Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Construction and local people’s committees to provide guidance on supplement planning for electric charging stations in urban construction and infrastructure. Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà (standing) gives instruction at the meeting. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Điệp HÀ …
Read More »Local hydrometeorological stations improve forecasts to proactively mitigate storm impact
Local hydrometeorological stations have made constant improvements for more accurate forecasts, while proactively communicating with local authorities for better preparations against natural disasters. Fishing boats docked at Nam Cửa Việt Storm Shelter in the central Quảng Trị Province. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — As Việt Nam is one of …
Read More »Sea turtles return to nest on Hòn Cau beach
After a two-year hiatus, the return of nesting turtles to the area is a positive sign, the management board of Hòn Cau Marine Protected Area said. A sea turtle conservation volunteer collects eggs at Tràng Dão beach on Friday morning.— Photo courtesy of the Hòn Cau Marine Protected Area BÌNH …
Read More »Over VNĐ6 billion to spend for white-cheeked gibbon conservation in Quảng Bình
The project will encompass key components, including training, transferring scientific and technical advancements, and enhancing capacity and effectiveness of management for officials and agencies. These efforts aim to improve wildlife conservation and the management of local protected forest areas. QUẢNG BÌNH — A grant of over VNĐ6 billion (US$238,000) for …
Read More »Businesses using forest environmental services to pay fee under a new decree
The new decree includes eight new provisions in the forestry sector. Participants at the conference on the Government’s Decree No. 91/2024/NĐ-CP on enforcing specific provisions of the Forestry Law. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Businesses involved in eco-tourism that use forest environmental services will have to pay fees for …
Read More »First education-community sustainable tourism deals inked in central Việt Nam
Cooperation deals on sustainable tourism, education and scientific researches have been inked by community-based tourism co-operatives in Hội An, Quảng Ngãi and Đà Nẵng. Members of community-based tourism cooperatives from Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi and Đà Nẵng join the signing ceremony on sustainable tourism, education and scientific researches and the …
Read More »Việt Nam urgently needs legal framework to enhance genetic resource conservation and development
A new genetic resource conservation and sustainable use plan for the period of 2026-2030 will be developed and submitted to the Prime Minister in the first quarter of 2025. Domesticated elephants are raised in a semi-wild environment in the forest area of KRông Na Commune, Buôn Đôn District in the …
Read More »Foreign experts remove tusks to save eight-year-old elephant
Having an accident leading to broken tusks, an eight-year-old fostered elephant in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk had both removed by expert veterinarians. Experts conduct surgery to remove the elephant’s tusks. — Photo courtesy of the Đắk Lắk Centre for Elephant Conservation, Animal Rescue and Forest Protection Management. …
Read More »Work begins on HCM City’s first waste-to-energy plant
Construction of Tâm Sinh Nghĩa waste-to-energy plant, the first of its kind in HCM City, has begun in the outlying district of Củ Chi. The ground-breaking ceremony for construction of the Tâm Sinh Nghĩa Waste-to-Energy Plant in HCM City’s Củ Chi District on July 20. — Photo Courtesy of Bamboo Capital HCM CITY — Construction of Tâm Sinh Nghĩa …
Read More »Pù Luông Nature Reserve develops three rare plant species
It reported that it has discovered 130 trai lý trees, 25 đỉnh tùng trees and 120 trà hoa trái mỏng trees in Pù Luông forests. Trà hoa trái mỏng (Camellia pleurocarpa) in Pù Luông Nature Reserve. — VNA/VNS Photo THANH HÓA — The management board of the Pù Luông Nature …
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