ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Viet Nam eyes rice husks as source of clean energy
16/11/2009|07:09:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-The ministry of Industry and Trade is working with the World Bank on an initiative to develop rice-husk biomass as a source of clean energy as part of efforts to fight climate change.
Polluting inner city slaughter houses
09/11/2009|10:50:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-The relocation of two of the largest slaughter houses from inner HCM City to the suburbs was two years behind the schedule, said Dinh Cong Hung, deputy head of the municipal People’s Council’s Economics and Budget Committee.
Ha Giang zones off land to preserve rare primate
04/11/2009|04:47:00
(Vietnamplus)- The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has decided to zone off over 2,000 ha of land to create a nature reserve to preserve snub-nosed langurs (Rhinopithecus avunculus), one of the world’s 25 most endangered species.
$1.7m needed to clean polluted Thi Vai River
01/11/2009|10:28:00
The clean-up and management of the Thi Vai River basin, which has become heavily polluted, will cost about VND30 billion (US$1.7 million), the head of the Institute for Water and Environmental Technology said at a conference in HCM City on Tuesday.