Protecting the interests of female workers and improving the quality of vocational training for women were among the major topics discussed by the 12th National Women’s Congress yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the closure of about 2.2 million hectares of natural forests in Central Highlands localities on June 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – New measures to protect sea turtles are needed as their number has fallen sharply because of human impact and economic development, delegates heard at a conference last Friday in the central province of Ninh Thuan.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Deputy Bui Si Loi, Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Social Affairs, spoke with Vietnamplus about the draft law on Labour Safety and Hygiene.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lonesome journey by a certain individual can be the beginning of a trail, and a broad pathway later when others find the common goal at the end of the road.

 Many of the Caribbean's coral reefs could vanish in the next 20 years, according to a report published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Trong An, former deputy head of the Department of Childcare and Protection, tells Hai Quan online newspaper that ensuring adequate healthcare and education for children is an urgent task.

 The economic crisis in Europe and North America led to more than 10,000 extra suicides, according to figures from UK researchers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Government did its utmost to create favourable conditions for foreign investors and ensure their safety, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said yesterday, June 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an interview published in the website of the Authority of Foreign Information Service on May 13, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son said the media needs to guide the people

 VietNamNet Bridge – The protection of children’s rights in armed conflicts requires enhanced cooperation and technical support between relevant sides such as governments, regional and international organisations,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Without legal protection, transgender people are unable to find jobs and have to do work that is looked down on, which make others despise them even more.

VietNamNet Bridge – A fig tree, called a “nature’s masterpiece” has been existing for thousands of years in Nghe An province, because the local residents have been wholeheartedly protecting it.

Many gibbons, langurs, loris in the deep jungle have been hunted, bred in captivity to entertain people. Others have been killed to turn into the special dishes served at the parties of the rich.

VietNamNet Bridge – A man and his son have become famous after they found agarwood in the core area of the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park.

Collecting elephant tusks is now in fashion among the rich men who believe that the tusks can show the upper class of their owners.

The deforestation has not been stopped as promised by local authorities and forest ranger units. Vietnam’s forest coverage has dropped to less than 40 percent.

After the holidays, tourism sites have been flooded with rubbish left by travelers who ignore public sanitation rules.