30/08/2009|02:11:00

(VietNamNet Bridge) – Exploitation of sand – vital to the construction industry -- has become a problem on all the Vietnam’s largest rivers. The Vietnamese press unanimously reports that unregulated exploitation of alluvial sand is a national problem that demands a national solution.

30/08/2009|02:11:00

(VietNamNet Bridge) - Vietnam’s industrial production, which mostly uses non-renewable energy, is drying up resources because of its low energy efficiency, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said at a Ho Chi Minh City meeting Wednesday.

27/08/2009|10:33:00

From the beginning of the year, the number of cases of illegal logging has been increasing at an alarming rate, said the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development at a national workshop in Hanoi Tuesday.

27/08/2009|10:32:00

(VietnamPlus) - A summer camp with a purpose, “Volunteer for the World Heritage”, was kicked off on August 21 in Ha Long City of Quang Ninh province.

27/08/2009|10:32:00

(VietNamNet Bridge) – Viet Nam spends nearly $500 million to import pesticides, about 80 per cent of the 120,000-130,000 tonnes used annually nationwide.