ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Dong Nai: Wild elephants need urgent protection
06/10/2014|01:48:00
Frequent conflicts between wild elephants in the southern province of Dong Nai and local residents have increased the need for urgent protection of the endangered mammal.
GM crops targeted to make up 30-50% of cultivation
06/10/2014|01:46:00
The Government wants to start cultivating new strains of genetically-modified (GM) crops next year with a target to expand the area under cultivation of GM crops to between 30% and 50% of the total farmland by 2020, said an agriculture researcher.
France helps VN cope with climate change
01/10/2014|01:57:00
HA NOI (VNS) — France signed a loan agreement worth EUR20 million (US$25.3 million) yesterday with Viet Nam to help the Government cope with climate change.
World population to hit 11bn in 2100 – with 70% chance of continuous rise
20/09/2014|08:55:00
The world’s population is now odds-on to swell ever-higher for the rest of the century, posing grave challenges for food supplies, healthcare and social cohesion. A ground-breaking analysis released on Thursday shows there is a 70% chance that the number of people on the planet will rise continuously from 7bn today to 11bn in 2100.