OTHER NEWS
Turning the Red River green
07/07/2010|11:35:00
Portion of the Red Rivers bank has always been green thanks to the consistent efforts of Tran Quoc Tuan - secretary to Chuong Duong precinct’s youth union, Hanoi.
ADB project helps manage water resources
25/06/2010|07:52:00
A three-year project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has improved the management of water resources in Hanoi and the northern provinces of Hoa Binh, Ha Nam, Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh, a conference was told.
German organisation helps to clean up Hanoi
25/06/2010|07:46:00
(VietnamPlus)-Several German specialists and government officials gathered in Hanoi on June 24-26 for a workshop on improving public awareness of environmental protection.
VN pays to protect eco-systems from climate change
25/06/2010|07:44:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-Vietnamese and international policy makers, investors, academics, and environmentalists have joined the 17th Katoomba Conference to discuss environmental protection systems across Southeast Asia.
The sea-based economy of Kien Giang has grown more than 18 percent a year
25/06/2010|07:39:00
(VEN) - Kien Giang province is boosting the development of the sea-based economy, expecting that by 2020 the sea-based economy will create 78-80 percent of total gross domestic product (GDP) of the province. Other projections for 2015 are to upgrade the city of Rach Gia into a second-class city, the town of Ha Tien into a third-class city, and to turn Phu Quoc island district into a modern tourism city of the whole country.