Vietnam is among 16 countries with a high level of biodiversity and is also among the biggest hot spots for wildlife trafficking.

The battle against elephant tusk traffickers remains difficult as the violators are protected by corrupt officials who take bribes.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the existence of laws on wildlife trafficking and consumption, more cases of trafficking have been reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - Most of the elephants killed in Africa are carried to Asia, with Vietnam becoming the center from which elephant tusks are forwarded to other markets.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) left Viet Nam and Mozambique in no doubt that they must crack down on the illegal rhino horn trade within a year or face the threat of sanctions.

The number of wildlife trafficking cases has been increasing at a breakneck speed in recent years. Advertisements for the sale of precious and endangered wildlife species can be found on social networks, forums and websites. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Wildlife conservation organizations have voiced their concern about the increasingly high number of wild animal farms in Vietnam, saying that the existence of the farms make it difficult to control wildlife trafficking.

VietNamNet Bridge - The wife of a man who has two previous convictions for being involved in the killing and trafficking of tigers has been allowed to import and breed nine tigers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An agreement to fortify the enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed yesterday (Sept 14) between Viet Nam and China.

More and more wood is being smuggled across the southwestern border. Smuggling prevention agencies said they had discovered many consignments of wood illegally imported from Laos and Cambodia across the border. 

The National Agro-Forestry–Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) on May 27 issued a warning that 17 batches of fruit and vegetables from China have tested positive for excessive pesticides.

Vietnamese businesses have shouted for help when their products are threatened by illegal low quality products. CITES Vietnam has called for the security agencies intervention.

Staying out of the reach of the state agencies, remaining anonymous and bearing no limitation, the wildlife market on Internet has got more bustling than ever.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Vietnam has denied the information that Vietnam was proposed for being imposed with trade embargo on rhinos.

The Hoan Kiem or Sword Lake turtle is a species of turtle in Vietnam that has had the level of protection improved in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).