The Hanoi people’s committee is planning to remove 422 polluting enterprises from inner city for the air and water pollution in the area is at warning-level.
Toyota Motor Viet Nam (TMV) and Da Nang University have completed an experimental project during which biogas was used to fuel electricity generators. During the year-long project on 25 farms, the generators were switched from diesel to save energy costs while protecting the environment.
Thousands of households in Vu Ban District in Nam Dinh Province have been forced to use contaminated water for several years. Nguyen Xuan Hung, representative of Lien Bao Commune People’s Committee said that Tran Van Tiep River, which flows through Dai An, Hop Hung and Lien Bao communes, used to be the gently flowing river and the main water for irrigation channels for rice paddies.
Vietnamese customs officials have uncovered 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of elephant ivory tusks illegally imported from Kenya, official media reported Wednesday.
The Ho Tram Project Company on 11 July announced that work has begun on the MGM Grand Ho Tram, the first of five luxury resorts planned for the Ho Tram Strip. Phu Thinh Investment and Construction JSC, one of the largest construction firms in Vietnam, is to begin setting the piles for the foundations for this international standard mega integrated resort.
The 78th annual meeting of the International Commission of Large Dams (ICOLD) will be held in Vietnam by the Vietnam Commission of Large Dams (VNCOLD) from May 23-26 2010 in Hanoi.
Three private breeding farms for wild animals in the southern province of Binh Duong have failed to meet required technical and safety standards, inspectors have found.
Kien Giang Province’s Phu Quoc Island is endowed with beautiful white sand beaches and azure waters. The island has long been a famous tourist destination and boasts many activities for holidaymakers including fishing, sailing and scuba diving.
A visit to the “Silver Waterfall” and the ethnic markets outside Sa Pa offers a glimpse of life in the northern mountains.
West of Sa Pa about 12 kilometers the waters of Muong Hoa Creek run cold over jagged and rocky terrain.
Off the northern part of Vietnam’s central coast lies a pair of small peaceful islands that offer a welcome escape from city crowds and noise.
Legend has it that two fishermen traded their lives for the serenity now enjoyed by the Song Ngu (Double Fish) islands, 30 minutes by boat from Cua Lo in Nghe An Province.