Along the coastline of central Vietnam there are many cliff areas, but the one which is the most outstanding and beautiful could very well be the Da Dia Cliffs in Phu Yen province. It is really a masterpiece of nature.
A seminar titled “Vietnam copes with climate change” was organised on July 31 in Hoi An by the Government Office in co-ordination with Office of the Party Central Committee, Office of the President, National Assembly Office and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Three farms permitted to experimentally breed wild animals are located in the southern province of Binh Duong. A recent inspection revealed that they had thousands of rare animals of nearly 100 species. They are the Thai Binh Duong Beer Company, Dai Nam Zoo Company and Thanh Canh Private Company.
The Petrochemical and Bio Fuel Joint Stock Company plans to begin selling 5 percent ethanol blended gasoline in August after the Ministry of Industry and Trade approves its sale in Vietnam. PVB, as the company is known, sold the fuel on a trial basis in Hanoi last year, and ministry officials held a meeting July 30 to discuss its quality and efficiency.
A new study and cooperation project in the wake of 11 proposed hydropower schemes on the Mekong River has been launched amid concerns for the river and the 60 million people who live in the lower basin.
Renowned as a floral haven, the central town of Da Lat boasts unrivaled beauty. Nestled 1,500 meters above sea level on the Langbiang Plateau in the southern area of Vietnam’s Central Highlands, the picturesque landscapes of Lam Dong Province’s Da Lat Town attract large numbers of tourists annually.
U Minh Thuong National Park, in the southwestern most province of Kien Giang, is an ideal destination for an ecotourism adventure. U Minh Thuong National Park is among the most precious flooded forests of Southeast Asia and is a “green lung” of the Mekong Delta.
A HCM City citizen, Mai Trong Tuan, has introduced a striking initiative: cooling cities in Vietnam with cold air from mountainous regions.
This idea flashed to him many years ago and Tuan told the idea to Professor Tran Phuong, former vice chairman of the Council of Ministers (equivalent to Deputy Prime Minister) and Prof. Dr. le Van Vien at a meeting in May 2002.
Wind power is developing rapidly in the world, with a total capacity of over 100,000 MW at this moment. Vietnam is not on the outside of this expansion.
The Hanoi People’s Committee worked with relevant bodies on July 28 on improving landscape of Hoan Kiem Lake, preparing for the 1000th Thang Long – Hanoi anniversary.