ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Children encouraged conserving clean water
13/12/2010|03:15:00
A special out-door program in attempt to raise awareness of the importance of water and saving clean water has been launched in Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of 8,300 primary-school pupils and 700 teachers from 8 schools in district 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Annual Meeting of ISGE Steering Committee
02/12/2010|01:18:00
Afternoon 30/11, in Hanoi, the Annual Meeting of ISGE Steering Committee held under the chairmanship of the Minister of MONRE, Pham Khoi Nguyen, and Deputy Minister of MONRE, Tran Hong Ha has attracted the donors from the Embassy of Canada, Denmark, Sweden, France, Japan, international organizations and development partners: CIDA, Danida, Sida, JICA, WB, UNDP and representatives of ministries/agencies of Vietnam.
Rolling in the muck
01/12/2010|07:34:00
Pollution in Vietnam’s rural areas is on the rise, negatively impacting the environment and local inhabitants. The term “craft village” loosely describes small townships in the Vietnamese countryside with specialised trades and industries.
HCM City faces setback in harmful waste treatment
01/12/2010|03:42:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-HCMC is facing a drawback in the treatment of harmful waste as the amount of hazardous waste discharged into the environment has increased rapidly while many treatment companies are lacking of competence and technologies, according to the HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment.