More than 100 households in Tu Thó Village in the Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) Province of Kon Tum were evacuated from areas at risk of land erosion, reported online newspaper baotintuc.vn.

 The Chư Mom Ray National Park received a pig-tailed macaque (macaca leonina species), recognised as a rare species, which was handed over voluntarily by a local resident, director of the national park Võ Sỹ Chung confirmed with the online newspaper baokontum on Thursday.

The northern mountainous province of Hà Giang is urgently repairing several roads that have been severely damaged by landslides due to many days of heavy rain.

The Intellectual Property Agency of Việt Nam, under the ministry of science and technology, has expanded recognition of the Geographical Indication (GI) of Ngọc Linh’ for ginseng root products grown in 15 communes of Quảng Nam and Kon Tum Provinces.

By the middle of this month, 14 registration centres which are responsible for testing and certificating vehicles’ roadworthiness will have been equitised, meaning that the private sector can now provide transport administration services.

The mountainous distirct of Nam Trà My in the central province of Quảng Nam has launched a virtual reality photo portal to introduce eco-tourism services in the area.

The number of gaurs living in Ja Book Valley has been declining over the last 20 years as the grasslands where they used to roam have slowly been replaced by forests.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has instructed the National Committee for Disaster Response and Search and Rescue, to coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies to work out measures to assist Laos on the site of the incident and report back to him before next Monday.  

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Welfare Đào Ngọc Dung has called on authorities of Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces to investigate a case in which a housemaid was allegedly mistreated by her owner.

llegal mining has caused not only losses of natural resources but also environmental problems in the Central Highlands provinces of Việt Nam.