Old temples, towers, young couples and young girls in ao dai are among beautiful moments captured by photographers which are introduced at the Photo Exhibition of the Central and Central Highland Regions.
Young girls and spring by Nguyen Dong from Khanh Hoa Province. The photo wins the ...
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A photo exhibition called “Legends of the land of An Tra” opened on July 22 in the central city of Quang Ngai.
The exhibition introduces 100 photos selected from nearly 450 photos by 55 photographers sent to the “Legends of the land of An Tra” (Quang Ngai’s An mountain and Tra river) photo competition, held by the Literature and Art Association of Quang Ngai province.
Around two ...
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The People’s Committee of Dak Lak Province plans to set up an elephant sanctuary by 2014 at a total cost of approximately VND58 billion (USD3 million).
The Buon Ma Thuot-Dak Lak tourism week 2009 aims to honor elephants- the most important animal to the Highland people.
The sanctuary ...
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Participants at a seminar on Nha Trang Bay have agreed that one of the measures to preserve the bay is to increase the community’s role in management and exploration of coral resources.
An overview of Nha ...
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Well educated, middle-aged people and public employees tend to consume wild animal products more frequently than their less educated brethren as well as people of other age groups, a survey has found.
Illustration photo by DTiNews
Nearly 51 percent of 4,062 ...
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Elizabeth Somers, 9, and her North Korean friend Su Yon, 12, picked up rubbish around West Lake on Saturday morning instead of playing around the home like other children.
A view of West Lake and Thanh Nien Road. ...
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Nha Trang bay is badly contaminated by wastewater from nearby households and factories.
Tran Thi Gai, who lives in the central city’s Vinh Phuoc Ward, no longer allows her 10-year-old son to swim in the beach next to their house since it is polluted by sewage from Hon Chong island.
There are three other sewers on Pham Van Dong ...
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The Hanoi Environment Group (HEG) is organising a series of activities in Hanoi to mark Earth Day 2011 on April 22.
On April 23, HEG members, both Vietnamese and foreigners, will clean up Ho Tay (West Lake) ...
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A group of scientists have discovered that Lam Dong Province in the Central Highlands is the habitat of an endangered turtle species, Saigon Tiep Thi reported Monday.
Southern Vietnamese box turtles (Cuora picturata)
Dr. Bryan Stuart from the US-based North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, ...
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The first UN climate talks of the year in Bangkok this week look to hammer out tough details of a global pact that has offered hope in the fight against global warming....
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