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Industrial zones killing rivers
07/08/2012|03:56:00
Industrial zones are destroying the environment, killing rivers and creating "cancer villages" in which many residents have become fatally ill, says Maj Gen Nguyen Xuan Ly, head of the Environmental Police Department (C49) of the Ministry of Public Security.
Paradise isle reeks of garbage
07/08/2012|03:42:00
Garbage dumped along dykes protecting once-beautiful Ly Son Island in central Quang Ngai Province is polluting the water, killing coral, prawns and sea vegetation. It has also created a foul stench that dominates the once fragrant sea air.
Climate change may lower Vietnam’s economic growth
30/07/2012|02:21:00
Natural disasters and rising sea levels caused by climate change will make a negative impact on Vietnam’s GDP growth rate, which is predicted to decline 2.5 percent in the 2046-2050 period to 5.23-5.39 percent annually.