ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
New Green tax to fight pollution
18/08/2011|04:28:00
HA NOI — Environment protection tax (EPT) will be imposed next year on products classified as hazardous to the environment. The move is expected to encourage enterprises to make more "green" products.
Halong Bay to collect more votes in China
17/08/2011|03:06:00
To promote and call for more votes for Halong Bay as one of the Seven New Natural Wonders of the World, various activities have been held in Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China.
Quang Binh searches for smuggled tiger that got away
17/08/2011|03:01:00
Forest management forces in the central province of Quang Binh are searching for a wounded tiger that is suspected to be hiding in a mountain after falling off a car driven by wildlife smugglers last week.
Untreated wastewater polluting farmland
15/08/2011|02:25:00
Farmers of Tan An Commune in Long Thanh District of Dong Nai Province are in despair as vast tracts of valuable farm land is being continually contaminated with untreated wastewater flowing from the Sonadezi Company in the province.