(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Ha Noi, May 14, 2014 – This month the Traditional Medicine Administration under Viet Nam’s Ministry of Health (MoH), TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, and WWF-Viet Nam are collaborating to host workshops to discuss ways traditional medicine practitioners can help save rhinos.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has released an operational framework, a policy supporting documentoperational frameworkon “Developing and Implementing Climate Change Ecosystem-based Adaptation” and is encouraging its use across the country. The operational framework was developed by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) - a research institution within MONRE – in collaboration with WWF and the World Bank (WB).

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Leading non-governmental organisations (NGOs) today issued a joint declaration in opposition to on-going construction of the Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River mainstream, and called on the Thai Government to cancel the Power Purchase Agreement relating to the controversial hydropower project.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - As Decree 167/2013, which takes effect on Dec 28, doesn’t stipulate fines for public nudity, many wonder if violators will get off without punishment. This question has been raised after several youths made and released versions of the music clip “Anh khong doi qua” (I don’t want my gifts back), and authorities are beginning to look into the cases. In each of the clips, a sexy young girl walks down the street, taking off her accessories one by one until she is almost naked, wearing only a pair of underwear.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - It was the right decision at the right time. Pham Lam Vu, 39, knows that now, since two people are safe after he saved them from the fierce flood in November in central Quang Ngai Province.

Ta Chi Nhu, ocean on clouds

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - With its 2,979 m altitude, the Ta Chi Nhu peak in the Tram Tau District of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has a harsh climate, but it is an ideal place to “hunt” clouds on beautiful days.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Four non-government organisations (NGOs) have called on the National Assembly for tighter controls on hydro-power plants to prevent loss of lives and widespread damage during storms.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Infants are not only buried alive if their mothers unfortunately die during the labor process. Under the "dọ-tơm-amí" unsound customs, many infants who are still breast-fed are difficult to get rid of "death" if their mothers die. This backward practice still exists in the Central Highlands.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Engine oil discharged from cars and motorbikes has been collected for recycling, bottling and selling as genuine oil. Scientists have warned that the oil would shorten the engine life circle and cause environment pollution.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Many farmers in the southern province of Tra Vinh recently planted a species of grass that had not been tested in Vietnam yet. The local authorities have decided to seize the whole seeds and recommended farmers to not grow it.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Professional pet raisers state that Saigon has all kinds of pets that the world has, though the price for a special pet may reach several tens of thousands of US dollars.