (roughly 24 million USD) to develop marine protected areas (MPA) from 2011 to 2020. Under a plan, which was recently approved by the Prime Minister, Vietnam will set up 16 MPAs during the first phase, lasting from 2011 to 2015, to the tune of 300 billion VND.