Hạ Long-Cát Bà alliance helps protect heritage environment

Environmental protection could only be sustainable if authorities, community and businesses work together, according to experts.  

Too many tourists

Many people are visiting tourist sites all at once. Overcrowding brings about all sorts of stops and delays, like traffic becoming so heavy that cars can only move slowly. And things are becoming very expensive.

Central province meets criteria for Global Geopark

The central province of Phú Yên has sufficient conditions to set up a Global Geopark, Guy Martini, Chairman of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, said after a field trip to the site earlier this week.

Tourist sites face challenges from overcrowding

Over the last several years, the Vietnamese tourism industry has been posting remarkable growth. The number of visitors from abroad and of domestic travellers has been steadily climbing, bringing higher incomes for those in the tourism sector. But the flip side of this impressive development is greater challenges with overcrowding and the upkeep of tourist destinations.

Photographer on a plastic waste mission Photographer Nguyễn Việt Hùng's solo exhibition early this month in Hà Nội was the first to focus solely on plastic waste.

VN company wins two prizes at FuturArc Green Leadership awards VTN Architects, run by popular architect Võ Trọng Nghĩa, has just won two prizes in the Commercial and Residential – Individual Houses categories at FuturArc Green Leadership 2019.

Blood donors needed to save more lives Although emergency blood donations in remote, border and island areas have been launched in recent years, they are yet to meet the needs of urgent cases.

Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park: one of top 10 wild places in SE Asia The Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park in the central province of Quảng Bình is one of the top 10 wild places to visit in Southeast Asia, according to the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post newspaper.

Việt Nam aquaculture has room to improve

Việt Nam’s seaculture area is set to reach 270,000ha with expected marine production of 750,000 tonnes by 2020.

Tourism needs to be creative to bring visitors Deputy General Director of the Việt Nam Tourism Administration Hà Văn Siêu talks to The Leader - an Administrators’ Online Forum - about tourism development challenges and solutions