07/03/2011|11:36:00

Businesses are continuing to pollute the environment because fines are too low, Viet Nam Productivity Centre has said. Under the National Strategy for Environmental Protection, half of all businesses in the country should have had ISO 14001 certification by last year and 80 per cent by 2020.

01/03/2011|07:51:00

The construction of an outdoor museum is blocking and polluting the river that leads to Phong Nha CaveThe river flows inside the popular tourist site were being blocked by alluvial deposits and debris, the site’s authorities have admitted.

01/03/2011|07:45:00

The Director of New7Wonders Foundation, Jean-Paul De La Fuente, has called on Vietnam to launch a national campaign to promote Ha Long Bay’s image and attempt to gain the title of a New7Wonders attraction.

24/02/2011|10:41:00

Vietnam should quickly prepare a strategy for moving toward a “low carbon” economy to cushion the negative impacts of climate change, said a Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment leader.

24/02/2011|10:35:00

The condition of the rare soft shell turtle of Hoan Kiem Lake is getting worse as he awaits treatment. Ha Hong, from Nhan Dan newspaper, a longtime observer of the lake, said the injuries have got more severe in the last several days. He formed this opinion after observing the turtle, or Cụ Rùa, on the surface for about one hour on the morning of February 22.