OTHER NEWS
Mekong Delta reels under repeated disasters
21/02/2012|09:57:00
Known as the nation's rice basket, blessed with fertile soil and favorable climatic conditions, the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has been at the forefront of Viet Nam's amazing agricultural transformation in the Doi moi (renewal) period.
Fatal perils from polluted air
21/02/2012|09:55:00
Mr. Ngo Hoang Viet has never forgotten to wear mask whenever he went to street for years. Viet said he is afraid the most the after-work hour because that is the time of dirt and smoke from vehicles.
The “cancer village” created by dirty field water
21/02/2012|09:49:00
Over the last 20 years, local residents in Van Ninh district of Khanh Hoa province, have been using the water from the rice fields for daily activities. However, they have become nervous than ever when discovering many young people dieing because of cancer recently.
Ten sea reserves to be established by 2015
16/02/2012|02:54:00
(Chinhphu.gov)-Ten sea reserves and 19 inland waters reserves will have been established and put into use by 2015, according to a national program on protecting and developing seafood resources till 2020.
Vietnam to improve 100 polluted areas
16/02/2012|02:51:00
(VNA)-A project, which is carried out in 11 cities and provinces nationwide between 2011 and 2015, is expected to improve the environment in seriously polluted areas in these localities.