The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it and diplomatic agencies of Vietnam in China have urgently worked with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Yunnan province's authorities on the information that China is preparing to release floodwater from its Malutang hydropower dam, which is located in Yunnan province's Wenshan district, and the upstream of the Lo River in Vietnam.
An endangered turtle weighing about 80 kg with a length of 1.2 m and a width of 0.8 m was caught in the net of fishermen and released back to the sea in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on May 5.
As many as 444 wild animals, including many rare and endangered species, have been released back to nature in the southern province of Tay Ninh so far this year, according to the provincial Forest Protection Department.
An endangered sunda pangolin (manis javanica) was released into the Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue by forest rangers on July 22.
"Going home" - a newly-launched free tour at the Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh allows tourists to release animals back to nature, thereby helping to spread the message of nature conservation among the public.
The animal rescue, conservation and development centre at the Bu Gia Map National Park in the southern province of Binh Phuoc has released into the wild 25 animals so far this year.
Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry has coordinated with relevant agencies, the Vietnam Bar Federation, and the Embassy of Vietnam in Malaysia to implement all necessary citizen protection procedures for Doan Thi Huong to return home right after she is released.
The forest protection department of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang released two reticulated pythons back to nature at the Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve in Phung Hiep district on August 14.
The management board of the Hon Cau Sea Conservation Zone in Tuy Phong district in the southeastern province of Binh Thuan said it has released 103 young tortoises into the sea.
Indonesian authorities have released four Vietnamese boats and most of fishermen who were detained on May 21, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Indonesian armed forces have decided to set up a special squad to assist the release of local hostages being held by Abu Sayyaf rebel group in the Philippines.
Twenty Java pangolins, also known as the Malayan or Sunda pangolin, were released into the wild on August 10 after getting one-month care under the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Programme.
