Environment
 
Red-headed cranes fly into delta for dry season
Published: 04:05 p.m. (GMT+7), Friday, March 12, 2010
Around 300 have arrived in Kien Giang Province, half again as came last year more »
Government to collect fees for using forest
Published: 01:33 p.m. (GMT+7), Thursday, March 11, 2010
Hydropower plants and other users of forests have to pay a fee, most of it to local residents who protect forests more »
Endangered wild cat caught in Can Tho city
Published: 12:13 a.m. (GMT+7), Thursday, March 11, 2010
With their habitats shrinking rapidly, the animals are increasingly being found in urban areas more »
Hot weather, farmers burn down forests in north
Published: 12:55 a.m. (GMT+7), Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Fires destroy 1,600 hectares of forests in the first two months this year and the red alert continues more »
Bloody business in stork sanctuary
Published: 09:06 a.m. (GMT+7), Sunday, March 07, 2010
Storks are being killed in the very place they’re supposed to be protected in northern Vietnam more »
Vietnam feels the heat of a 100-year drought
Published: 05:22 p.m. (GMT+7), Friday, March 05, 2010
High temperatures are setting off alarm bells as the nation grapples with its worst drought in over 100 years more »
Working group on forest management set up
Published: 05:06 p.m. (GMT+7), Friday, March 05, 2010
A working group on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade has made its debut in Hanoi more »
US zoo funds turtle rescue center in Vietnam
Published: 01:48 p.m. (GMT+7), Friday, March 05, 2010
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo will provide $20,000 for a center for an endangered turtle endemic to central Vietnam more »
Tourism plans for ancient cave causes concern
Published: 11:59 a.m. (GMT+7), Friday, March 05, 2010
Scientists warn against building bridge, using chemicals to clean 400-million-year-old Phong Nha limestone cave more »
17 provinces, cities sign up for Earth Hour
Published: 10:46 a.m. (GMT+7), Saturday, February 27, 2010
Seventeen provinces and cities across Vietnam have signed up for the global Earth Hour campaign on March 27 more »
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