Whale worship still thrives

The exclusively Vietnamese custom of people in certain fishing villages worshipping whales is certainly not a thing of the past.

Plan to perfect air-quality monitoring system underway

Hanoi has begun to modernise old air-quality monitoring stations this year under a plan approved by the Hanoi People's Committee.

Pollution threatens Gulf of Tonkin

Vietnam's coastal region of West Bac Bo (Tonkin) Gulf, adjacent to China and other Asian countries, suffers from transboundary environmental pollution and joint efforts are being urged to tackle this problem.

Biodiversity corridor to benefit central provinces

The Vietnam Environment Administration on Jan. 12 officially launched the largest ever biodiversity conservation project, aiming to establish a biodiversity corridor in three central provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.

Three countries aid clean water project

The governments of Australia, the United Kingdom and Denmark will provide Vietnam with aid worth 93 million USD to implement phase III of the National Goal Programme (NGP) on Clean Water and Environmental Hygiene.

PM urges national action plan on climate change

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged the National Committee on Climate Change to promptly complete a national action plan on climate change, while chairing the committee’s first session in Hanoi on Jan. 11.

Irrawaddy dolphins sighted in Kien Giang

A school of about 20 Irrawaddy dolphins has been sighted around the Ba Lua Archipelago in the protected Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve, the southern province of Kien Giang.

Growing threat to biodiversity

Biodiversity and the natural environment in central Vietnam are being increasingly degraded due to economic development, according to a recent study by the Vietnam Environment Administration's Biodiversity Conservation Department.

Cold snap draws tourists to hills

Icy weather brought winter chills to the Mau Son Tourism Area in mountainous Lang Son Province on Jan 5 morning after a severe cold spell hit northern Vietnam, according to the provincial Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre.

Severe cold hits northern and central regions

A severe cold spell has embraced northern and central regions and will linger over the coming 3-5 days, according to the National Hydro Meteorological Forecast Centre.