A new bee species was discovered in the Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh, announced the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and the park on October 2. The newly identified species, named Pasites vuquang Tran, Engel, and L.T.P. Nguyen, 2024, belongs to the Pasites genus of the Ammobatini tribe and the Apidae family, commonly known as honeybees. This discovery came from a 2023 research initiative conducted by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. Source: Vietnam News Agency