ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
UN launches REDD phase 2 in Vietnam
01/08/2013|04:02:00
The second phase of the United Nations’ “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (UN-REDD) projects has been officially launched in Vietnam.
Environment
23/07/2013|02:05:00
Vietnam lacks a comprehensive strategy to cope with coastal erosion, which is recognised as one of the major consequences of rising sea levels, experts have warned.
Cat Tien National Park enlarged
17/07/2013|07:08:00
Cat Tien National Park has just taken over 10,000 hectares of forests from a private firm, one official has said.
Norway funds climate change impact curbs
17/07/2013|07:04:00
HA NOI (VNS)— Norway will provide Viet Nam with nearly VND10 billion (US$476,000) to conduct a four-year project to reduce the impacts of climate change on rice production.
Pollution worsens in Dong Nai River
08/07/2013|10:46:00
Pollution in the Dong Nai River, mostly from thousands of factories, continues to affect the water supply to residents and farmland in HCM City and surrounding provinces.