ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Campaign launched to make world cleaner
20/09/2010|04:36:00
(VietnamPlus)-A ceremony was held in the Red River Delta province of Bac Ninh on September 19 to launch a national campaign to make the world cleaner.
Agriculture Ministry tightens controls on exotic creatures
20/09/2010|04:25:00
As dangerous exotic animals like red-eared turtles and red swamp crayfish have appeared in Vietnam, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment have joined hands to enforce animal regulations.
HCM City loses green space to construction
20/09/2010|04:23:00
Land earmarked for planting trees has been usurped for developing infrastructure, undermining efforts to build green spaces in the city, officials say.
Polluter Vedan signs compensation deal with Dong Nai compensation
13/09/2010|02:46:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-Vedan Vietnam signed September 10 an agreement to compensate nearly VND120 billion (US$6.3 million) to farmers in Long Thanh and Nhon Trach districts, Dong Nai Province for damage to farmland caused by its illegal discharge of untreated wastewater into the Thi Vai River.
Clean Water Solutions Win Awards at World Water Week
08/09/2010|11:02:00
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 7, 2010 (ENS) - A new way to break down plastic polystyrine debris using micro-organisms and enzymes won two Canadian teenagers the Stockholm Junior Water Prize tonight at a ceremony at World Water Week.