Squid catching off Sơn Trà with local fisherman

The men living in the crowded fishing community at the foot of the Sơn Trà Mountains often start their day with morning coffee and a chat about the work ahead.

Jellyfish hurl venom ‘grenades’ to snare prey A species of jellyfish hunts its prey by hurling venom grenades to create "stinging water", researchers said Thursday, solving a long-standing mystery as to how they gather food without tentacles.

First insight into the ecology of an elusive and threatened rabbit

A new study carried out by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) in collaboration with WWF-Vietnam, WWF-Laos and the Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (CRES) of the Việt Nam National University provides the first detailed information about the Annamite striped rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi) – a little-known lagomorph not discovered until 1995.

Korean percussionist to perform in HCM City

South Korean percussionist Gina Hyungi Lee will perform at the concert Gõ by Gina Hyungi Lee at Soul Live Project Complex in HCM City on August 17.

’Gõ’ music night

A “Gõ” music night will be held from 7pm to 8pm on August 17 at SOUL Live Project on 216 Pasteur Street in HCM City’s District 3.

Diseases and desires

A short story by Phan Đình Minh

Bile farmers decimate wild bears

The country’s wild bear population has declined sharply over the past 20 years, according to recent surveys carried out in 22 protected areas.

Farmer's trap ensnares wildcat A farmer in the southern Vinh Long Province's Vung Liem District yesterday caught a cat that resembled a precious and rare African wildcat.

Residents keep fishing in contaminated lake in Dong Nai Despite repeated warnings from local authorities of high dioxin levels at the lake near Bien Hoa Airport, in the southern Dong Nai province, many people continued to fish there.

Obama vows Syria air strikes to destroy Islamic State President Barack Obama has vowed to strike the "Islamic State" in Syria and to expand operations in Iraq, seizing command of an international coalition to destroy the jihadist army.