ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Int’l community offers aid to Vietnam’s climate effort
16/12/2009|09:54:00
(VietnamPlus)-The UN lauded Vietnam’s efforts in coping with climate change as exemplary while Luxembourg promised further aid to help the country adapt to climate change as a result of Copenhagen talks.
Ironwood forest discovered in Quang Binh
30/11/2009|06:34:00
(VietNamNetBridge)-A 100-hectare primeval ironwood forest has been discovered in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the northern-central province of Quang Binh. The park’s forest management station made the announcement November 27.
Hospital waste flows into rivers
27/11/2009|07:04:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-As much as 20,000cu.m of waste water from about 100 hospitals in HCM City is directly discharged into local public drainage systems or local rivers without being treated, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment.