VietNamNet Bridge – A fire broke out in the protected pine forest in Ha Noi’s outlying district of Soc Son on Monday, resulting in the destruction of 100 hectares.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Animals Asia said it has successfully rescued a moon bear that had been kept in a cage for more than 10 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Blessed as it is by such a favourable proximity to both mountains, national parks and sea, Ha Noi is rich in options for when city life gets a bit overwhelming and a retreat to nature is required.

VietNamNet Bridge – Annemarie Weegenaar lives in Tam Dao national park, a humble home about 65km northwest of Ha Noi that she shares with 148 bears, and counting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Dao, Vinh Phuc Province has successfully rescued many bears, but faces challenges in their rehabilitation and their eventual release into the wild.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four bears, which were being kept captive in bear bile farms in the north-eastern Quang Ninh Province's Ha Long City, were rescued by the Animals Asia organisation yesterday, Oct 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Animals Asia Foundation and the Viet Nam Oriental Traditional Medicine Association signed an agreement to end the use of bear bile in oriental medicine in Viet Nam by 2020 early this week.

Over 100 Vietnamese and foreigners have joined in the program “Cycling for Bear Protection 2014”, during which they took a 132km trip by bicycle from Hanoi to the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc Province.