Industries
Standardising regulations for green buildings
Many green buildings are being constructed in Hà Nội and across the country to minimise environmental impacts, protect human health and provide top-quality living conditions. However, the number of green buildings remains relatively modest. Experts have identified several obstacles and recommended solutions to promote green ...
Issuing “passports” for forest visits
The forestry sector’s initiative to develop the multi-purpose value of forest ecosystems is attracting the attention of investors, businesses, and the community. Visiting forests for sightseeing, exploring, and experiencing ecotourism will promote the development of the forest economy, contributing to education and sustainable protection of ...
Dung Minh
Viet Nam to host UNESCO conference on geoparks in Asia-Pacific region
The 8th International Conference of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network for the Asia-Pacific Region will take place from September 5 to 17 in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc told reporters on August 22 that under the ...
Kim Anh
New perspective needed to promote substantial development
The expectation of achieving 9% GDP for Vietnam’s cultural industries by 2045, according to the summary of the draft of the National Strategy for the Development of Vietnamese Cultural Industries until 2030, with a vision to 2045, demonstrates the efforts and desires of stakeholders in ...
Ngan Ha
Communities placed at centre of sustainable tourism development
Community-based tourism brings economic benefits to local communities, contributing to the effective preservation and promotion of natural and cultural resources of each region, in line with the trend of sustainable development. Community-based tourism is to be promoted in the Vietnam Tourism Development Strategy to 2030 in ...
Ha Giang ready for Mong Ethnic Cultural Festival 2023
The Mong Ethnic Cultural Festival and the Mong Khen Festival in 2023 are expected to attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to explore the unique cultural activities of the Mong people in the Ha Giang Stone Plateau.Ha Giang province in general and ...
Yen Minh
Humans increasingly settling in high-risk flood zones, study warns
Humans are increasingly settling in areas highly exposed to dangerous flooding, particularly in China, Vietnam and Bangladesh, a study warned Wednesday (4/10). The research, led by a World Bank economist, warns that settlement growth in flood zones has vastly outpaced growth in safe areas since ...
Discover a multilingual Vietnamese image promotion platform
A comprehensive miniature Vietnam is available through https://vietnam.vn as a rich treasure about the country and people of Vietnam, hoping to satisfy readers who love Vietnam and want to learn about Vietnam.With a huge amount of information compiled from more than 100 major press agencies, ...
Ha Giang’s fee proposal for Dong Van Geopark raises controversy
The management board of Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark said since 2011 experts at the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network (GGN) have discussed entry fee collection and financial autonomy for the tourism site. A report showed that about 65 percent of travelers to the province would visit ...
Linh Trang
Ethnic minorities receive ecotourism training
A series of training courses are being organised for 1,200 ethnic minority people who are part of ecotourism chains in the central provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam. The programme, which is being run by Helvetas Vietnam, aims to improve ...