ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Flood on the Raise in Ho Chi Minh City
18/11/2011|10:29:00
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok are 2 among 10 cities most seriously affected by climate change.
High tide floods several residential areas in HCMC
31/10/2011|08:59:00
High tide caused flooding in several residential areas such as Districts 2, 8, Thu Duc and Binh Thanh in Ho Chi Minh City Thursday. Phan Dinh Phung Street in Phu Nhuan District, Luong Dinh Cua Street in District 2 and Ngo Tat To Street in Binh Thanh District resembled flowing rivers as they were submerged under 0.5 meters of floodwater.
Vietnam plans to apply modern technology to treat waste
31/10/2011|08:56:00
Under the national strategy on treating solid waste in Vietnam, by 2020, 90 percent of solid waste would be collected and treated to protect the environment, of which 85 percent would be recycled and re-used to re-create energy or made organic fertilizer.
Javan rhino wiped out in Viet Nam
28/10/2011|10:04:00
The critically endangered Javan Rhino has been wiped out in Viet Nam, WWF Viet Nam and the International Rhino Foundation confirmed in a report released yesterday.