21/03/2010|08:35:00

The preservation of biodiversity in the ASEAN region has drawn particular attention from specialists, scientists, as well as regional and world leaders. As an ASEAN member, with a focus on sustainable development alongside a national industrialization and modernization process, Vietnam is now emphasizing environmental and biodiversity preservation to address climate change and pollution, both of which have a significant impact on the country.

21/03/2010|08:32:00

The economics of low-carbon development and its potential to mitigate climate change in Vietnam were under discussion at a consultation workshop in Hanoi on March 17.

21/03/2010|08:18:00

Seoul will cooperate with Hanoi to upgrade the polluted To Lich River, ensuring the Vietnamese capital city’s urban scenery for its 1,000 th founding anniversary.

08/03/2010|11:41:00

The Asian Turtle Preservation programme (ATP) of the US zoo Cleverland Metropark will grant $20,000 to build a turtle rescue station in the central province of Quang Ngai. This station will rescue and preserve the endemic turtle species in central Vietnam - Mauremys anammensis.

08/03/2010|11:31:00

Twenty-seven companies were found causing serious environmental pollution in 2009, the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing Zone and Industrial Park Authority (HEPZA) announced March 4.