(May 07, 2026) Ninh Binh, April 17, 2026, and Ho Chi Minh City, April 23, 2026,  Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Program (WCS Viet Nam), in collaboration with the Banking Academy of Viet Nam (BAV), organized two training courses on “Detecting and reporting suspicious transactions related to illegal wildlife trade" for financial institutions in Viet Nam. 66 participants, including representatives of the State Bank of Viet Nam, 08 regional branches of the State Bank, and officials from...

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(April 20, 2026) Ninh Binh, 16–17 April 2026, Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Program (WCS Viet Nam), in collaboration with the Viet Nam Court Academy (VCA), organized a workshop  “Enhancing the effectiveness of wildlife valuation in criminal case handling.” Mr. Nguyen Bien Thuy, Deputy Chief Justice of Supreme People's Court delivered the opening remarks at the workshop, Ninh Bình, April 2026 The workshop was attended by 50 delegates representing the People...

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(April 02, 2026) Hue city, March 17–19, 2026, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Program (WCS Viet Nam), in collaboration with the Center for Rural Research and Development (CRRD) - Gardening Association of Quang Tri province organized a study visit to sustainable livelihood models for 20 participants who are representatives of local authorities and socio-political organizations from Quang Ninh and Bo Trach commune, Quang Tri province. Visit Thanh Tien paper flower village, Hue city, M...

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(April 01, 2026) Dong Nai, March 26–28, 2026, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Program (WCS Viet Nam), in collaboration with MCG Management Consulting Co., Ltd., organized a nature expedition to Cat Tien National Park for managers and officers from compliance and risk management, anti-money laundering, sustainability/ESG, and client and investor relations departments of 13 commercial banks based in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City. Participants attend the nature expedition, Dong Nai, March 202...

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(March 26, 2026) Ha Noi, March 18–19, 2026, The Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Program (WCS Viet Nam) collaborated with the Banking Academy to organize a training course titled “Detecting and reporting suspicious transactions related to illegal wildlife trade” for students. Mr. Pham Thanh Trung, Program Manager, WCS Vietnam, shared insights on the link between illegal wildlife trade and money laundering, Ha Noi, March 2026. There were 28 students from finance, banking, accoun...

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(February 04, 2026) Quang Tri, January 29–30, 2026, Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Program (WCS Vietnam), in collaboration with the Center for Rural Research and Development (CRRD), organized the second training course in the series training on “Preventing risks from illegal migration and violations of wildlife protection laws in Malaysia and Thailand.”   Mr. Pham Mau Tai, Deputy Director of CRRD, delivering the opening remarks at the training workshop, Quang Tri, January 2...

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(January 21, 2026) Ha Noi, January 05 – 06, 2026, and Quang Tri, January 15 – 16, 2026, Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Program (WCS Viet Nam), in collaboration with the Viet Nam Court Academy, organized two trainings on “Using the points to prove guide in handling wildlife-related cases”. Participants attend the the training, Quang Tri, January 2026 The two brought together more than 60 judges and court officials from provincial and interdistrict People’s Courts fro...

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(December 31, 2025) Quang Tri, 29–30 December 2025 – Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Program (WCS Viet Nam), in collaboration with the Center for Rural Research and Development (CRRD), Gardening Association of Quang Tri province, organized a training course on “Preventing risks from illegal migration and violations of wildlife protection laws in Malaysia and Thailand.” The training brought together near 30 representatives from local government agencies and social-political organiz...

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(November 10, 2025) Ha Noi, afternoon of November 7, 2025 – Wildlife Conservation Society Vietnam Program (WCS Viet Nam), in collaboration with the Banking Academy of Viet Nam (BAV), organized a seminar “Financial risks associated with illegal wildlife trade – awareness and actions of finance and banking students.” The event brought together experts in anti–money laundering from the State Bank of Viet Nam and commercial banks, wildlife crime experts from WCS Viet Nam, ESG expert fro...

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(November 10, 2025) Ha Noi, morning of November 7, 2025, Wildlife Conservation Society – Viet Nam Program (WCS Viet Nam), in collaboration with the Banking Academy of Viet Nam (BAV), organized a consultation meeting on the outline of the “Handbook for detecting and reporting suspicious transactions related to illegal wildlife trade.” Participants in the consultation meeting, Ha Noi, November 2025 The meeting gathered more than 40 participants, including representatives from the Anti-Mone...

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