OTHER NEWS
Resorts suffer as beach disappears
13/06/2013|07:25:00
DA NANG (VNS)— Hoi An's lucrative tourism sector is facing major fears about the impact of erosion along the ancient town's famous coastline, with dozens of resorts in danger of disappearing underwater in the future.
Protecting swamp cypress treasures in Vietnam
03/06/2013|05:06:00
Swamp cypress or Glyptostrobus only left in China and Vietnam, with two populations consisting of 162 trees in Vietnam’s Dak Lak province. Rare wood collectors are urgently hunting this especially rare plant, putting the protection task of this rare species in numerous challenges.
Deltas under the microscope
24/05/2013|06:07:00
HCM CITY (VNS)— Viet Nam will work with other countries to develop its river basins and deltas in a sustainable way, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Thai Lai said at an international conference that began yesterday in HCM City.
Biodiversity pact signed with S Africa
09/05/2013|09:26:00
PRETORIA (VNS)— Viet Nam and South Africa signed an action plan on Monday to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on biodiversity conservation and protection in South Africa's capital Pretoria.
Biodiversity pact signed with S Africa
09/05/2013|09:24:00
PRETORIA (VNS)— Viet Nam and South Africa signed an action plan on Monday to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on biodiversity conservation and protection in South Africa's capital Pretoria.