ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Vietnam joins hands to prevent pangolin trade
29/06/2015|02:38:00
Vietnam wants to cooperate with international organisations and countries worldwide to preserve endangered wildlife animals, including pangolins which are on the brink of extinction due to illegal hunting and trading for meat and scales.
Villagers blame polluted river for cancer deaths
25/06/2015|10:12:00
Black-as-coal and smelling of something rank, the Nhue river snakes its way through the middle of Van Hoang Commune, Phu Xuyen District in Hanoi. The polluted river is likely more than just an eyesore.
City finds 700 firms polluting
18/06/2015|03:17:00
Nearly 700 new polluters have been identified in HCM City, according to figures released by the city Department of Mineral Resources and Environment at a meeting with the city People's Council last week.
Farmers turn drought-ruined paddy over to cows
14/06/2015|07:17:00
Farmers in the drought-hit central southern province of Binh Dinh have abandoned thousands of hectares of ruined paddy and are feeding the dead plants to their cows.