Nguyen Mau Chien, the suspected leader of a major criminal network that traffics rhino horn, ivory, tigers and other high-value wildlife products to Vietnam, is on trial this Friday morning, (January 26, 2018) at the Ha Dong Court in Hanoi. He has been charged with 2 crimes; transporting prohibited wildlife products and possessing prohibited wildlife products.

The new Penal Code is now live. The headline is the increasing of the maximum jail term for wildlife crime from seven years to 15 years. Along with possession of endangered wildlife becoming a criminal offence, the new Penal Code now in force takes on board all of ENV's recommendations.

Education for Nature – Vietnam in partnership with World Animal Protection and Four Paws hailed a number of successful outcomes in the wake of their first Vietnam Bear Week (December 10-16) urging the public not to use bear bile and other bear products as well as calling for an end to bear farming in Vietnam.

Ha Noi (December 10, 2017) – Today, more than 800 runners from 43 countries around the globe have come together to “Run for Bears” to signal their strong support for the closing of bear farms, the reduction of bear bile demand, and expediting an end to the cruel and illegal bear bile industry. Hanoi Red River Runners hosted this year’s 11th Annual Hanoi Half Marathon organized by Sporting Republic, in partnership with Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV).

Ha Noi (November 15, 2017) – Celebrities Trung Anh and Xuan Bac urge the public to reject the use of bear bile as an embarrassing reflection of the past in the most recent Public Service Announcement (PSA) by Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV).

The Red River Runner will host the 11th annual Hanoi Half Marathon (formerly Song Hong Half Marathon) on Sunday, December 10th in Hanoi. Especially, this year’s event will be professionally organized by Sporting Republic – an award winning, full-service sports management agency.

This year’s 21km half marathon, which also includes a 3km, 5km, 10km, and a 800m kid sprints, is themed as “Run for Bears – End Bear Farming” to encourage the public to help bring an end to bear bile farming in Vietnam.