ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Water treatment starts in famous bay
14/10/2013|02:17:00
QUANG NINH (VNS)— A US$500,000 project for waste water treatment has been recently jointly launched by Japan's Seiwa Denko and Chodai companies, and northern Quang Ninh Province.
Vietnam prioritises climate change adaptation
14/10/2013|02:13:00
Vietnam gives top priority to adapting to climate change to minimize the consequences of floods, tidal surges, salt infiltration, and landslides, says Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.
Reserve expansion gives hope to saola
14/10/2013|02:07:00
The People's Committee of central Thua Thien Hue province has decided to expand a nature reserve zone for the saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), a species classified as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
New nature reserves to be unveiled up to 2020
01/10/2013|02:39:00
By 2020, Viet Nam intends to set up 41 nature reserves under the National Strategy on Biodiversity, officials announced at a recent meeting held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.