ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM
Campaign to take wild animals off the menu
07/07/2010|11:58:00
Wild porcupine, weasel, boars and other jungle residents in Vietnam would feel a little more secure about their future if they knew about a campaign named “Green Restaurant” being launched in some of the country’s northern cities.
Elephant Mountain
07/07/2010|11:57:00
Through Kien An district, visitors will see Mountain Elephant (An Lao district). Mountain Elephant looks like a huge elephant lying between paddy field and blue sky, with an area of more 1km2, 145m high reflected in Lach Tray river.
Ba Vi: a legendary land
07/07/2010|11:56:00
Ba Vi, a magnificent limestone mountain range which is called Lord of Mountains in the Vietnamese spirit in association with the Son Tinh-Thuy Tinh legend, is considered one of the most potential ecotourism regions in the north. The mountain is endowed with superb scenery and historical heritages.
A dam good holiday
07/07/2010|11:56:00
Not so long ago, the valley of the Da River was an oasis of wildlife, especially deer, in the north-west region of Vietnam. Now the forests and rice paddies are tens of metres under water, flooded to make room for a hydroelectric plant