Keyword: "environment"

Forest ecotourism stands out from traditional tourism by providing a direct and meaningful connection to nature.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Chalermchai Sri-on said on March 14 that he has visited many national parks in the past several months and discovered that their officials not only have to protect the forests and wildlife from poachers, but also have to provide services to visiting tourists, such as room rentals and food services.

Closely following the directions of the Government and the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) addressed policy bottlenecks to ensure the effective and sustainable management, exploitation, and use of natural resources.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received visiting French Inter-ministerial Delegate on Strategic Metals and Minerals Supply Benjamin Gallezot in Hanoi on January 21.

A workshop themed US-Vietnam Getting to Net-Zero: Roadmap to Sustainable Industrial Development was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 14 by the US Commercial Service in the city, in partnership with the International Financial Centre (IFC) and Saigon Tel.

Acting Governor of Indonesia's Jakarta Teguh Setyabudi on December 27 said that the city will discharge additionally 150 tonnes of waste during the coming New Year’s Eve, about 20 tonnes more than that of 2024.

Singapore on December 10 launched a project to restore 100,000 corals, starting with the cultivation of coral fragments in six specialised tanks on St. John's Island off the southern coast.

A working session between leaders of Can Tho and a delegation led by Daniel Stork, Consul General of the Netherlands in Ho Chi Minh City, was held in the Mekong delta city on November 27 to discuss opportunities for expanding bilateral collaboration in agriculture, environmental protection, and climate change adaptation.

More than 300 ambassadors, diplomats and officials from international organisations and hundreds of Hanoi residents joined the fourth annual "For a Green Hanoi" cycling event on November 17 morning in Hanoi.

A trade promotion and business exchange workshop between Vietnamese and French enterprises was held in Paris on October 21 as part of the Vietnamese Goods Week in France.

Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Deputy Head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the UN, on October 16 recommended several issues that the organisation and its member states should prioritise and promote in the coming time, at a meeting hosted by the Economic and Financial Committee of the UN General Assembly (UNGA)’s 77th Session.

Vietnam improved its business environment the most over the past two decades, according to a recent analysis by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Since its establishment in October 2019, the National Innovation Centre (NIC) has become the core of the country’s innovation ecosystem and a bridge between the State, enterprises, training institutes, research centres, financial institutions and incubation support units to lead, build and develop Vietnam's innovation, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment kicked off the 2024 "Clean Up the World" campaign in Hanoi on September 22.

The sixth Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Environment Ministers’ Meeting (EMM6) was kicked off in Cambodia on September 10.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has written an article highlighting the role of digital transformation in national development. The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) introduces the translation of the article. ​

Many coastal and island localities have developed action plans to raise awareness of environmental protection and promote tourism development in conjunction with solutions to reduce plastic waste.

Local authorities, domestic and international organizations, and people of the South Central region are making efforts to restore the mangrove forest belt in the region. Initial results have been recorded, contributing to restoring coastal ecosystems, while creating sustainable livelihoods and foundation for ecotourism.

The Thai Cabinet has approved three ministerial notifications about measures to protect the environment in the three Andaman coastal provinces of Phangnga, Krabi, and Ranong.

A group of 60 tourists took part in a beach clean-up initiative launched by the Phan Nguyen Company at Love Beach in Co To town in Co To island district, Quang Ninh province, on May 13. This is a new activity and should be encouraged in the coming time.